Yu Jing held Yu Xiaoxiao's hand as the two of them wandered back and forth through the unrestricted ordinary area.
Yu Jing had managed to learn part of the basic layout of the Yu Family's main estate. However, he couldn't deduce the specific distribution and structure of the areas requiring higher clearance.
Although only five "Black Card assassins" had attended tonight's banquet, various experts were still hidden within the Yu Family's main estate. These included Madam Yu's female guards, a group of special administrators trained by Master Fu, and the imperial guards managed and commanded solely by the Patriarch.
Even with the family's main base established inside a secret realm, it was far from safe. Once someone broke in, the breach would only grow wider and wider.
"The Yu Family's true strength is definitely more than what I've seen so far. If my master wanted to break in alone, it might be troublesome."
While Yu Jing and Yu Xiaoxiao were strolling together through the central garden courtyard, a message from Patriarch Yu arrived.
—Bring Yu Xiaoxiao to my study. Elevator password: YU874125—
"Two and a half hours? A meal shouldn't take that long, should it? Patriarch Yu just returned from overseas and probably has plenty of trouble weighing on him... The Dean is urging us to assemble tomorrow so anxiously. The Britain Empire's situation must be quite troublesome."
After entering Patriarch Yu's password into the elevator,
the elevator rotated five times in succession, making Yu Jing feel as though it had gone beyond the area covered by the Yu Family's main estate.
"Ding!"
The elevator opened directly in front of Patriarch Yu's office. Imperial guards wearing white masks were cleaning inside while storing and destroying some old confidential documents.
Patriarch Yu hadn't returned to the main estate for a