At night, the Tianyi River quietly went through the center of the city. The painted pleasure boats with red lanterns hanging on floated on the river.

Followed by two entourages, Yi Wenying clasped his hands behind the back and embarked on the biggest painted pleasure boat adroitly. The beautiful barge-woman immediately greeted him with a sweet and flattering voice.

“Holy boy Wenying, I haven’t seen you for a long time. Huan often talks about ...