They quickly arrived at Qianjin.
Xu Cuo led them inside with familiar ease, recommended some dishes to Shi Mei, and then realized that Shi Mei knew the menu even better than he did.
Xu Cuo was even more surprised: after the dishes were served, he prodded her in the conversation and unexpectedly discovered that although she seemed young, her knowledge was anything but narrow.
From flying in the sky to swimming in water, she could talk at length about the diverse local specialties of the vast lands of Xia Country.
Not only that, Xu Cuo found her increasingly familiar and fun to talk to. Eventually, after a few drinks, they all loosened up, and Xu Cuo blurted out, "Hey, I'm saying, you, young lady, how can you be such a smooth talker? Even I, a grown man, am almost dizzy from your talking. And the more I look at you, the more familiar you seem. Have we met before?"
