Chapter 60 - 61: Streets of Power – Allies and Ambushes
The old city never truly slept—it just changed faces. By day, it was a labyrinth of corner markets, cracked tiles, and timeworn smiles. By night, it pulsed with a different energy—restless, unpredictable, watching.
Lin Feng stood near a shuttered herbal shop, the flickering neon light above humming faintly. Behind him, a narrow alley twisted into darkness. He wasn’t dressed like someone powerful—just a black windbreaker, worn boots, and that ever-calm expression—but the quiet way people made space for him said enough.
A low voice spoke beside him.
"You sure this is the right place to meet her?" Guo Yuwei asked, glancing around the alley.
"She picked it," Lin Feng replied. "And people like her don’t choose spots randomly."
Moments later, the shadow at the alley’s end shifted. Out stepped a woman—sleek crimson cheongsam, midnight coat draped over her shoulders, and a silver pin shaped like a sakura blossom at her collarbone.
Xu Shanyue.
Her gaze swept over Lin Feng and paused briefly on Guo Yuwei, who instinctively took a step closer to him.
"You brought company," Xu Shanyue said flatly.