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Chu Yan knew without turning around that someone had indeed followed them, so she could not help feeling surprised. When she turned and saw the dozen-odd black silhouettes, she frowned and shouted angrily, "Who are you? Why are you carrying our Zhu Household's insignia?"
The black silhouettes wore black cloaks, but the badges hanging at their waists belonged to the Zhu Household. They had also used Dao Artifacts to conceal their faces. This standard of disguise could fool Divine Generals, but judging from Chu Yan's expression, these black silhouettes clearly were not guardians of the Zhu Household.
"They weren't brought by Mother?" Zhu Daohe asked in surprise. She had mistakenly thought for a moment that her mother had brought them, but Chu Yan had recognized at a glance that they were not her people.
"What would the Divine Court's central hub need so many guardians for!?" Chu Yan snapped. Even now, she blamed herself somewhat for her daughter's recklessness, which had caused the entire Divine Court's central hub to learn that the two sisters had spent a night with me in a brothel's private room.
Zhu Daoyun and Zhu Daohe exchanged glances. I sneered and said, "Looks like they're here to rob us!"
They had deliberately chosen the time when I was on duty, and when they surrounded us, they had all been keeping an eye on my cloud carriage. The answer was obvious!
These uninvited guests had followed behind Chu Yan and her two third-grade guardian retainers. The reason was actually quite simple. First, they could use Chu Yan to help them locate us indirectly. Even if a Divine General suddenly arrived to question them, they could claim to be members of the Zhu Household. After robbing me, they could also tie the matter to the Zhu Household.