Nangong Puye hadn't expected Wang Yue to know about such things. After all, this was usually known only to great clans and scholars.
However, he didn't want to discuss it further, so he changed the subject. "Those are all things of the past. You just said you had a way to get me into Tingchao Pavilion?"
Wang Yue nodded and said with a mischievous grin, "We'll intercept Xu Fengnian on the way to Northern Liang. That brat actually sicced a dog on me. I'll settle that score with him and make him agree to let you into Tingchao Pavilion. How does that sound?"
Nangong Puye hadn't thought of any other way, so he wanted to let Wang Yue try. After all, given Wang Yue's ability to summon an image of the True Martial Great Emperor, the Northern Liang Prince's Mansion would probably treat him with courtesy. So he nodded and said, "We can give it a try."
Seeing that Nangong Puye had agreed, Wang Yue set off north with him, asking along the way for news of Xu Fengnian.
At the border between Lingzhou and Yongzhou, at the Apricot Blossom Tavern
Wang Yue calculated with his fingers and knew that they would definitely run into Xu Fengnian here today. So he simply ordered some chives and rested here with Nangong Puye.
They had been waiting for ages, and had already finished two jars of wine, yet Xu Fengnian and Old Huang were still nowhere to be seen.
Nangong Puye glanced at Lingzhou City, faintly visible in the distance, and furrowed his brow. "Could Xu Fengnian have already returned to Lingzhou City?"
Wang Yue knew what Nangong Puye was thinking. He shook his head and said with absolute certainty, "I've already worked it out. He'll definitely come here today. Just relax."