Smack.
As Lawrence walked around the corner, he collided with a human scholar hurrying the other way.
Both of them shuddered slightly and steadied themselves. The human scholar looked at the blood and grime staining his white robe, his face darkening a little. He was just about to say something when he looked up and saw Lawrence. His expression instantly tightened, and he took a step back.
"Lawrence? You're back from Broken Lake Prison? Sorry for bumping into you just now. My apologies."
"It's nothing. Where are you going now?"
"The Wine Bar. It's the fifteenth today. Blood Moon Judgment is still best watched with everyone."
"Haven't you seen enough of it while working at the prison?"
The other man chuckled. "Guess who was on the prisoner list announced this morning?—Valkas Ur, the former Elf scholar from Kaimeng University!"
Valkas?
Lawrence was slightly taken aback. Wasn't that the patient he had treated yesterday...
"Want to come along? Everyone hasn't seen you in ages. If you show up at the Wine Bar, you'll definitely give them a shock—"
"Sure."
The human scholar's expression clearly stiffened a little. He seemed not to have expected the ever-solitary Lawrence to actually agree. He had obviously only invited him out of courtesy...
"Mm... then come with me. Oh right, do you want to change clothes first, or go back and get your injuries treated?"
Lawrence looked at the blood and grime all over himself. "Doesn't the Wine Bar have Blood Wine? I can use it to treat myself. Or would it be improper for me to enter the Wine Bar like this? Would you all mind?"
The human scholar immediately shook his head. "No, no, of course not. I actually think that outfit of yours is pretty stylish, pretty trendy. Walking down the street, you'd