Amazed that the old man still had such good teeth at his age, Pei Yan took the large pear soda and began to drink it down. The icy coolness swept through him, refreshing him to the core, and after a shiver of pleasure, he finished off the rest of the soda in one go and handed the empty bottle back to the shopkeeper.
The two continued walking, with Pei Yan no longer lost in thought but instead curiously observing everything around him. As someone born in the late '90s, close to the year 2000, the scenes from an earlier decade seemed distant yet resonated with many aspects of his childhood memories.
Following Cen Xiaoran through winding alleyways, they finally stopped in front of a sign with crooked letters that read "Yilong Arcade." Noticing Pei Yan's confused expression, Cen Xiaoran gestured invitingly toward the inside.
