The Eastern Continent Swordsman
CH. 78 – Half Way to Go Home

At a round table on the ground floor, Shen Shen's entourage, except for Feng Yaoshan's bodyguard, was enjoying the lunch served by the inn. When the dishes on the table had halved, Feng Yaoshan saw the girls had finished their lunch. He also stopped his lunch and seemed to want to start a conversation.

“Beautiful ladies, today the atmosphere is quite beautiful and bright. It would be a perfect idea if we continued our journey to Maundo on this sunny day. How?”

“Yes, I think so too. The sooner you go home, the better for everything!” Patriarch Yuan Kai chimed in, of course he agreed with Feng Yaoshan's idea because it meant that the sons of the nobility would return home without involving Zhou Fu.

“Yes, it's a pretty sunny day. How about we leave now?”

There was a familiar voice coming from the direction of the entrance of the inn, it was Zhou Fu who came with a faint smile. Instantly, the girls cheered happily at Zhou Fu's arrival while Feng Yaoshan and Patriarch Yuan looked disappointed at the teenager's appearance. The rest, they were all quite shocked to find that Zhou Fu had recovered and was able to get to the Peach Flower settlement in a very short time.

“Fu’er! What's in your head? Didn't I order physician Wu to ask you to return home to your origin?” Patriarch Yuan glared towards Zhou Fu. Scolding the young man as if they both have kinship until one has the right to govern another life.

“How can I return without completing the mission? Patriarch, stop worrying about me. I promise not to repeat the same history as the Patriarch,” Zhou Fu approached the round table, occupied an empty seat and took one grape to put in his mouth. Zhou Fu assumed, Patriarch Yuan did not want to lose himself because he was the only person known to Patriarch Yuan Kai who had the opportunity to look for Shufashen.

“He'll be fine, Patriarch. Don't worry, I promised to take her around the city library anyway. He came from the forest, of course he would be very happy if he walked around the city. Yes, ‘kan?” Shen Shen alternately turned his head towards Patriarch Yuan then towards Zhou Fu. “Ngomog-by the way, how are you doing? Is it good enough?” shen Shen asked Zhou Fu again.

“My circumstances? As you can see, there's nothing to worry about. Besides I just sleep less,” Zhou Fu muttered with a little discomfort. He seemed a little embarrassed considering the previous few days his body collapsed unconscious in the midst of the commotion in the Chrysanthemum Flower fortress.

“Lack of sleep you say? I'll remind you again, boy. Your body is limp and falls unconscious while your friends are busy fighting against the enemy!” feng Yaoshan's slightly annoyed frown saw the attention of the girls focused only on Zhou Fu.

“Sister Feng, it shouldn't be that big brother speaks so. Remember, he has helped us a lot!” Yang Zi glared towards Feng Yaoshan.

“Hey, how dare a lowly horse coachman speak impolitely to me!” Zhou Fu turned his head with a ridiculing smile. At the same time, he also released a powerful aura that was only aimed at Feng Yaoshan. Making the young man speechless and break out in cold sweat without being able to resist.

“Fucking boy!” grumbled Feng Yaoshan in heart.

“Fu’er, think again! Are you really sure you're going to drop off these ladies?” Patriarch Yuan Kai asked back, hoping that this time Zhou Fu would change his mind.

“Yes, Patriarch. I'll drop off these ladies. Besides, I also promised to meet a friend there,” Zhou Fu replied with confidence.

“Meeting friends?” Yang Zi and Shen Shen asked simultaneously, they did not expect that Zhou Fu would have a noble friend other than them.

“Kutebak, your friend is a girl!” Feng Yaoshan muttered a little loudly.

“Ya, female.” Zhou Fu replied briefly.

“Women???” back, Yang Zi and Shen Shen were astonished.

“Cantics? I don't know how to say it, it's pretty pleasing to the eye.” Zhou Fu chirped without realizing that the two girls in front of him were extremely dislikeful of the news.

“How do you know the girl?” Shen Shen asked directly at the point.

“He gave me a ride when he was about to catch Guichuan's ship that took you away!”

Shen Shen and Yang Zi looked pleased with Zhou Fu's reply while not with Feng Yaoshan.

“Alright, can we go back now?” asked Feng Yaoshan later. According to him, it was better for them to immediately be in the noble surroundings. That way, Zhou Fu would also know how revered he was a descendant of a first-rate noble.

“Wait! How many days are you gonna be there?” Patriarch Yuan asked Zhou Fu.

“Me? Maybe three or four days. Why, Patriarch?” zhou Fu asked with furrowed brows.

“I'll also be here making sure you're okay. Remember, before returning home to the Peach Flower settlement. We're parting ways from here!” the muttering of Patriarch Yuan Kai made everyone surrounding the round table furrow their brows as well.

“Is Shufashen that important to this guy?” murmured Zhou Fu inwardly. He could sense that Patriarch Yuan Kai did not want the slightest bad thing to happen to him. He hopes to unravel the mystery of Shufashen.

“Really, Patriarch? Great, I have a gift that I will send from home. Hopefully the Patriarch will like it,” Yang Zi chirped suddenly. He did feel much indebted to the residents of Night Village so he had to at least repay his debt after returning home.

“Hosting in this place must be expensive, isn't Patriarch Yuan not using money?” Zhou Fu asked and instantly made Patriarch Yuan aware of the most basic of things.

“We will bear it!” Shen Shen raised a hand. For someone who had helped him a lot and also contributed to Zhou Fu, he felt it was worth it to return the favor as well. That way, at least he found it useful because in matters other than old, Shen Shen considered his position in the group the biggest burden.

“You forgot if I was here? I will pay the Patriarch's inn and the Patriarch's entourage for the next 14 days! Let's just say you're on vacation here! Isn't it where you come from, you won't get this good service?” Feng Yaoshan turned his gaze to some of the young men from Night Village who had been silent since he did not feel he had the right to participate in the conversation.

From the look on their faces, they all looked as ecstatic as they had never enjoyed such a sumptuous meal during their lives in the hidden Night Village. Patriarch Yuan was relieved and thanked the benevolent sons of the noble.

“So? Can we leave now?” Zhou Fu asked as he raised his two palms.

Everyone looked at each other for a moment. Then, they all nodded at the same time. It did not take long for them to pack because they did not bring anything on the way. Zhou Fu, Feng Yaoshan, Shen Shen and Yang Zi would immediately continue their journey to the Maundo gate that afternoon as well. Leaving the entourage of Patriarch Yuan Kai and also the bodyguard of Feng Yaoshan who was still in the process of healer care.

Patriarch Yuan saw the departure of the youngsters from the Peach Flower settlement. He hoped that Zhou Fu would not do anything stupid inside the giant wall. Three or four days was not a long time, despite having worries, Patriarch Yuan was a little confident that Zhou Fu would be fine there.