"Marquis Xiao, forgive me for visiting so late at night."
Li Fu stood straight, roughly eight feet tall. Though dressed in casual clothes, his bearing was no less impressive than Elder Master Xiao's.
He was also handsome, with thick brows, keen eyes, and a high, broad nose. That face could attract plenty of beauties wherever he went.
Indeed, Li Fu had been very popular with young women in his youth. Many unmarried daughters of prominent households throughout Shuzhou had sent matchmakers to his door.
It was also how he had earned the name "Jade-Faced Scholar."
Outsiders had originally thought that, with his talent and good looks, Li Fu would become the prized son-in-law of some aristocratic family. No one had expected him to marry a woman from an ordinary household instead.
Even more unexpectedly, after failing the Imperial Examination twice and only making the golden list on his third attempt, he had managed to become Shuzhou's Commander-in-Chief in just fifteen years.
That alone spoke volumes about Li Fu's character and methods.
Elder Master Xiao naturally knew all this. Yet as he watched Li Fu bow respectfully before him, his expression was somewhat complicated.
Tonight, an intruder had barely entered the Xiao Family's residence before Li Fu arrived on their heels. Elder Master Xiao could hardly avoid suspecting that he had something to do with it.
"All who come from afar are guests. Come inside and talk."
Li Fu bowed slightly, privately puzzled by Elder Master Xiao's attitude toward him. It seemed different from what he had expected.
He had deliberately chosen to visit late at night, of course, not because he had anything to do with some petty thief breaking into the Marquis's mansion, but simply because he did not want too many people knowing he had already arrived in