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　　TL: Zhao

　　Editing: Krisaia

　　Life resumed its usual plat.i.tude, with Chen Jiaw.a.n.g's becoming a clerk in the tea shop to which no one would come. Li Yiming sat on his chair everyday, answering the occasional questions Chen Jiaw.a.n.g would ask him out of boredom.

　　On the surface, it seemed like Li Yiming was doing nothing but sitting at his chair, but during the entire time, he had been trying to improve his talent. Just like Stargaze, Li Yiming had noticed the changes in Heaven's Laws, and he was ready to do anything to become stronger, especially after witnessing the power of Mr. Kong and his a.s.sociates back in the domain.

　　More than anything, he did not want to experience the feeling of powerlessness when one could not even protect one's dearest love, much less the rest of the world.

　　Ding!

　　The bell at the entrance of the tea shop rang. Chen Jiaw.a.n.g's eyes lit up with excitement as it was the first customer in a few days.

　　The visitor was an obese man, whose appearance looked rather intimidating.

　　"h.e.l.lo, sir. Are you alone?" Chen Jiaw.a.n.g, who had been working as a waiter for a long time as a part-time job, was used to the routine of greeting customers.

　　The visitor, Mr. Ma, was obviously surprised at seeing a fresh face working as a waiter in the establishment. He looked around and saw Li Yiming looking back at him from his seat.

　　Mr. Ma quickly put down the gift he had brought, a small potted plant. He then bowed in Li Yiming's direction and left.

　　Today, Mr. Ma came to say goodbye to Li Yiming. Despite having been released from custody after only a few days, he had decided to change his line of work and start afresh as an honest man in another city. Mr. Ma had just enough wisdom to understand that Li Yiming did not necessarily want to see him nor talk to him, and expressing his grat.i.tude was more than enough.

　　"What? Captain, is he your friend?" Chen Jiaw.a.n.g looked at the plant inside the pot, whose leaves reflected back an emerald l.u.s.ter under the sunlight. One could tell at a single glance that it was not a cheap gift.

　　"You could say that. How about you find a place for that pot?" Li Yiming smiled as he understood Mr. Ma's intentions. Li Yiming had a fairly good impression of the latter, as he had obtained much useful information from the few times they met.

　　Ding!

　　The bell rang again. Chen Jiaw.a.n.g, thinking that it was Mr. Ma who came back, went to the door, only to see a young, fas.h.i.+onably-dressed couple enter the shop.