He Even Had His Back to Both of Them While Drinking Tea???

As Lin Tian's will extended into the main guest room,

he immediately discovered that the courtyard was not empty.

Someone clearly lived here.

Studying the traces of daily life,

Lin Tian found it rather strange.

If someone lived here, why had Madam Ma brought him here?

As his will continued to spread,

Lin Tian suddenly froze.

He quickly withdrew the Martial Dao Will he had sent into the room.

For he had realized that not only did someone live here,

but if he had seen correctly,

that someone was a woman!

This was a courtyard where a woman lived?

Lin Tian's expression turned awkward.

After all, the clothes he had just seen were hardly the sort one would normally leave out in plain sight.

Wh-what kind of place is this?

For once, a trace of panic showed on his face.

He had never encountered anything like this before.

If the owner returned now,

explaining himself would be another headache...

Should I leave the courtyard first?

Another misunderstanding would be the last thing I need...

The more Lin Tian thought about it, the more sense it made.

He promptly rose to his feet.

But before he could turn toward the courtyard gate,

a young woman's sharp voice rang out behind him. "Who are you? Why are you here?"

At the sound, Lin Tian immediately guessed that the courtyard's owner had returned.

Troublesome, he thought.

The very thing he had feared had happened.

Still, he did not panic too much.

A straight body had no fear of a crooked shadow.

He had done nothing wrong,

so there was nothing he needed to explain away.

But before Lin Tian could turn and speak,

he stepped sideways.

A rush of force swept past his back.

An attack slammed into the bluestone paving with a