Chapter 20: Home?

Xu Qing walked through the wind and snow back to the courtyard. Before he even entered, he heard Sergeant Thunder laughing from inside. He also heard the sound of barking. Pushing open the main gate, he saw about a dozen stray dogs in the courtyard. They froze in place, looking at him coldly, and he looked back. He didn’t do anything threatening, just look at them, yet they still growled and backed away from him, their hackles raised.

He heard talking coming from Sergeant Thunder’s...