"We met near Great Dragon Mountain."
Gu Zheng replied, "Yan Tou, Tao Liu, I'm sorry for disturbing your rest. We'll head outside to catch up."
"That's right! You owe me a drink—no, we're drinking 'til dawn!" the burly man shouted. "Come on, let's go! We'll find a tavern and drink our fill."
With that, he waved to Tao Liu and Wu Kun, then turned and headed outside.
THUD—
As he neared the courtyard wall, he stomped the ground with a muffled thud. His entire body launched high into the air, gliding away into the distant darkness.
"Xiaoqi, get a good night's rest. You don't have to wait up for me."
Gu Zheng turned and shouted into the room, then cupped his fist toward Wu Kun, Yan Hongxue, and the other two. He then stomped the ground, launched himself into the air, and shot into the night sky, chasing the direction the burly man had vanished.
After the two of them left, the small courtyard fell into silence.
AHEM—
