Strangeness?

The young Huo at the entrance of Cloud Recesses were very determined to respect the order they received: not to let anyone in until the special guests would leave.
For the time being, the whole area was ironclad. The guests in question are from a very isolated and secretive sect that has never gotten involved with the rest of the world, in the last centuries - that is known. They didn't even participate to the wars against the Hai and Zhi and it is unknown whether they heard about those matters or if they were totally clueless.

The fact they were finally willing to a contact with the Huo was an event of extraordinary importance for the sects world and Cloud Recesses couldn't take any risks with them. The clan leader himself came and letting some outsiders in while he was there would be potentially dangerous for the upcoming relationship between the clans, especially if it's about Imperials - that the said clan seems to be especially hostile towards.

Eventually, the young Huo got softened up enough by TiShan's condition - and also thanks to the influence of their venerable senior brother ShiSui - and accepted to let WonPil and his son in. Only them two and only to the Cold Springs area. One of the two guards accompanied them straight there through a secondary path, keeping as much distance as possible from the main area with the buildings - where they assumed the guests would be.

WonPil proceeded with his part, spent some time in the springs, making sure that TiShan would get soaked. He just kept him in his arms while inside the water, freezing to death himself but resisting for the sake of his child.
After some time, he just took TiShan on his back and left the place, returning to his friends. Both himself and the young Huo thought to have been discreet and secretive enough, but in truth, they were seen by someone.

After joining back with his friends, they simply returned to BangSul's place where WonPil offered some snacks to Itachi and ShiSui.