Bai Huiqi trudged beside the Heavenly Demon in a daze while clutching the satchel Cheon WuHui bought—apparently—for him. "I… Have nothing to give you in return." In a shaky voice, he spoke up, stiffly turning his head to look at the man by his side.
Cheon WuHui, so astonishingly unlike himself, gave a shrug in response. "You need not. What you and the Spectre of The Blood Moon have given Us is so much more than We can repay for." Almost too pointedly, he sent a fleeting glance where the surgeon and the nine-tails were trying to hide.
"I did not do mu—"
"—We do not wish to hear this again," firmly, the Heavenly Demon interrupted before Bai Huiqi could discredit himself further. "Let us be well on our way to watch the dance," he paused, shooting the two men in hiding a very overt glance before he continued. "Would Doctor Li and Young Master Hu care to join us?"
