After dealing with Chen He's affairs, Uncle Song returned to their quarters first, while Ye Jingtang quietly went to the inn.
Hu Yanjing had taken a savage beating a few days earlier and still had not fully recovered. He was recuperating in bed.
Hearing the door open, Hu Yanjing turned his head. When he saw Ye Jingtang enter, he hastily rolled out of bed to greet him.
Ye Jingtang raised a hand to indicate that he need not get up and asked:
"Have you contacted the seller?"
"He came the day after you left. I haven't been able to reach you, and he's contacted me several times since."
"I went out and got held up. Can you reach him now?"
"Yes. I'll send word right away. He should be here shortly..."
After exchanging a few words, Ye Jingtang had Hu Yanjing contact the man, since he had time now anyway. He went to a dark corner of a warehouse near the inn to wait.
Hu Yanjing proved more efficient than he expected. After only about half an hour, footsteps sounded in the alley around the inn's corner, accompanied by quiet conversation:
"The Yechi Tribe's Young Master is very mysterious. I don't know his name either, but I can guarantee his identity. Elder Du, who serves the Left Xian King, confirmed it himself..."
Ye Jingtang secretly peered out to look, only to freeze at what he saw.
Hu Yanjing walked into the dark alley, followed by a martial wanderer dressed in black and wearing a bamboo hat. A cloth covered his face as well, leaving only his eyes visible. He looked exceedingly mysterious.
But judging by his height, build, and even his slightly unsteady breathing as he walked...
Wasn't that the rotten old geezer I just beat up?
Seeing Chen