"Prefectural City is under curfew now. If we go out and run into the yamen runners on patrol, it won't be good."
"Better to stay the night in Xuan He Tower."
After the feast, Kou Liang glanced at the sky and estimated that it was already the second watch of the night, then made the suggestion.
Though the four of them becoming sworn brothers was no great secret, it would not necessarily be a good thing if too many people learned of it.
"Third Brother said earlier that after the banquet, he would teach me about the Provincial Martial Arts Examination. Tonight, I'll share a room with Third Brother." Fu Zhizhou's eyes brightened slightly at this, and he chimed in.
Although Xuan He Tower had rooms for several people, they were all inferior rooms with communal sleeping platforms. For martial officers like them to stay there would somewhat diminish their standing.
The superior rooms only came in doubles.
"Sharing a room with Wei Tu?" Hearing Fu Zhizhou's words, Wei Fei's brows rose slightly, and he felt a trace of displeasure.
—He feared that once Wei Tu grew close to Fu Zhizhou, he would become distant from him, the lowest-ranked of the four sworn brothers.
"Then I'll share a room with Second Brother."
Kou Liang failed to see through Wei Fei's thoughts. He nodded and arranged things according to Fu Zhizhou's proposal.
Kou Liang was the eldest sworn brother.
This arrangement was also appropriate.
The four had no objections.
That evening.
Wei Tu and Fu Zhizhou shared a room, sleeping foot to foot.
During that time.
Wei Tu and Fu Zhizhou discussed the Provincial Martial Arts Examination, as well as the method of entering the Qi Sensing Realm from external practice to internal cultivation.
For the former, Fu Zhizhou helped Wei