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“Right now?” Zhongsun Mou stood up at once. “Let’s go.”
They strolled along the lakeshore into the city. Willows trailed in the breeze, and the air was cool and mild.
Baishajue caught the lake’s refreshing winds, so its temperature was naturally lower than elsewhere. It was famous far and wide as a summer retreat. Even in the height of the seventh month, walking by the water for a quarter hour would not leave you drenched in sweat.
Before long, they reached Tianxiang Tower.
It was one of Baishajue’s top taverns. It was so expensive that a single signature dish cost what an ordinary laborer might earn in two or three months.
Zhongsun Mou climbed the stairs, and sure enough, at the best window seat, he saw a familiar face.
It really was Cen Boqing.
Cen Boqing rose to greet him. After a round of pleasantries, they sat.
Fine dishes arrived in a steady stream.
Zhongsun Mou normally had little interest in human cuisine, and his expression stayed cool. However, what came to the table were sashimi and other costly delicacies. There was even a jade-green crab shipped from the seaside, countless kilometers away, then cured in yellow wine. When the diner lifted the lid and inhaled, the trembling crab roe looked like soft bean curd, yet carried that briny, ocean tang.
This was exactly Zhongsun Mou’s taste. He ate two...
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