After nightfall, going out on the streets was forbidden?
What did that mean, a curfew?
But wasn't Jufeng City an independent city? There was no prefectural office, no soldiers. What was the point of a curfew?
Besides, they'd said earlier that in Jufeng City, doors were left unlocked at night and lost items were never taken.
A place this harmonious and prosperous, yet it had such a rule. If there wasn't something wrong with that, then something truly strange was afoot.
Chen Changan and Mu Yunyao exchanged a glance. Then Chen Changan asked, "Why is there such a rule?"
"After nightfall, is your Jufeng City not peaceful?"
"I heard that ghosts and spirits often appear in Jufeng City after nightfall."
"So it's better not to go out at night. It's safer."
Ghosts and spirits appearing?
"I see. I understand. Don't worry, I won't go out tonight."
They chatted for a while longer, but Chen Changan didn't get much more information from Third Young Master Gu.
After all, the young master was a not particularly bright wastrel who believed whatever people told him. No one would likely share too much with someone like him.
Before long, the waiter brought over the food and wine.
"Big brother, since fate brought us together, let's—"
"You call him big brother, then who am I?"
Before Third Young Master Gu could finish, another voice suddenly came from outside the private room.
At the sound, Third Young Master Gu shuddered all over, panic filling his eyes.
"Damn it, my real big brother is here!"
It was clear that Third Young Master Gu was terrified of his own elder brother. The man had said only one sentence, and the boy's legs were already trembling.
The eldest young master of the Gu Family—the Young City Lord of Jufeng