Mei Deng and Chunhua had gone from house to house asking about Bingwen's whereabouts, all but to no avail. Although they had some more houses to check, Mei Deng was convinced that they would not find his son there.
"Chunhua, is there anywhere else that Bingwen could've gone?" Yu Xiaoguang pressed, halting his steps. They were now standing close to a river, and their paths were illuminated only by the lanterns.
'If the oil finishes, we'll have to postpone our search to the morning, and I fear something might've happened before then.' Mei Deng panicked, noticing how the light slowly dimmed.
Chunhua who was about to say she had no idea suddenly widened her eyes, "Young master there is still the residence of Lord Xu, we may go there and see if he's there."
"Lord Xu?" He recalled that was the rich farmer who had him go to the capital to deliver the package that led him to meeting the general again.
