That was right. The little shop was tiny and had no customers, but its goods were outrageously expensive.
But now wasn't the time to discuss that. The old man stormed into the back courtyard, furious. "What's going on? I told you to keep a low profile, and your kid's gone and caused trouble."
"Sorry, senior. I'll bring him back right away and make sure he doesn't go out again."
"What good will that do? You bring him back, and Yu Shan will show up right after."
"Then we'll deal with him."
"Fine. Let's see how bold you are when you're exposed."
"What should we do, then?"
"Forget about him. Let him do as he pleases. I haven't taught him any of my clan's battle skills, so he won't be able to keep this up for long."
"Hmph. Even if you had taught him, it wouldn't matter. Times have changed. The world isn't as closed off as it was back then. Some battle skills that were powerful in our era might not be much use in this one."
"But we still can't let our guard down."
"Let's move after this Yin God Festival."
"Sorry for the trouble, senior. Please go handle things outside."
"Do I owe you people something? Coming out with your clan has been nothing but bad luck. I thought you'd be the ones looking after me, but now I'm the one looking after you."
"We can't help it. Who could've guessed our clan would be hunted down? We don't even know who's pulling the strings in the shadows. If Lord Lu were still around, things wouldn't have come to this."
The old man fell silent for a moment and sighed. He said no more.
Times had changed, and so had many things.
This was Lu Yin's second