No one answered.
Nor did anyone dare to.
Were they supposed to say that just moments ago, they had been plotting to marry his sister into their family, then swallow up the Lin Family and turn the two families into one?
Zhou You had deliberately disguised himself when he infiltrated the Kuxia Family estate. They had no idea he had already paid them a visit, and assumed an agreement had been reached in private.
Of course, before this, no matter how outrageous the rumors were, these people would not have been too frightened. After all, however they looked at it, he was just one man, while they had all the Kuxia Family's troops, along with their two trump cards: the Wild Hunt Cavalry and the Thunderclap Army.
But now...
After one fierce battle after another, especially that last wave of attacks from the monstrosities, their soldiers had suffered devastating losses. The Thunderclap Army had little strength left either. And more importantly...
They had seen him walk out through the Wenton Family's gates with their own eyes.
What that meant was already self-evident.
That Duke Wenton, the Duke Wenton who loomed over everyone's heads like a mountain...
Had been slaughtered by this man!
A long moment passed.
Only then did someone step forward with an awkward smile. Judging by where he had been standing, he was probably one of the Kuxia Family's leaders.
"Well, Mr. Zhou..."
Zhou You glanced at him.
It was a perfectly ordinary glance, yet the man's legs involuntarily began to tremble.
"On behalf of the Kuxia Family, I would like to express our deepest gratitude for your righteous assistance. You..."
Before he could finish, Zhou You cut him off.
"What's your name?"
"Uh, Simon Brand..."
"Oh, so your name isn't Lin Xue."
"Huh?"
Looking at that bewildered