"Brother Hou, it seems you've been keeping well."
After receiving Zhou Li's pigeon message, Hou Jue also arrived at Wherever Pass. He pushed open the door looking as if he had just been beaten by Batman in Gotham, with an expression of utter misery.
Upon seeing Hou Jue with his Sima Lian face, Guo Lingyun instantly became much happier. He raised his wine cup, sitting by the spacious round table, and joyfully said, "What's the matter? Did you get it cut?"
"Cut my ass."
Hou Jue glanced over the table, which was laden with many delicacies, mostly fish. Yet, the only person sitting at the table at the moment was Guo Lingyun himself.
Although curious about where everyone else had gone, Hou Jue couldn't be bothered to ask. He sat next to Guo Lingyun, slouched in his chair, and let out a long, gloomy sigh:
