The Jade City Was Such a Mess!
Wang Yue was at a loss for words. The eldest young master of Heaven's Secrets Hall still needed him to pay for a horse? What a miserable state he was in. Still, Wang Yue didn't make a fuss about it and simply left with Fang Duobing.
When Wang Yue and Fang Duobing returned with Wang Fu and Ling'er from Wang Fu's uncle's house, they discovered that Li Lianhua had already disappeared, and Lotus Tower was gone too.
Looking at the tracks leading into the distance, Fang Duobing asked in disbelief, "Brother Wang, what's going on? Have we been abandoned?"
Wang Yue shook his head. He could more or less guess what Li Lianhua was thinking. He was probably worried that sticking around with a bunch of greenhorns like them would only cause trouble, so he'd decided to investigate on his own.
Wang Yue figured that since Li Lianhua could suppress Green Tea Poison, he could probably use his martial arts for short periods, too. Even if he couldn't win a fight, he could likely escape. There was no need for Wang Yue to worry about having to use Time Reversal again in the future.
It wasn't convenient for him to explain that to Fang Duobing, so he could only complain helplessly, "He probably thinks you're a nuisance and is afraid you'll drag him down."
Fang Duobing automatically added a word to Wang Yue's remark, then cursed under his breath. "He doesn't want us around, and we don't want to follow him either. Brother Wang, where are we going?"
Seeing Fang Duobing looking like a child who'd been abandoned, clearly sulking, Wang Yue shook his head helplessly and said casually, "They say the greatest hermits live in the midst of the city. Let's ride