When he left Changsheng Palace, the moon was already high in the sky.
Jiang Wuqi had someone prepare a sedan to take him home, but he politely declined.
It would have been one thing on the way there, but taking a sedan from Changsheng Palace back to his residence would inevitably invite suspicion.
Still, the eunuch surnamed Feng who served at Jiang Wuqi's side saw him as far as the palace gates.
"Green Sheep Viscount..."
"Yes?"
"Nothing." Eunuch Feng said courteously, "Please take care on your way."
Jiang Wang said no more. He cupped his hands and left.
Before their spar, Jiang Wuqi had said that the fight was only to test them against each other, and that neither of them should speak of who won or lost.
So aside from Jiang Wuqi and himself, the only person who knew the outcome of the spar was Eunuch Feng, who had stood watch outside the hall.
Jiang Wuqi... was indeed extraordinary.
After leaving Changsheng Palace, Jiang Wang reviewed the fight as he walked home alone.
Yes...
He had a "home" in Linzi now, too.
It would be wonderful if An'an could come and stay for a long while.
Even on a night like this, though Jiang Green Sheep's name was renowned throughout Linzi, few people on the street recognized him.
As he entered Alkaid Ward, with its clean streets and broad roads, Jiang Wang suddenly heard a voice—
"Never mind. Let him go ahead."
The voice was still far off, but his hearing was keen enough to make out every word.
Amusingly, it was Xie Baoshu's voice.
He had just been saying how hard it was to run into him. He hadn't expected their paths to cross so soon.
It seemed they did have some fate connecting them.
Jiang Wang walked