Li half-closed his eyes, remembering how he met Jiao Jie first. In another person's home, where both weren't invited at this time of the night, it was something to scandalise. Her mother would get a stroke, if she saw her in their midst, under the tutelage of a member of Jianghu. Almost as bad would be that she was left without a female companion, other than the mysterious target of assassins, who had killed or injured one of them herself, a maid, and another woman of Jianghu, who has shown little restraint so far. Neither of them would be deemed a suitable companion, he was sure.<br/>Of course, any member of Jianghu was already an offence to most bureaucrats' sensitivities, just for what they were. They were free, and most bureaucrats just couldn't understand the concept!<br/>He opened his eyes fully when he has made up his mind.<br/>"Let them choose themselves, brother Wu! They can speak for themselves in such matters".<br/>Than he waved the maid of the inn to come to him again.