Song Daren understood what He Dazhi meant and nodded to him. Then he turned to Wen Min and Zeng Shushu. "Let's set off!"
Watching Song Daren and the others disappear along the forest path, He Dazhi and Wu Dayi exchanged a glance, then hurried back to the living quarters.
With the two youngsters gone, they couldn't help feeling a little worried.
"Couldn't they try to make things easier for everyone?" Wu Dayi said helplessly when he saw the note on the table in Zhang Xiaofan's room.
He Dazhi took it and read it, then shook his head. "You get used to it!" He said it for Wu Dayi's sake, and his own.
As it turned out, the previous night, after Zhang Xiaofan had finished preparing food for his master and Shiniang, Luo Yunji heard that it was meant for Tian Buyi and the others at Big Bamboo Peak and insisted on returning there.
Zhang Xiaofan couldn't stop him, so he had no choice but to go along. By then, He Dazhi and the others had already gone to bed. Luo Yunji then ran off to the deep pool in the Back Mountain where Long Zi lived, so Zhang Xiaofan had hastily left a note and hurried after him.
In the Cave Dwelling on the Back Mountain of Big Bamboo Peak, Tian Buyi looked at the dishes on the table with distaste. He sighed, picked up his bowl, and began wolfing down his food. Seeing this, Su Ru shook her head and picked up her bowl as well. The other disciples followed suit and began eating lunch.
"Woof, woof!" Outside, Big Yellow suddenly started barking wildly.
Tian Buyi frowned and looked at his sixth disciple, seated at the end of the table. Sixth Senior Brother immediately got up and ran outside.