After eating and drinking their fill, Ouyang Zixin escorted Tang Wulin to the entrance of the guesthouse near the academy.
"Get some rest early. Tomorrow, your big sister will take you around Eastsea City's old district." Ouyang Zixin waved, then turned and disappeared into the night.
Tang Wulin stood at the window, watching Ouyang Zixin's retreating figure, the corners of his mouth lifting slightly.
But a moment later, a teasing gleam flashed through his pink-and-blue eyes.
His spiritual power had already spread like a spiderweb, covering several miles around him. In an alley not far away, two familiar presences were openly radiating their craving for grilled meat.
"Did you think I hadn't noticed you?"
Tang Wulin chuckled. With a flicker of movement, he leaped straight out of the second-floor window and melted soundlessly into the darkness.
Deep in the alley, a roadside stall called Fat Sister-in-Law Barbecue was doing a roaring trade.
Two "odd characters" wearing baseball caps and masks sat in a corner. Despite their deliberate attempts to conceal themselves, their graceful figures and occasional glimpses of fair skin still drew frequent sidelong looks from the other diners.
"Bi Ji, do you think it's a little wrong for us to follow him secretly like this?" Zi JI asked indistinctly, clutching a handful of skewers. Yet there wasn't a trace of guilt in her eyes. "Still, the grilled kidneys here are really good. Much better than the barbecue stalls near the Lake of Life."
"Shh, keep your voice down." Despite her words, Bi Ji's hands never stopped as she elegantly tore a piece from a grilled lamb chop. "We're here to protect the Supreme Lord's... Tang Wulin. As long as he isn't in danger, what's wrong with us having a bite? This is called doing as the locals do."