Unlike before, finding Shi Chun now was easy. Li Hongjiu knew where Shi Chun and his group were hiding—it wasn't far. He just waited at the spot where they parted ways earlier.
However, he didn't head there directly, worried that Shi Chun might be discovered by others. He wasn't planning on sharing Shi Chun with the other sects just yet. Like a thief, he circled around a few times before finally sneaking into Shi Chun's hiding place.
Shi Chun, his face masked, wasn't hiding at all. He sat openly on the mountaintop, waiting for Li. People had passed by earlier and seen him, but he hadn't bothered to conceal himself.
Li Hongjiu, in contrast, wasn't willing to climb up and stand out on the mountaintop. He hid in the valley below, whistled a few times, picked up stones to throw them, and kept gesturing for Shi Chun to come down.
Recognizing Li, Shi Chun leapt down into the valley and asked, "Brother Jiu, what's the situation?"
