And each thought the other's father was a disgrace to humanity.
Until another person walked into the inn.
"Waiter, a bowl of chilled hon-"
Chen Qun walked into the inn and had barely begun ordering when he spotted three familiar faces. His head began buzzing too.
The scene sank into awkward silence once again.
Chen Qun averted his gaze, pretending he had seen nothing, and found a table in a corner.
Yang Xiu and the other two stopped arguing as well.
They silently turned back to their meals.
The four sat in four corners. Though they knew one another well, they now acted like strangers, each pretending not to recognize the others.
Just as I thought!
As Chen Qun drank his chilled Honey Water, he calmly analyzed the situation.
Their presence in Ye City all but confirms it. The man the Minister of Works brought back to Xu County was not the Son of Heaven. Fu Wan, Dong Cheng, and Yang Biao secretly sent the real Son of Heaven to Ye City long ago!
When exactly did this scheme of Stealing Heaven and Replacing the Sun begin? Truly astonishing!
After finishing his Honey Water, Chen Qun rose, settled his bill, and hurried away.
With Yang Xiu and the other two all here, he had to find another inn. He could not stay with them, lest they discover his intentions.
Not long after Chen Qun left, Dong Xi and Fu De departed one after the other. They had the same idea and decided to stay at a different inn.
Only after all three had gone did Yang Xiu's taut nerves relax. Wiping the sweat from his forehead, he raised his empty bowl and called to the waiter.
"Another bowl of Honey Water!"
"Coming right up, sir! Those two guests who just