Shen Tang could still manage a cheerful smile on the surface.
Inside, she had already begun furiously cursing the heavens.
Damn!
Were they messing with her for fun???
She had failed to find the two little ones, Lin Feng and the other, and had even lost Lili's whole group of grown men. Wuhui and Banbu had remained in Xiaocheng, their fates unknown...
It had taken all her willpower to suppress the urge to swear.
Gu Chi: "..."
He lowered his eyes as he silently sipped his tea.
Turning aside, he murmured to Qi Shan, "Qi Yuanliang, sorry for the trouble."
Qi Baffled: "???"
Gu Ren was a warmhearted man. He took the initiative to ask whether she wanted him to send people out to search again, but Shen Tang politely declined. It was not that she was unmoved; she simply knew how difficult it was to find someone amid the current chaos. Gu Ren was not a local, either, and had no particular relationship with her...
Accepting such a huge favor for nothing would be awkward.
She intended to search herself.
Seeing that Shen Tang refused his goodwill, Gu Ren could not press the matter. Instead, he smiled and changed the subject, bringing up Shao Chong.
No one knew his own troublesome child's temper and abilities better than Gu Ren. When he heard from Chao Lian that Shen Tang and Shao Chong had exchanged several hundred blows, he was astonished—and thoroughly tempted. Such a fine talent would be a shame to miss.
But—
After some probing, he discovered that this Young Master Shen looked gentle and easygoing, even possessing a touch of childish playfulness. Yet whenever he hinted at recruiting him, the boy always laughed and smoothly changed the subject. After one or two attempts, Gu Ren understood what he