Half an hour later, Yu Xian and Nora arrived at the Eastern District. They stood beneath an arched bridge, observing the people around them.

Under the bridge was a moderately sized platform. Many anglers fished along the riverbank, though quite a few of them were traders in disguise. Some of their transactions were legal, while others were not. All in all, it was a place where sharks and minnows mingled.

Yu Xian had already used Super Smell to identify their trading partner. The other party was standing on the riverbank not far away, secretly watching Nora and him.

Nora leaned in and whispered, "Yu Xian, do you think he might have stood us up?"

Quite a few people were around the two of them, and many kept sneaking glances at her as though they were appraising a piece of merchandise. It made her somewhat uncomfortable.

When people felt uneasy, they instinctively moved closer to whatever made them feel safe. Before Yu Xian and Nora realized it, the distance between them had narrowed considerably.

Yu Xian used countless tiny bubbles, invisible to the naked eye, to separate them from the surrounding crowd. Then he took Nora by the hand and walked toward their trading partner....