C20 The Present Is No Longer the Same as the past

"Hmph, Xu Tianzhi hasn't been seen since that day," one of them remarked.

"Exactly, he's nothing but a lowly commoner. After a beating like ours, he wouldn't be able to leave his bed for at least a couple of weeks," another chimed in.

"Still, I heard from Huang that the day after our attack, he managed to visit Master Hong. He looked terrible, sure, but he was on his feet