Following closely behind Gu Shenghui, Pei Yan, who had taken advantage of the situation, was secretly pleased but dared not show it openly. From the story Gu Shenghui shared with him about the mysterious fruit, he learned that Gu had also gained his current abilities by secretly keeping the spoils, in violation of regulations.
This time, he wasn't just fulfilling a promise to that little girl; if it were just that, he indeed could wait a few more days as Gu Shenghui suggested, without exposing himself in front of the whole hall. What he aimed to do was to test his value in the hall and the true bottom line of the hall, and it seemed this gamble had paid off.
As he thought this, the two were about to exit the prison hall when, glancing at the cells on either side, Pei Yan suddenly remembered something. He quickly walked up and whispered to Gu Chu, "Gu Chu, I wonder if I could meet someone here?"
