[System Alert: The 'Golden Pair' has been encountered. Fate is persistent.]
"Brother Gu, Brother Wen," Ji'an nodded. "Fancy meeting you here. I thought rich young masters went to high-end tea houses, not the street market."
"Zhiwei insisted on seeing the common folk's festivities," Wen Shiru explained smoothly, stepping up beside Gu Zhiwei.
His sharp eyes swept over Ji'an, then landed on Wangchen. He noticed the new white tassel on Winter's Sigh. Then he noticed the matching blue one on Ji'an's belt; she hadn't bought a sword yet, so she just wore it.
Wen Shiru's eyes narrowed slightly. 'Matching accessories? The bond between master and servant is... unusually close.'
"Since we have met by fate," Wen Shiru smiled, the expression not reaching his calculating eyes, "why don't we join you? There is a famous pavilion nearby, the Moon-Viewing Tower. I have a reserved table. It would be my honor to treat the heroes who saved my friend."
