At night, Wutong City's night market bustled.
Chen Xun unhurriedly sold grilled skewers there, their fragrance drifting for miles and making little Wuhen secretly swallow again and again.
His old man's cooking was truly peerless, as though there was nothing in this world he could not make.
A long queue had already formed before the skewer stall, and the envy in the surrounding vendors' eyes blazed fiercely. Fuck... did you put some soul-bewitching drug in those skewers? Damn it, why do they smell so good?!
Some of them even wanted to buy a few skewers themselves and secretly learn the craft.
Yet unlike before, this skewer stall had no name. Chen Xun's expression was calm, and he certainly was not noisily showing off sixteen-pack abs to flaunt his powerful physique.
As he grilled the skewers, he lifted his head and watched the sea of people flowing past, watched the peaceful lights of countless homes, watched the smiles blooming at the corners of the townsfolk's mouths.
Without realizing it, he smiled along with them.
"Master, your disciple has finally done it." Chen Xun gently raised his head toward the sky. Compared with the mortal world of the Great World, the mortal world here gave him a stronger sense of belonging. With a wistful sigh, he said, "I haven't disappointed you and Mistress, have I?"
Hoo~~~
At that moment, Wish Lanterns filled the sky, drifting across the heavens. The old custom had been preserved all this time, leaving all of Wutong City ablaze with lights, dreamlike beyond measure.
Chen Xun's eyes grew somewhat distant as he gazed for a long while at the brilliantly lit night sky. It was as though he had returned to the past. Everything seemed unchanged, yet everything had changed far too much, becoming utterly unfamiliar.
He had