"Wait a second."

The man asked you softly, collecting a deck of cards and hiding them in his sleeve. All night long Mei Nianqing played with the mannequins created by his spiritual powers until you came. It seemed that the former adviser was waiting for you. Perhaps he already knew that you were about to meet, or maybe he was simply not surprised.

"Here. Now that's it. We can start our little... Conversation."

Mei Nianqing looked at you warmly with his purple eyes through his monocole.