When they came, it was a mighty crowd, but when they returned, several were missing.
Yi Ran couldn't stand the cold; the Northwest was too cold for him, and he didn't like it. He intended to go back with Dong Huiying, but Elder Sun and Yu Xiu stayed behind. The two elders liked the snow scenery here, so they decided to stay.
The two elderly were getting on in years, and Yi Ran was a bit worried, so he assigned some of the people he brought with him to secretly look after Elder Sun and Yu Xiu.
On the day of departure, Haoming came out from the house. He had changed into a well-fitting outfit, but his appearance had changed. It was a human skin mask, a gift given to Dong Huiying by Fengsu during her visit there.
She couldn't quite figure out what kind of person Fengsu was, but it was fine; at least for the moment, this person was a friend, not a foe.
