"Cousin, come into the courtyard with me!"
The Second Young Miss waited until Li Changqing and his two companions disappeared from sight, then called to Chen Lin and entered the courtyard with her maid.
Chen Lin considered briefly, then followed.
She must have had something in mind to cover for him, but that was fine. He wanted to learn about Four Directions City anyway, so he might as well engage with her.
The maid closed the gate, and the three walked straight into the inner courtyard without a word.
Only after they entered a somewhat shabby but very clean room did the Second Young Miss turn around and look Chen Lin up and down.
"You were rather rash."
"Our Zhou Estate may not be one of the Six Great Lineages, but we still have considerable resources. Our guards are all powerful fighters. If your identity is exposed after you barge in so recklessly, I won't be able to help you."
Chen Lin was taken aback.
She seemed to have mistaken him for someone else.
After some thought, he decided not to explain.
He smiled. "I was indeed careless. Please don't hold it against me, miss."
Seeing his agreeable attitude, her expression softened slightly.
Then she asked gravely, "How confident are you?"
"Well..."
For a moment, Chen Lin did not know how to answer.
Seeing straight wrinkles form on her square forehead, he immediately thumped his chest.
"Rest assured, miss. Since I dared to come, I'm naturally completely confident. But to be cautious, please go over the specifics with me again. Ideally, we should work out a more reliable plan."
"Completely confident?"
She glanced at Chen Lin.
Then she scoffed. "Are all you people from the Shadow Gate this arrogant?"
The Shadow Gate?
The name immediately sparked an association in Chen