By the time they had dinner at the guesthouse, Wu Xie learned that the place actually had a paved road, and that the guide and boatman Third Uncle had hired were a pair of cutthroats looking to murder them for their money!
Zhang Chulan wanted to get some pig liver for his old man to help him regain his strength, but Wu Xie beat him to it, carrying a plate of pig liver over to sit at the father and son's table and eat with them.
Zhang Qiling looked at Wu Xie and said, "Thank you."
Chapter 24