Li Xu pushed open the heavy bronze doors with a bang that drew everyone's attention.
His seemingly boundless strength made doing business seem like a waste of his talents. He might have been better off joining the army, where he could perhaps even have earned a noble title.
Behind him stood a host of familiar faces.
Zhang Lanhe frowned at them. "What brings you all here? Coming over is one thing, but did you have to tear down our doors?"
Their old acquaintances crowded the entrance as though they had arranged it beforehand, staring at them reproachfully.
"Zhouzhou, what do you mean by secretly packing up everything you own? Were you planning to leave without saying goodbye?"
Anyone who heard that aggrieved tone without knowing the circumstances might have thought Xie Huizhou's lovers, old and new, had come to make trouble.
Under their scrutinizing gazes, Xie Huizhou felt rather awkward.
He had meant to pack his luggage before going to say goodbye to them. He had not expected them to come looking for him first, and hurriedly invited them to sit down for tea.
"How did you know we were getting ready to leave Capital City? What timing. I was just about to come say goodbye, and here you are."
Xie Huizhou was utterly puzzled. It was not as though they had announced their plans everywhere for everyone to hear. How had these people found out so quickly?
What had happened to news traveling slowly in ancient times?
Wasn't this plenty fast? They had only just finished packing, and everyone was already at their door.
"If we hadn't heard everyone talking, would you have waited until you left to send us a message by pigeon?" Li Xu's voice grew increasingly aggrieved. He sounded like a resentful wife, and also like