One afternoon, a day later, Qi Yue and two others finished their boat trip on the lake. As they disembarked onto the shore, Shen Zikuang approached with a warm smile to greet them.
"Divine Doctor Qi has come from afar, please forgive my inadequate reception," Shen Zikuang said with a smile.
Qi Yue also raised her hand in return greeting.
"I wouldn't dare to impose on Young Master Shen. I was just planning to visit the Shen Residence," said Qi Yue.
Shen Zikuang, however, did not believe her words.
For the past few days, he had already sent people to watch for foreigners coming from the direction of Longnan at the western gate of Dongjiang, but for two consecutive days, there had been no news.
He had thought that perhaps Qi Yue had been delayed by some matter and wasn't surprised by the delay.
But unexpectedly, last night the shopkeeper from Linjiang Pavilion came to settle accounts and mentioned several interesting guests. As soon as he heard, he felt something was amiss.