After Master Qing agreed to the contract with the Jade Gourd, Senior Brother Fu was sent out, stationed at the military camp's reception area, waiting for the troops to call.
As for why it wasn't Du Yu himself going out to wait...
Prince Du has worked hard and achieved much; what's wrong with taking a rest?
Besides, Fu Jianzhou, who has the Rotten Wood Dragon Fish, essentially has a thousand bodies, all sharing the same consciousness.
Such a task of relaying information seems tailor-made for Senior Brother Fu~
Thanks to the resourceful Senior Brother Fu, Du Yu was able to enjoy a pleasant sleep... or rather, be slept upon.
This was in the Firethorn Courtyard, where the Firethorn Tree was overjoyed to see Du Yu return safely.
The Firethorn Tree wanted to pull Du Yu closer, thoroughly inspecting him to see if he had lost any limbs.
However, Du Yu summoned the Desolate Silver Lynx.
From then on, the Firethorn Tree could no longer "see" Du Yu.
