"Bernard, you're late,"
As soon as the Gaul finished speaking, another voice rang out beside his ear.
The speaker was a middle-aged man around fifty, dressed in a neat Chinese tunic suit, with a composed facial expression, descending the stairs.
Without needing Shi Yitong to introduce him, Li Yu had already guessed the identity of the man before him.
He was clearly one of the Third Era's five directors, the host of this year's meeting, Mr. Qin of Red Leaf Manor.
"I went for a stroll in the Imperial Palace this afternoon and was so enchanted that I lost track of time, which is why I'm late," Bernard said, raising his head with a grin.
Mr. Qin, aware of the Gaul's way of doing things, didn't bother to argue and just nodded in response.
"Now that you're here, let's have dinner together, everyone has been waiting for you."
