"Grand Duke, I have sent messages for several days running, but still haven't received any reply from Commander Lida. Could Commander Lida and her companion have run into trouble?"
Inside the carriage, the maid spoke softly, a trace of hesitation on her face.
"Trouble? Hmph, I'm afraid something has already happened to those two!"
Henry snorted coldly, his expression dark.
"Grand Duke, with Commander Lida's strength, surely nothing could really have happened to her!"
"Hmph, knowing Lida, she should have sent word long ago, whether she succeeded or failed. Unless she met with disaster, she wouldn't have gone completely silent like this."
Henry's brows knitted tightly.
He had never expected to lose contact with Lida and her companion. After several days without the slightest news, even if he refused to admit it, the two had probably already perished.
Could they have encountered some formidable sea beast?
The thought crossed his mind.
If that really happened, then those people from the Tulip family are probably all dead too.
He shook his head slightly, his heart filled with disappointment and anger.
He had thought this would be a trivial matter, as easy as reaching out and taking what he wanted.
To guard against any accidents, he had specifically dispatched Lida and Bozhong, two Second Realm Spirit Light Great Knights.
Yet not only had they failed to bring back the members of the Silver Luminous Tulip Family, he had lost two of his own leading subordinates instead.
Their loss was a tremendous blow to the entire Golden Mountain Duchy, enough to damage its very sinews and bones.
At the thought, he clenched his fists, his bones grinding with a series of creaks.
Had he not been mindful of Anus and the others in the convoy, he would probably have already lashed out to