Shen Bai said, "If you keep talking about your master like that, and he finds out, won't he make you kneel until dawn?"
Ouyang Sword shook his head. "We swordsmen are straightforward. We don't beat around the bush and we speak the truth. My master understands that."
At this, Ouyang Sword seemed eager not to get sidetracked and said,
"Please, Lord Shen, I ask for your agreement. It will be quite boring for you to travel alone, so why don't we go together? We could chat along the way."
Shen Bai stroked his chin. After a moment of thought, he said, "Alright. Just come and get me when it's time to leave."
He could have traveled alone, but a thought suddenly occurred to him. 'Maybe if we go together, we can watch each other's backs.'
'After all, the internal examination is no simple affair. It's a gathering of geniuses from every branch of the Observatory. Having an ally would make things much more convenient down the line.'
