Chapter 22

The sky was gray and overcast, dark clouds rolling in from the distance on the wind like an overturned inkstone. Inside a tavern, a group of young dandies were clinking cups, eating, drinking, and merrily discussing the major events of yesterday. "Hey, did you guys hear? Yesterday, Scholar Ruoshui, the Country-Guarding Hand, got into a conflict with a Danjin Grandmaster," said a young dandy wearing a bright red brocade robe and a leering expression, raising his wine cup.