Chapter 954 Trust and Suspicion
Curiosity, intense curiosity, about what the bandits could have encountered, that caused them to cease their pillaging partway and retreat in such a hurry.
Lord Xiong was at a loss, so he asked a resident where the bandit’s lair was located.
As night turned to day, Gu Fan awoke to find that Lord Xiong hadn’t returned all night, so he became quite worried, "Everyone, have you seen Lord Xiong?"
"Don’t worry, Lord Xiong must have had something to take care of for a while, but he will surely come back," Xue Wang had just finished speaking when they saw the door pushed open and then Lord Xiong walked in.
Gu Fan immediately went to greet him, "Lord Xiong, you went out alone late at night without saying a word, we were all very worried about you."
"What’s there to worry about? Nothing that can hurt me even exists," Lord Xiong said with great confidence and dominance, which made Gu Fan feel awkward and unable to ask any further.
In this group, Xue Wang was the only one who had the standing to sit as an equal with Lord Xiong, and he too wanted to know where Lord Xiong had been the previous night, so he asked, "Lord Xiong, you left without any notice last night, which really worried people."
"Sorry, it was my fault for not saying goodbye; I’ll reflect on that," said Lord Xiong. Then, he glanced at Gu Fan and continued, "You want to know what I did last night? Well, I’ll tell you. Those bandits suddenly retreated last night. I found it strange, so I inquired about where this group of bandits lived."
Upon hearing this, Gu Fan quickly asked, "Really, Lord Xiong? Why would you look for the bandits’ lair? Are you trying to rid the people of this menace?"