By the time they finished dealing with the aftermath at the Golden Tower, it was late at night, and the group returned to the Heir's Residence.
The Pill King's Heir had won a huge sum of silver and would never go home before squandering every last coin. After lodging his complaint at the palace, he vanished who knew where, though he had not forgotten to give Xie Jinhuan his share before leaving.
With the silver in hand, Xie Jinhuan felt considerably better. Back in the guest room, he found that Yang Dabiao had already carried the "Upright Gentleman" plaque inside for him.
The four bold characters danced like dragons and soaring phoenixes. Coal Ball looked rather bewildered by them, presumably wondering-did even one of those words have anything to do with Huan?
But Momo thought he lived up to the title. He stood before it with his sword, admiring it carefully, and asked:
"Where are you planning to hang this plaque when we get back to Danyang?"
Xie Jinhuan poured water into the Bathing Tub and teased:
"What respectable person hangs something like this in his room? If you like it, take it back and hang it in your bedchamber. Consider it a souvenir from me."
Linghu Qingmo could hardly bear the weight of those words himself, but if Xie Jinhuan did not want it, he really did want to take it home to keep.
Decades later, once Xie Jinhuan became a patriarch of the righteous path, he could look at it during his lonely cultivation on Purple Emblem Mountain and remember everything that had happened today. That would probably be quite interesting...
Looking back, she noticed Xie Jinhuan busying himself beside the Bathing Tub and asked:
"Are you going to take a bath?"
"Yes."
Xie Jinhuan stirred the water.