"Looks like they really have been keeping their heads down lately."
Seeing Yuan Shan lower her head in thought, Fu Qian nodded as well.
After her conflict with Huang Zhixun, Yuan Shan couldn't have failed to keep an eye on the Gullard Family's movements. The fact that she was surprised now meant they hadn't shown any signs of abnormality before.
"Yeah. I thought they'd been lying low because you left Shangjing to avoid a direct confrontation, and they didn't want to make too much of a scene."
"Even when Taylor came looking for you, I figured they'd given him the go-ahead to test the waters."
"Looking back, aside from Taylor being an unexpected complication, they really have been keeping a low profile."
"What could be behind it? It would have to be something recent, since they were still making moves against Gan Zuoxun not long ago."
Yuan Shan clearly took the news Fu Qian had brought seriously. As befitted the chief of a city, she quickly picked up on the key point.
"Do you have any thoughts?"
After thinking for a moment, Yuan Shan seemed to have no further leads, so she turned to Fu Qian.
His composure and keen eye had left a deep impression on her after their many encounters. So even though she knew Fu Qian wasn't familiar with an ancient family like this, Yuan Shan still wanted to hear his opinion.
"Basically, I'm just giving you a heads-up about something unusual I noticed. Are you worried they're plotting something big?"
Fu Qian didn't rush to offer an opinion.
"In theory, they shouldn't be stupid enough to do that, but Shangjing did just go through a major incident..."
Yuan Shan didn't deny her concerns.
"To be honest, I don't know much about these giant bats. But judging