A violent cough

EDIT: It came to my attention a lot of the chapters were published out of order due to the freakish nature of the auto-publishing function. I'm super sorry about that and have reorganized the chapters from 276-281

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Things stood at a standstill. But if there was anyone who treated tension like it was nothing more than something trivial then it would have been Jin Juwan. With a subtle motion, he beckoned the hulking tiangou to join his side. 

"Go," he ordered Yang Sehan, "And do take care of that horrible injury."

Yang Sehan opened his mouth, only to close it and shrug. "Alright," he said casually, allowing himself to be ushered into the tiangou's back. 

"I shall join you once I take care of business here," Jin Juwan's clear and chiming voice said. He dropped the Golden Rope before he held out his palm, summoning what appeared to be a small silver bell.