Steward Qin listened to the surrounding chatter. Once he came to his senses, he immediately coughed twice and said in a stern tone.
"You'd all better remember this. Don't reveal anything you saw or heard just now."
"Yes." The guards hurriedly nodded and answered in unison.
The captain of the guards, who had suffered a minor injury in his exchange with Lin Li, spoke up. "The young lady and that Mr. Lin have a deep relationship.
"If the young lady refuses to come home with us, and we forcefully try to take her back, he'll definitely interfere.
"What should we do next?"
A bitter smile appeared on Steward Qin's face. The corners of his mouth drooped slightly, and helplessness showed in his eyes.
"We must carry out the master's orders to the end. We have no way to force the young lady home right now. All we can do next is find a way to persuade her to come back obediently, though I don't think the chances are high.
"By the way, I want to ask you something. If you fought that Mr. Lin to the death, what would your odds of victory be?"
The captain recalled their earlier exchange. A trace of gloom flashed through his eyes as he lowered his head slightly and slowly said, "He's very strong. If I fought him to the death with all my strength, I'd have only a fifty percent chance of winning."
Hearing this, Steward Qin smiled. "Only a fifty percent chance? That Mr. Lin is truly a gifted young man. To reach such a level at such a young age... Even in the imperial capital, I've never seen a young person who could match him."
Steward Qin chatted with the captain for a few moments, but they still had no idea