Should I give it a try? Shi Chun looked up again at the shimmering aurora in the sky, recalling what Duan You had said: the phenomenon could disappear at any moment, and if they missed it, who knew how long they would have to wait? Steeling himself, he went over to Duan You and his companion. "I need to visit Bian Weiying. She told me during the day to come over at this hour."
Duan You and his companion were dubious. Wu Jinliang chuckled. "If you don't believe us, you can come along."
Bian Weiying's name carried considerable weight. The two tacitly agreed and followed them.
On the way, Patrol Disciples stopped them for questioning. Once they learned that Bian Weiying had summoned them, they let them through, but assigned someone to "escort" them.
The path was difficult to navigate. Wet deep blue bamboo had been spread everywhere, and they walked directly over it. Every exposed patch on Mount Wukang was rapidly disappearing beneath it.
Their escort took them all the way to Bian Weiying's residence, which was no exception. The bamboo covered everything here, too.
When Bian Weiying came out after receiving word of their arrival, Wu Jinliang called out boisterously, "City Lord Bian, didn't you tell us to come over at this hour? Here we are."
Hearing this, Bian Weiying glanced at their escorts and immediately understood. She turned calmly. "Come in."
Wu Jinliang chuckled and turned to Duan You and the others. "See? We weren't lying, were we? No need for you to come inside. Just wait here. We'll be right back."
Shi Chun suddenly spoke. "You wait here, too."
"Huh?" Wu Jinliang turned to stare at him, disbelief written all over his face. He badly wanted to remind him, *This was my idea, you know! And