While everyone was talking about him, Huang Tian changed into a brand-new uniform for a Martial Guard captain: a long robe of dark black, embroidered with a unicorn galloping on all fours. It gave him a cold, imposing air.
He hung his waist token and white jade pendant in place, left his saber behind, and walked out. Hailing a carriage at random, he headed for Huang Manor.
After winding along the road, the carriage finally stopped in front of a residence.
He told the driver to wait at the gate, then stepped down. Looking at the familiar entrance and its signboard, he walked toward it without haste.
The two servants standing guard at the gate looked up as someone approached.
Familiar!
So familiar!
"Fourth Young Master?!" the shorter servant cried out.
The taller servant noticed the clothes he was wearing. "That's the official uniform of the Martial Guard. It looks like the kind only a captain can wear!"
As gatekeepers at Huang Manor, they knew the various official uniforms and waist tokens by heart.
"Fourth Young Master, are you—"
"Open the gate."
Overwhelmed by the pressure rolling off him, the taller servant nodded repeatedly and pushed the gate open, marveling inwardly. "How did Fourth Young Master become a captain in the Martial Guard? Could he have become an eighth-rank martial artist? Good heavens, it hasn't even been a month!"
Watching Huang Tian stride into the manor and head for the east wing, the taller servant said, "You stay here and guard the gate. I'll go inform the master that Fourth Young Master is back."
"All right," the shorter servant replied.
The taller servant hurried along the path to the main hall. Huang Xunjiu was just then sitting there, sipping tea in a relaxed manner. Seeing the servant rush in, he