Chapter 60: Ill Omen Must Die (6)
Su Gao's offhand remark left Captain Qiao speechless.
What a badass!
Fu Qian looked at the heroine Su with admiration.
That utterly certain tone suggested she had seen the legendary Blood Lion.
And the fact that she dared to make such a judgment meant his instincts hadn't been wrong. Her strength had surged, and she was probably not much weaker than Li Weixuan had been before.
In the silence, the car pulled into the plaza in front of the hillside villa. Someone was already waiting for them.
This scene felt strangely familiar!
Fu Qian thought of the stone pillars he'd kicked apart at the Wen Family mansion.
But as an old family of extraordinary people with deep roots, the Huang Family was far stronger than nouveau riche families like the Wen Family.
It was the same kind of plaza in front of the house, but it was nothing like the Wen Family's, where everything looked brand-new.
Ancient pines and verdant cypresses stood amid the greenery. Every brick and tree seemed to have the words "timeworn" carved into it, emphasizing that they weren't nouveau riche.
The welcoming party stood in neat formation in the plaza, led by a young man.
But he clearly looked unwell. His face was gaunt and sallow, and though he wore a formal suit, it couldn't hide how empty it hung on him.
Fu Qian recalled Captain Qiao's description from earlier. This had to be a bona fide member of the Huang Family.
But this appearance—tall and narrow, thin as a reed—was just like Huang Zhaoyan, whom he'd encountered in the furnace. They really did look like they belonged to the same family.
"Huang Jianyuan, the current family head's son."
Captain Qiao turned back and spoke quietly before getting out