Duan Rong and Zhu Zhengfu were in the side courtyard, deep in conversation for almost an hour.
Afterwards, Zhu Zhengfu recounted many details, selecting the ones he deemed crucial, and narrated them to Duan Rong one by one.
Duan Rong sat there listening, and whenever he encountered something he considered important, he would continuously question Zhu Zhengfu until he was satisfied with the answers.
After the two finished their conversation, although it was still pitch dark outside, the faint sound of a rooster crowing could be heard.
The first crow of the rooster signaled that dawn was about to break.
