After Sushang left, Chu Mu went back upstairs.
Bailu was still grinding medicine. The little girl had been busy all day, seemingly tireless.
She never said what she really meant. She claimed she wanted to go out and play instead of treating patients every day, but when it truly mattered, her compassionate healer's heart would never let her abandon those in need.
Qingque was engrossed in her game of cards and paid little attention to Sushang's departure.
The Master Diviner had said Sushang would be back that evening, after all.
As long as someone wrote the investigation report, that was enough.
Come to think of it, there was hardly anything to write in the report now. Perhaps Lady Fu Xuan visited so often that everything could simply be skipped.
The peace and tranquility of the Rain-Listening Pavilion were a small reflection of Aurum Alley, and of the Exalting Sanctum and even Starskiff Haven.
In truth, the Xianzhou natives still had yet to feel the disastrous effects of the Stellaron and the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus.
At most, they might complain that their deliveries had stopped.
That was probably the biggest impact on their lives.
But what about the other areas?
Out of ordinary people's sight, the Cloud Knights were fighting abominations, keeping those monsters from invading residential areas.
Their achievements would probably only receive official recognition from the Xianzhou once the dust had settled.
Perhaps only then would the people of the Xianzhou realize just how much had happened aboard the Luofu while they had been eating, drinking, and enjoying themselves.
That afternoon, Sushang's friend Guinaifen came looking for her.
She said she couldn't reach Sushang.
Qingque told her that Sushang had gone on a mission and might have turned off her Jade Abacus. She would reply to her