A white-haired young boy was slipping away from the busy adults nearby. He moved with a smoothness that made him much faster than the hurried passersby, yet no one seemed to notice this youth.
This young boy was clearly Yan Xiaobao. Earlier, he had visited a shop specializing in Memory Stones, only to be immediately thrown out by the shopkeeper, who assumed the boy was a poor commoner intent on stealing his wares.
In his small, childish hands were three silver coins. Though Yan Xiaobao had acquired these coins through legitimate means, he knew better than to take them out. The shopkeeper had already labeled Yan Xiaobao a criminal, and for a poor child to possess three silver coins would only make it obvious that he'd stolen them from a wealthy citizen. Taking the coins away from a sneaky little kid would inconvenience no one.
This realization kept Yan Xiaobao from lingering too long. Instead, he vanished back into the streets, merging with the crowd.
