Bai E had sensed someone approaching, but he hadn't expected that person to be coming straight for him.
He had been at the tavern for a while now, dressed in the practical clothes of the military camp due to a lack of spare attire.
Not particularly lavish or expensive, but they certainly bore an air of Order, clashing noticeably with the atmosphere here.
The moment he walked in, he could distinctly feel the ambience of the place quiet down, and it took several conscious seconds before the vitality resumed.
No one paid him any direct attention, yet it seemed he was being watched from every corner.
Bai E, aware that he had attracted notice, refrained from making any overt gestures that might be misunderstood and quietly made his way to the bar to order a glass of water, sitting alone.
Being undisturbed was quite fine with him, after all, he was just there to listen to people boast—
