Every one of the people present had eight hundred little schemes up their sleeves.
Shen Tang had initially wanted to give Chu Yao a huge bear hug. Heaven knew how much suffering she had endured lately, and how much hardship Chu Yao and the others had gone through. But when she noticed an unfamiliar face beside Chu Yao and the others, she held herself back and cast over a curious look.
"Do you know this gentleman, Xian Deng?"
Jiang Sheng suppressed the barely perceptible twitch at the corner of his mouth.
Well, well. All the mysteries from this period have been solved.
He had guessed that Xun Zhen might be wandering around nearby and vaguely suspected that his lord's recent abnormal behavior was related to him, but he had had no proof. Now that the living person was standing right in front of him, he could no longer deceive himself. He answered vaguely, "Mm."
Shen Tang asked again, "A friend?"
"Mm. Hanzhang's surname is Xun, and his courtesy name is Zhen. It has been a long time since we last met... I never thought we would run into each other here."
Did Yuan Liang feel a chill down his spine?
Shen Tang was still completely in the dark about what had happened. Her smile was warm and radiant. "Meeting an old acquaintance in a foreign land is one of life's four great joys. The fact that you've met here shows how deep your bond is. Mister Xun, why not stay at my humble residence for a couple of days?"
Xun Zhen had prepared himself mentally long ago and showed no unnecessary surprise at Shen Tang's age. Hearing her invitation, he cupped his hands and bowed, then accepted with a faint smile, "Since Lord Shen has invited me, I'll have to