Chapter 149: Shen Liancheng
The manor steward's face lit up with pleasure upon hearing this. He stole a glance at Jing Chengluo, saying, "Our Manor Master gave his instructions long ago. Now that Zhanliu Manor has joined the Alliance Under Heaven, we are part of the Alliance and should naturally follow its orders and defer to the Grand Alliance Master in all things."
As he spoke, the manor steward volunteered to take the lead, intending to bring the group into the courtyard.
But Jing Chengluo suddenly raised a hand to stop him, saying, "There is no rush. To be safe, let's wait a while longer."
The manor steward said nothing further and stopped at once. After all, with Heaven-Human experts among this group, an extra degree of caution was entirely reasonable.
At the same time, in the darkness not far from the courtyard wall, two figures stood side by side, one tall and one small.
Watching from a distance, the old man in hemp gave a slow shake of his head, saying, "They have been poisoned too deeply, and we still have our own business to attend to. We cannot get involved with this for now, or we may alert the quarry."
With that, he took the little girl in pink beside him and turned away without hesitation.
The little girl in pink said nothing, just gave a light nod and followed close behind.
But after she had taken a few steps, some inexplicable impulse made her turn her head back for one more look.