The first person Jiushu found the day after inspection is MoQiu.
He himself is standing before a bag, looking at all the drop items he has gathered these days.
Jiushu pointed at the boots he kept in the corner.
"Take those. Good boots are a must on a long journey." she told him.
MoQiu selected those boots.
"I was going to tell you!" He said conversationally.
"It's alright. I was going to accompany you anyway!" Jiushu told him.
MoQiu nodded.
"We should probably tell mister Hua tuo and prepare him too." Jiushu told him, settling down on a stray chair.
"Indeed. A small party could move faster. I was going to ask William and Lili if they wish to accompany me. " Mo Qiu added.
William is needed, given he's the only one who could guide them through lands beyond.
Even if he probably doesn't understand half the languages in between, he should at least have a better general sense than either of them, given he has traversed this route once before.