"Senior Brother Li? Do you need me for something?" Sun Baolu asked cautiously.
Li Huowang gestured with his chin towards the outside, propped his crutch under his armpit once more, and began hobbling in that direction. "Come, let's have a one-on-one chat."
Sun Baolu stood in his original spot with an anxious expression, hesitating for a moment before he finally began to follow.
As night fell, the streets between tents outside became very dark and the human figures very sparse.
A bone-chilling breeze occasionally lifted the hem of Li Huowang's robe and the sleeves of Sun Baolu's garment behind him.
At that moment, Sun Baolu's face looked somewhat unsightly as he pondered how to answer Senior Brother Li's question; he had not expected the other party to uncover his casual lie so quickly.
"Quit dawdling, we still have to hurry on our journey tomorrow. Why did you say that human bone was a horse bone? Just how many things are you keeping from us?"