Watching the grim expressions on those faces from afar, the four felt a sudden jolt of alarm and a powerful sense of unease.
Without disturbing the people in the courtyard, each lost in their own thoughts, the four slipped inside and took their places in the farthest corner.
"Lord Chen, it's been almost half a month. What exactly is going on? Could you go in and ask?"
"Otherwise, we'll just keep waiting outside the courtyard. We can't go on like this!"
The Qi Family Ancestor was the first to lose patience. He turned to Chen Tai'an and asked anxiously.
He had led the entire Qi Family to relocate to Great Qi, staking all their lives and fortunes on that young man.
If anything truly happened to him, the Qi Family would likely find itself in an exceedingly awkward position overnight.
Chen Tai'an shook his head. His voice was cold and devoid of emotion. "Before Lord Luo entered seclusion, he specifically ordered that no one set foot in the courtyard."
"Allowing you into the courtyard already goes against Lord Luo's orders."
"Please don't make things difficult for me."
The Divine Temple Ancestor looked at Chen Tai'an, who was lying with a perfectly straight face, and a flicker of surprise crossed his eyes.
"Kid Chen, when did Lord Luo give that order? How come I didn't know?"
He edged two steps toward Chen Tai'an and murmured the question into his ear.
As the figurehead of the Great Qi Dynasty's Divine Temple, he only knew that the Golden Body Divine Appearance had suddenly manifested to guard this place.
Beyond that, he knew nothing.
Since even he hadn't heard of any order, Chen Tai'an's words naturally piqued his curiosity.
Chen Tai'an had also taken it upon himself to activate Capital City's defensive array and