Star Sea Skiffs Central Hub.
Inside a three-bedroom house.
Smoke curled up from the chimney, staining its originally brick-red surface the charcoal color of scorched barbecue.
The surrounding streets were not particularly wide. Most of the external units for cooling systems sat along the roadside. When the weather was hot and the cicadas began to sing, water dripped steadily from those units onto the ground. As pedestrians passed by, the whole street would quickly become damp.
Fortunately, winter was approaching, and Bai Heng could not feel that muggy heat of water vapor washing over his face. The streets were especially dry.
At this time of year, all one could see were golden and silver leaves carpeting the ground, commuter vehicles bustling along the narrow roads, roadside vendors, shops, and several old alleyways that seemed bottomless.
This place was close to the docks of the Sea of Stars Skiffs. Star skiffs occasionally streaked across the sky overhead, carrying that faint scent of skiff fluid.
But after generations of improvement by the Xianzhou people, this star skiff fuel no longer carried any unpleasant odor. Aside from highly sensitive people catching a scent somewhere between medicinal herbs and engine oil, it was practically odorless to ordinary people.
In short, compared to that relatively upscale residence in Chang Le Tian—
This place gave him a feeling of everyday life, a very strong sense of everyday life.
The reason he had come looking for this place—
Was because he had quietly gotten word from Bai Heng that she and Jingliu had been staying here these past two days.
The moment Bai Heng heard that information, he rushed from Chang Le Tian to Star Sea Skiffs Central Hub.
On the way here, he tried calling Ruan Mei.
Unfortunately... just like with Jingliu, he got nothing but