167 Returning to the Town? (1/2)
The next morning soon came and it was time to see if Song Mu would actually make true on his promise.
Mei Chao Bing waited for everybody to get up and eat before turning to Yang Wu Hang who had forced himself in with the others. ”Junior martial brother Yang, how is junior martial brother Di doing?”
Yang Wu Huang looked up and forced himself to give a smile as if he was thankful for Mei Chao Bing's question while he was inwardly scolding him. ”Thank you for asking, senior martial brother Mei, junior martial brother Di is doing quite well already. It's all thanks to you letting us stay with you so he could rest up.”
Mei Chao Bing nodded and then refrained from saying anything else. This would be the best time to bring up that they couldn't come along but he wanted to give Song Mu this one chance. If he took it and actually did what he had promised yesterday night, then maybe going forward, he would have an easier time trusting him as well. That would be good.
Song Mu did indeed speak up. ”Is junior martial brother Di well enough to return to the town though?”
Both Mei Chao Bing and Yang Wu Huang gave him a doubtful look. Yang Wu Huang focused on the fact that Song Mu had mentioned returning to the town while Mei Chao Bing noticed that he had made the question sound doubtful which would give Yang Wu Huang an opportunity to say that he wasn't and would need to accompany them for longer. Overall, neither of them was satisfied but Song Mu didn't display that he realized that.
Yang Wu Huang's smile grew strained. ”I'm afraid I'm not quite sure what senior martial brother Song means with that. Aren't we going to accompany you to the Zhen Yan Sect? Certainly, you wouldn't expect us to return to the town alone, would you?”
Mei Chao Bing's expression grew subtle. This was not quite as bad as he had expected but still not very good.
Song Mu didn't show any hurry though. ”Well, but then who would inform the Elders of what happened?”
”Didn't you send a message?”
Song Mu nodded. ”But of course. I saw how senior martial brother Mei sent one to the Elders yesterday. But … we're already quite a bit away from the town. Who can say for sure if the message won't be intercepted? A message can't fight back. So it might very well be that despite sending that message, the Elders won't receive the information they need.”