When Lu Chen and Shen Lang arrived, they happened to overhear the conversation in the courtyard.
"Someone from Lotus Tower?" Master White Willow frowned.
"Master, you have sharp eyes." The woman dressed in men's clothing smiled and cupped her fists.
"Heh." Master White Willow's tone was lazy. "I had long heard that Lotus Tower's Ninth Young Master disliked hairpins and skirts, her gallant bearing surpassing even that of men. Seeing you today, your reputation is indeed well deserved."
Ninth Young Master smiled faintly. "Master, your time is precious, so I shall speak plainly. Our Lotus Tower has been watching Shen Lang for quite some time, under Governor Yang's commission.
"I came today because I did not wish to let the Martial Patrol Office pluck this ripe fruit for nothing. I ask that you do us this favor and hand him over to me."
Following her gaze, Master White Willow glanced at Shen Lang beside Lu Chen, then withdrew his eyes and shook his head.
"I don't concern myself with that. The task assigned to me from above is to protect this man. Whoever wants to take him away must first ask whether I agree. Don't talk to me about jianghu righteousness, who came first or who came later. I only know how to treat illness; I don't understand all those twists and turns. If you have the skill, go talk to Dongfang Cang.
"If he nods, I'll release him at once."
Hearing this, Lu Chen's heart settled somewhat.
His gaze swept across the two old men behind Ninth Young Master. Their presence was formidable; they were indeed Nine Seals experts. In the jianghu, they would already be worthy of founding sects and standing as their masters.
But no matter how formidable Nine Seals practitioners were, before an Internal Force expert,