Chapter 69
It was nearly evening now. The red sun hung at the edge of the sky, dyeing the clouds there the color of rouge.
Under the evening glow, quite a few more people had gathered around the Zhao Family's little courtyard.
Only Steward Wu accompanied the Madam, but farther behind her stood no small number of Zhao Family servants.
They were clever enough. Perhaps they had noticed that not only did the Madam not mind them following, she even seemed rather indulgent of it. Though they did not dare approach, they gathered in twos and threes at a distance.
Some swept the ground, some trimmed branches. Every one of them stared straight ahead, but their ears stood perked.
Zheng Fa's home stood in a relatively remote part of the Zhao Family estate. When had the flowers, trees, and land around it ever enjoyed the service of so many people? For a time, three people crowded around a single tree, and there still did not seem to be enough work to go around.
Gao Yuan before Zheng Fa slowly turned his head and glanced at the Madam, who stood less than thirty feet away. When he turned back to Zheng Fa, he was so frightened that he nearly stuttered.
"Madam... didn't hear what I said, did she?"
"You didn't know?"
"Know what?"
"Madam is an immortal cultivator."
"..."
"Don't cry. You did praise her for being young."
Gao Yuan's face went deathly pale. He had not been comforted in the slightest.
Was the Madam's appearance something he could praise?
But the Madam walked past Gao Yuan as though she had not seen him at all, her gaze fixed on Zheng Fa the entire time.
As before, Zheng Fa cupped his hands in salute.
To his surprise, the Madam also gave