Coming and going like the wind.
When Hu Yulou hurried to the inn, beads of sweat still clung to his forehead. He had meant to catch his breath, but found Xue Bing and Wen Yinger arguing while Bao Xiaoqin was dressing up, clearly preparing to go out.
"Where are you going?" Hu Yulou leaned against the doorframe and asked lazily.
"Heavenly Fragrance Tower." Xue Bing did not even look up.
After searching all day, an inn servant had finally told her that someone had seen a blind man at Heavenly Fragrance Tower...
"What?" Hu Yulou nearly jumped up. "The three of you are going to Heavenly Fragrance Tower?"
"To find Wang Xian." Wen Yinger smiled with pursed lips, mischief flickering in her eyes. "I heard he went out yesterday and still hasn't returned."
Hu Yulou's face darkened on the spot.
He rushed into the courtyard in two strides and grabbed Bao Xiaoqin by the arm. "You're going to Heavenly Fragrance Tower to find that blind man? Have you no shame?"
Bao Xiaoqin slowly turned her head and looked him up and down, as though she were looking at a stray dog by the roadside.
"What nonsense are you talking about?"
With a light flick of her arm, Hu Yulou's hand sprang away as if it had been bitten by a snake.
Bao Xiaoqin dusted off her sleeve and turned to leave the inn.
She looked back and giggled at him. "Don't think I don't know where you've been these past few days. I'm only going to ask Wang Xian for information."
Hu Yulou's face turned green, then pale. His lips trembled for a long time, yet he could not utter a single word in rebuttal.
Xue Bing and Wen Yinger climbed into the carriage by the roadside.
Xue Bing poked