He had heard that his daughter had run away to Heyin.
Zhao Feng looked at Xu Xie expectantly.
He rubbed his hands uneasily, mulling it over for a long while before saying, "This is a family matter, after all. In principle, I shouldn't trouble Wenzhu to intervene, but—I can't exactly lead my family retainers and troops into your Heyin to arrest someone. What do you think..."
Qin Li's brow twitched violently at the side.
Zhao Feng's words seemed light and casual, but they carried enormous implications—he was genuinely treating Xu Xie as a governor, respecting the other party's territorial authority and refusing to enter his domain with troops without permission, rather than treating Xu Xie as a fellow subordinate under the same lord.
He knew Zhao Feng was rough on the outside but meticulous within, but—did Da Yi truly not know that one of the reasons their lord wanted part of Heyin was...
Xu Xie had his back to Qin Li, so he naturally failed to notice the subtle change in the other man's expression. All his attention was on Zhao Feng.
The two of them had drunk and talked candidly not long ago, each revealing part of himself to the other, and their relationship had rapidly grown closer. Xu Xie therefore hadn't paid much attention to the position hidden behind Zhao Feng's words. He replied readily, "That's fine. I'll send word the moment there's any news of your daughter."
Half of Zhao Feng's hanging heart settled.
He was just about to say that Qin Li and Xu Xie had worked hard helping him look for his daughter, and that he would host a meal for them today, when Qin Li suddenly added, "You say she went to Heyin, and that makes it Heyin? With your niece's sharp mind, it's