Old Acquaintances Sharing a Boat, Enemies Traveling Together (Middle)

Receiving such treatment, Zhou Hu was flattered, but he was also a worldly man. After bowing in thanks, he took the teacup in his hand without even wetting his lips, and replied, "If I may make bold as to tell the Master, Manager Zhu once gave me specific instructions that the Master prefers tranquility over activity. Therefore, when arranging the separate courtyard, he specially found this location, and there are indeed hardly any neighbors around." "That little girl at the door..." "That one?" Before coming, Zhou Hu had naturally thoroughly understood the situation. "That one came along with True Person Gui Yan. However, the two of them live quite far apart, and coming to the Master's place today is perhaps out of mischief..." Saying this, he abruptly stopped. As a manager on the boat, he only needed to faithfully report the situation; as for judgments and the like, there was no need to say them at all. Otherwise, if it caused the guest to misjudge and run into trouble, what should be done? Besides, Gui Yan had a monstrous reputation, and the little girl by her side should not be an ordinary person either. Some people on the boat might harbor filthy thoughts, but Zhou Hu felt that Gui Yan gave this little girl too much freedom, and the little girl herself had a completely natural disposition, not looking like someone under another's control or struck by a heart-bewitching technique. Of course, with Gui Yan's mastery of demonic arts, even if she truly used tricks, it would be hard for him to see through it. Yu Ci was actually asking something he already knew, merely using this matter as an introductory lead, and cared not a whit about what Zhou Hu thought. He then asked about the other people, and