The reason this fat Fish Demon was so terrified was that it had realized the truth in an instant.
If no one had taken those humans away, then someone must have entered and rescued them!
Those humans were the main course for the future banquet... If they had lost them, wouldn't the Water Lord skin it alive?
The steward saw the fat Fish Demon's panicked expression and instantly realized something as well.
He rushed forward, grabbed the fat Fish Demon by the collar, and demanded:
"What happened? Why are you panicking like this?"
The fat Fish Demon wore a mournful face and muttered:
"Those people... those people are all gone!"
Hearing this, the steward's expression turned exceedingly ugly.
"All gone? What happened? Explain yourself clearly!"
The fat Fish Demon's voice trembled.
It shakily explained the entire sequence of events.
After hearing it, the steward felt the world spin around him and nearly collapsed.
Yet under the pressure of death, he gritted his teeth and held on. He grabbed the fat Fish Demon by the collar and went to find Lei Yunqiu, the current chief steward of the Water Mansion.
Lei Yunqiu was Lei Meng's relative and held considerable status within the Water Mansion, with an independent courtyard of his own.
The steward hurried over with the fat Fish Demon and hastily knocked on the gate.
Before long, a lovely concubine opened the door and asked, "What happened? Why are you in such a hurry?"
The steward pulled a long face and hurriedly said, "It is an urgent matter!"
"Please ask Madam Yin to inform Chief Steward Lei at once!"
The lovely concubine nodded. Not long afterward,
she came back out and said, "Go in quickly."
The two rushed inside.
Lei Yunqiu was handling documents that resembled case files.
When he