The three Tu sisters had left, so it was naturally time for Lu Zheng and the others to depart as well.
They brought no one else, leaving Yue Honghai behind. The three rode the clouds and mist toward the southern frontier.
White clouds drifted lazily beneath a clear sky stretching ten thousand miles. The three stood together upon the clouds, looking down over the land below. A gentle breeze blew, and green and yellow filled their sight. They crossed Ling Mountain, passed through Lingnan, and entered the southern frontier. Before them lay the boundless wilderness of the Ten Thousand Mountains, as though it were still high summer.
"Master! Mistress!"
"Brother Lu!"
"Brother Hu! It has been many days—have you been well?"
The three rode the clouds and mist without concealing themselves, so Hu Yijun had spotted them early on. He rose into the air on the wind with his wife, while Hu Zhou and Gao Junyu also waved their wind-riding banners and came out to greet them.
"brother Lu, you came early. There are still three days until the eighth day of the tenth month," Hu Yijun said with a smile.
"Then we'll trouble Dingfeng Mountain for a few more days. The last time we drank, it seemed we hadn't quite had our fill," Lu Zheng said with a grin.
Hearing a group of demons below loudly cheering, Hu Yijun shot them an annoyed glare before pulling Lu Zheng along. They descended from the clouds together and flew into the great hall below.
That night was naturally filled with cups raised and traded, until everyone drank themselves senseless.
The next day, they toured the area around Dingfeng Mountain. Then, early on the third morning, Hu Yijun brought two great demons, along with Hu Zhou and Gao Junyu—five people in all—and