In the days that followed, Wang Jingyuan spent a lot of time with her senior brother. She took Liu Xiaochen to all of her favorite places in the Capital—mostly restaurants and snack shops—and even bought him a new set of robes. Over many meals, they swapped detailed stories of everything that has happened in their lives since they last saw each other many months ago. Liu Xiaochen's eyebrows were perpetually raised when he heard about the Shao Wenbo fiasco, but they slowly relaxed as Wang Jingyuan spoke about Yan Qiufeng. You know, Liu Xiaochen thought to himself, the little general is so much better in comparison. He tried to probe Wang Jingyuan for her real feelings about Yan Qiufeng, but Wang Jingyuan's answers were all strictly platonic.
The most exciting news that Liu Xiaochen shared was that he took on his first disciple—a young boy about ten years old, named Murong Jin.
