Gu Baijiang asked, "You just marched into the city looking like this?"
He thought to himself, "What an utter fool. There are so many rivers outside the city; they could have easily freshened up a bit and saved themselves some dignity."
Gu Kaichen looked down at himself. "We are a bit filthy, but there was no helping it. We braved the elements the whole way, starving for days on end. Look at how much weight I've lost! Where would I find the energy to worry about trivial things like that?"
He knew he currently looked like a mess. Terrified of running into acquaintances on the journey, he had kept his hand over his face. "But don't worry, Father. I covered my face the entire way back. No one knew it was me."
Gu Baijiang was so frustrated by his son's stupidity that he could practically cry. "Then how did you find this place?"
"By asking the people on the street, of course..."
"You are beyond foolish! Did your teachers never teach you the concept of burying your head in the sand?
