At dusk, the city on the outskirts began to light up, and the City Lord’s Mansion was even more lively with singing and dancing, presenting a bustling scene.
Due to the arrival of Divine General Chi Yu and others, the City Lord’s Mansion seemed even more lively.
Occasionally, one could hear teasing and laughter emanating from the various rooms, as if it were a dance of demons.
Lady Zui Meng was sitting in the study, reviewing the day’s accounts.
This was her unshakable daily routine.
Just then.
The door to the study was gently pushed open, and a man of ordinary dress, ordinary appearance, and extremely ordinary demeanor walked in.
This man was so unexceptional that, if thrown into a crowd, he would immediately become unnoticeable.
Yet when Lady Zui Meng saw this man enter, she put down her ledger and nodded seriously.
"How is it?"
The man bowed respectfully, "Reporting to the lady, so far everything is quiet, except that three girls have perished in Divine General Chi Yu’s room!"
Hearing this, Lady Zui Meng frowned slightly and scoffed, "That Chi Yu is indeed a mad dog raised by Lihen, his actions are absolutely brutal! No need to bother with him; if a girl dies, just replace her with a new one!"
"Yes!" The man bowed his head in response.
At that moment, Zui Meng suddenly remembered something and asked in a deep voice, "How about General Xiao Tian?"
The man shook his head, "Nothing unusual has been observed! In fact, since entering his room, General Xiao Tian hasn’t come out even once!"
"Oh? Not even come out once?" Zui Meng closed the ledger, her brow slightly furrowed.
The man nodded, "Correct, even his dinner was delivered by someone I dispatched. The person delivering the meal said that Divine General Xiao Tian didn’t even look at what was brought in, he just picked it up and ate!"
Lady Zui Meng leaned back in her chair and sneered coldly, "Everyone says that Divine General Xiao Tian, originally a deity of the Hua Clan, has become like an automaton after defecting to us. It seems that’s no exaggeration after all!"
"Lady, should we continue to surveil him?"
"Have someone keep an eye on him! But what I’m suspicious of is why that old fellow Lihen has suddenly changed his ways, sending out Xiao Tian like this!" Zui Meng said with some hesitation.
The man was also taken aback, "You mean..."
"Hehe, don’t think that just because I am nominally Lihen’s wife and manage such a large property for him, that this old fox would ever trust anyone. I even doubt that sometimes he doesn’t trust himself!"
"This time he has suddenly sent Chi Yu, his first Divine General, leading a large contingent saying it’s for defense, but I always feel it’s not that simple!"
"Especially because Xiao Tian has been sent out, which is most puzzling to me."
The man then suddenly said, "Could it be that Lord Heavenly is guarding against something? To such an extent as to make a big show?"
Zui Meng was also startled, "Guarding against what... What kind of background could make Lord Lihen so fearful?"
The man also shook his head, "I don’t know about that! However, I feel that this matter is not ordinary and we must be careful in our dealings!"
Zui Meng nodded, "Indeed! For the time being, we will have to trouble you more, steward Yu Ren!"
This man was none other than Zui Meng’s top lieutenant and also the chief steward of the City Lord’s Mansion, Yu Ren.
"Lady, you give me too much credit!"
With that, steward Yu Ren took his leave.
Lady Zui Meng leaned heavily back in the chair; the room was dark, and her face was intermittently illuminated by the flickering lights from outside the window, casting her expression in a somewhat puzzled light.
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