"Of course he's impressive. Why would someone like Old Mr. Yuan keep a burden around?" Lin Qianqian said lightly, but her words only heightened everyone's curiosity about Bai Yu.
"What a shame. If we hadn't been kicked out, I'd have liked to see what other surprises those three had in store for us." Yao Shunyu turned to look back the way they had come, but the front hall doors had already been shut.
"I'd advise you not to get any ideas. If we want to make it through this alive, we'll need to rely on those three."
Unlike Yao Shunyu's frivolity, Li Bai's voice held a note of caution.
Just as Jiang Cheng had once judged her, she was one of the more reasonable people in the mission. She didn't want trouble and wasn't overly aggressive, but that didn't mean she was incapable. She simply knew when to keep what she'd figured out to herself.
Yao Shunyu spread his hands, putting on an innocent expression. "Miss Li, what are you talking about? I don't understand a word. Brother Jiang, could you translate what Miss Li said for me?"
Sensing that Yao Shunyu had turned his attention to him, Jiang Cheng had no intention of responding. He was a clever man who wasn't particularly likable.
The awkward silence didn't last long. Everyone was drawn to the commotion in the distance, where they could just make out the glow of firelight.
A figure came stumbling toward them. The moment Laifu spotted Jiang Cheng and the others, his eyes lit up. Ding Zhenzong glared at him in displeasure and threatened him viciously. "What the hell are you people doing? Do you want to die? Weren't you supposed to keep the whole residence quiet?"
"Masters, I'm terribly sorry. Someone came from the eldest young