Patients streamed endlessly into Tong Ren Tang. Worried that entering through the front door would cause too much of a commotion, Hu Xiaotian simply went around to the back courtyard and climbed over the wall, only to find Fang Zhitang drying medicinal herbs there. He and his daughter Fang Fang had both come to help at Tong Ren Tang, and through Hu Xiaotian's matchmaking, Fang Fang and Zhan Peng were now engaged.
Hu Xiaotian coughed. Only then did Fang Zhitang notice someone had entered the courtyard. Seeing Hu Xiaotian, he laughed. "Benefactor, why did you come over the wall?"
"There were too many people at the front entrance," Hu Xiaotian said. "This saved me some trouble."
"You always come and go like a divine dragon, showing your head but never your tail," Fang Zhitang said cheerfully. He was a worldly man and immediately guessed why Hu Xiaotian had come. "Are you here to see Miss Qin?"
Hu Xiaotian smiled. "Nothing important. I was passing by and thought I'd stop in."
"Do you know where Zhan Peng has gone, Benefactor?" Fang Zhitang asked.
Hu Xiaotian had already sent Zhan Peng and Liang Yinghao ahead to the Kang Capital to make preparations at Fengyi Manor. Since their mission was so important, however, Zhan Peng had not revealed it even to his fiancée, Fang Fang.
"I sent him to take care of something," Hu Xiaotian said with a smile.
Fang Zhitang gave an acknowledging murmur and asked no further questions.
"How are the wedding plans coming along for him and Fang Fang?" Hu Xiaotian asked.
"It's set for the eighth day of the ninth month this year," Fang Zhitang said, smiling. "We have you to thank for bringing them together, Benefactor."
Hu Xiaotian chuckled. "I'll officiate at their wedding."
Overjoyed, Fang Zhitang said,