"Yunmeng, huh? Dang. That's just a few counties south of me actually," Gojyo actually seems genuinely surprised by that. Blinking slowly as he processed that, sure enough, Guanyao's world was more eerily similar to his than most. "I grew up just outside the capital. Chang'an in Xi'an county. Though I was pretty far from there when I was last back home.

But I get it. City life can just be like that. Crowded streets, high population, always leads to a seedy underbelly."

He paused, offering an alleviated smile. It was kind of nice, speaking with someone who understood things to a similar degree.

"So you grew up right next to the Yangtze, huh? Right by Wuhan? I crossed it once. It's freaking huge."