A veteran's experience (Thanks to Mr. O of the Aurora Society for gifting the captain a Silver Alliance membership)

In the past, Zheng Zhuxi would already have helped Liang Gan up and asked what danger he had encountered. Today, however, her first reaction was to see what Junior Brother Ding would do.

She felt something was odd about this.

Ding Songyan stepped aside to avoid Liang Qian's bow.

"I wouldn't dare accept such a deep bow from you, Senior Liang. Whatever it is, let's talk it through. Explain the situation first, so we can decide whether we should help."

Without waiting for Liang Gan's response, he called toward the doorway.

"Why are we treating our guest so poorly? Bring Senior Liang some tea!"

Liang Gan straightened, a somewhat bitter smile appearing on his face. He did not object to Ding Songyan's words, but chose the seat farthest from the two of them.

So it isn't particularly urgent... That makes sense. If his eyebrows were truly on fire, Senior Liang would have gone straight up Flat Lake Mountain to find us, rather than stationing his disciples and grand-disciples at the west gate in shifts... Watching quietly, Zheng Zhuxi began to understand.

She also vaguely discerned something else.

This probably involved the Mirror Lake Divine Mirror. Otherwise, with Liang Gan's connections both among officials and in the martial world, there was no reason he had to seek help from the two of them.

Once a servant had brought hot tea, Ding Songyan, who occupied the seats of honor alongside Zheng Zhuxi, fiddled with his cup's lid and blew on the tea a few times before asking:

"What trouble have you encountered, Senior Liang?"

Holding his teacup, Liang Gan sighed.

"Nothing has happened yet. Perhaps the longer I spend in the martial world, the smaller my courage grows. The slightest rustle of grass in the wind gives me a fright."

When neither