Jiang Yue's calm demeanor gradually helped Little Deer regain her composure. She felt a sense of security around him unlike anything she had ever experienced since infiltrating this area.
With Jiang Yue's vision-sharing skill guiding them, they soon reached the underground chamber.
Neither of them had made any effort to suppress the sound of their footsteps, so naturally, they alerted the guards in the basement.
Before long, two of them appeared on either side of the passage entrance.
When they saw that the visitors were Feng Dengfeng and Brother Tang, both guards looked surprised and hurried forward to bow respectfully.
"Sir, Brother Tang, what brings you two here so late at night?"
Jiang Yue gave a faint nod. "What's the situation inside?"
The two guards didn't suspect anything. One of them replied, "Same as always. He's stubborn, and we can't get anything out of him. No matter what we do, he won't talk. You'd never guess the old guy was just a scholar. He's got quite a backbone. Isn't he afraid we'll kill him?"
The other guard said, "Sir, didn't you just come by yesterday? Nothing's changed."
He'd come by yesterday?
Jiang Yue's heart tightened slightly. He hadn't known about that. He'd have to be careful, or he might give himself away with one careless mistake.
Without showing any reaction, he nodded. "Things have changed a little. This place may have drawn someone's attention."
The two guards frowned in surprise. "Sir, we're in the core area, and with the men we have stationed here, who would dare come snatch something from right under our noses?"
"Heh. It's not as simple as you think," Jiang Yue said coolly.
Hearing him say that, the guards didn't dare question him. How could they doubt Sir Dengfeng?
"You two, bring him out," Little Deer