Lu Baiyan had naturally come looking for Xu Shi, but unfortunately, Xu Shi had left home for the docks by the time he arrived. The two of them had just missed each other.
Talk about terrible timing.
Still, Squinty Eyes was a patient man. He waited at Xu Shi's residence for quite a while... but as everyone knew, Boss Xu later went to the Imperial Palace, and private lessons usually took quite some time. By the time Lu Baiyan had drunk a cup of tea from green to colorless, he still had not seen him return.
Even the most patient person could not sit still any longer, so he could only prepare to head home and come back another day.
The moment he stepped outside, he ran into the Feng and Ling sisters, who had just returned home from an outing.
Since he was already here, Squinty Eyes decided to speak with her. At the very least, he could ask her to pass along a message to her master, right? Then the trip would not have been wasted.
"Miss Ling, Miss Feng, I am Lu Baiyan."
He stepped forward and greeted them. "May I ask when your master will return? There are some matters... I would like to discuss with him properly."
"...It's you."
Though she had not paid as much attention as her master, Pan Ling remembered Squinty Eyes. "Hello."
"So Master isn't home right now?"
The silly disciple was briefly stunned by his words.
"Then I think he went to the Imperial Palace... I can't say when he'll return."
But she quickly recovered and replied with a smile, "I'll tell Master that you came by. Of course, if you are willing to stay for dinner, that would be fine as well."
"I'll pass on the meal. Thank you