Just as Liang Qu left the academy, he spotted Li LiBo waiting at the entrance. He looked around and saw no one nearby. Clearly, Li LiBo was waiting for him.
"What are you doing here?"
Li LiBo, squatting by the roadside curb, looked up at the sound. Spitting out the grass stem in his mouth, he complained, "Finally, I found you. I asked Senior Brother Xiang, and he said you got out of class at the end of Shen Time, so I came fifteen minutes early to wait. But I waited forever and didn't see you.
"So I asked that old man at the entrance. He said you hadn't come out yet. I didn't want to go in and disturb the seeds of learning, so I waited hard for over two hours. Did you hook up with some young lady in there?"
"I wish. Everyone in my classroom is just a bunch of kids."
"Then what were you doing in there?"
"I had something to take care of, so I was late. Have you eaten? If not, I'll treat you. We can eat together."
"That sounds great."
Li LiBo beamed, and the two went together to a Small Restaurant to order food.
"Come to think of it, why do I feel like you've changed?"
"How?"
"You're not as dark, and you seem taller too."
"I'm still growing. Besides, I haven't gone out fishing much these past few days. Hurry up and tell me—what did you want with me?"
"Heh, I almost forgot." Li LiBo pulled out a stack of papers from his clothes and slapped them onto the table. "Today, Village Elder Chen sent someone to the Martial Arts School looking for you. He said the River God Sacrifice will be held at noon tomorrow. You're the Chief Priest, and