Song Chongjin and Gu Zikai left the restaurant, and after walking quite a distance, Gu Zikai finally spoke in a low voice: "Brother Song, have you met Lord Zhu before? Why do I sense from what he said that he seems to have a prejudice against you?"
Song Chongjin smiled wryly: "We met once before—" He left the rest unsaid.
Gu Zikai did not ask further but patted his shoulder: "But with the words from Imperial Physician Du, I believe Lord Zhu will respect that and won't trouble you."
Song Chongjin did not argue, saying, "Hopefully so!"
Yet he thought to himself that Zhu Haoran would probably find an opportunity to ask him questions or investigate his background.
But he couldn't mention these to Gu Zikai, so he changed the topic: "I think the people from Baiyun Academy are strange this time; have you noticed?"
Gu Zikai paused: "What's strange about them?"
