Lu Zhang appeared very quiet throughout the evening.
Although Lu Yan later drank to his heart's content and thoroughly enjoyed the martial arts exchange, feeling quite jubilant and somewhat elated, he was too engrossed to spar with him. However, every time Lu Yan spoke, it was about frontier defense and managing fiefdom affairs, which Lu Zhang found dull and could not engage with.
Instead, it was Lu Qing who, despite not having much involvement in Qu State, having traveled widely with the Qi Yun Mountain People, coupled with his role as the "Golden-faced Imperial Censor" requiring him to traverse widely, had broadened his horizons and gathered vast knowledge, allowing him to converse easily with Lu Yan, making the topics seem much more congenial.
Lu Zhang, looking rather sullen and withdrawn, seemed somewhat overwhelmed by the congenial relationship between Lu Qing and Lu Yan.
