Hua Yan had originally planned to meet with Su Qingfeng and Su Qingmian on her own, but to her surprise, Su Zizhan wanted to see them too, as did Cheng Zixiao, and the Fifth Prince had his own thoughts. Thus, she reluctantly ended up bringing along several tagalongs.
She thought to herself with a hidden chuckle that the procession was perhaps a bit ostentatious and hoped it wouldn't startle the two young masters.
Leading a group of people out the back door, they then realized that the inn where they were staying was right behind the street-front Jianghu Teahouse.
