Twenty days later, Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling arrived safely in Yuhang Commandery.
However...
Long before they reached Yuhang Commandery, Annie had already ditched them halfway there.
They had no idea when she had left them behind. With nowhere else to go, they discussed it and decided that since Master Annie never made empty promises or told lies, she would surely come to Yuhang Commandery too. So they had no choice but to press on, and only arrived today.
They still wanted to look for her, after all, and see if they could find that incredibly powerful immortal master who was reputed to be the fourth grandmaster under heaven.
If they found her, they would beg her to teach the two of them another move or two, no matter what, so they could make a living in these troubled times.
But who could have guessed? After arriving in Yuhang Commandery, they had wandered around spending their gold with abandon, only to be targeted that very day by a local hoodlum. He had nearly stolen their precious storage pouch. If the two of them hadn't been the best pickpockets in Yangzhou, the man might really have made off with it.
And so!
Furious, they caught the thief in the act and snatched back the pouch. They even gave the local Yuhang hoodlum a good beating to vent their anger before heading off, planning to check out the sea at the docks and keep looking for someone who might know where their master was.
But who could have imagined...
That local Yuhang thief was a tough one. After getting beaten, he turned around and called over at least a hundred and fifty men. Armed with blades and swords, they shouted threats as they chased the pair all the way to the docks.