The "pair of bed-warming maids from the Western Regions" gag seemed to have spread among the Brotherhood.
Over the past few days, Zheng Xiu had Qing Pi keep an eye on Wei Chen.
Qing Pi's reports on Wei Chen likely described him as "the man who dared to send a pair of maids to test the Prince."
'What kind of prince couldn't withstand such a test?'
Just as Zheng Xiu found himself at a loss for whether to laugh or cry,
a calm cry came from outside:
"Man makes the plans, fate decides the outcome. Bone Divination for just a single coin!"
A blind man was blocking the Prince's carriage.
In his right hand, he leaned on a staff; in his left, he carried a shabby bird cage. Inside lay a crow with dull, lusterless feathers. The crow was listless, its eyelids twitching from time to time as if to prove it was still alive.
