As they departed toward the national park's entrance that encapsulated the Seongsan Ilchulbong, Rì-Chū patted Liu Yan's shoulder, giving him an understanding look, but kept his mouth shut.
He wouldn't be caught dead trying to help him out of that bog he walked into. Rì-Chū liked Liu Yan's friendship but wasn't prepared to lose all his other friends over it.
As they walked back, conversations started speculations about what kind of group the Zhong Kui was and what they should expect when they started meddling in their business.
Alex, David, and Kary abstained from commenting on this, as they knew who they were going up against. They would rather keep the speculating to a minimum, but they could hardly tell the others to stop talking about it.
After all, they'd so graciously offered their help with something they knew nothing about for the sake of helping a friend they knew not. It would be rude to keep them from talking about it.
