Ueno Kei frowned and thought for a moment without speaking. Although the kunai had shifted away a little, it was still close to the middle-aged man's throat, close enough to take his life at any time.
The middle-aged man looked fearfully at Ueno Kei, then stared bitterly at the kunai at his throat. Just now, he had only hesitated for an instant. After all, the head of the household had previously instructed him that he absolutely must not reveal the identities of those guests.
But now that his life was at stake, the middle-aged man could no longer care about all that.
Ueno Kei pondered for only a short while before looking coldly at the middle-aged man. Although his face was completely hidden behind the mask, that icy chill made the middle-aged man, who had only just managed to stop panicking, become terrified all over again.
Was this lord really going to cut him down? Terror showed in the middle-aged man's eyes, but after weighing his options, he obediently kept quiet.
After all, he still could not be sure whether this lord truly intended to kill him. It was better not to act rashly. Still, if it really came down to the final moment, then even if he had no choice, he would have to fight for his life!
"I'm asking you, where are those ninjas staying? Do you know?" Ueno Kei asked coldly.
"I... I know... I brought meals to those lords."
"Very good. Roughly where?"
"My lord, they're in the row of rooms in the west wing, near the valley."
"Mm. Is anyone else staying in the west wing?"
"No. Because the head of the household doesn't want anyone else to know the whereabouts of those ninja lords. And also because those lords said that without their orders,