It turned out that Meng Hao had been disabled by the attack of the demon bats on the airship, since his right shoulder was severely injured. Because of the disability, he couldn't use swords anymore. He was right-handed, so he couldn't use swords with his left hand, either. Like this, the man who used to be a genius became mediocre, even worse than an average man.
Of course he wouldn't be able to join the Swordquest School, but he was reluctant to go back in that state, too, so he just stayed in Ninedragons, idling around.
"Where are your two friends?" Jiang Chen asked out of curiosity.
Meng Hao had a painful expression on his face when Jiang Chen brought up this topic. He finished the liquor in his glass and started to tell Jiang Chen the story.
When he finally finished, Jiang Chen said, "In another word, those two abandoned you and became a couple after you saved them at such a great cost?"