"Th-thank you."
County Lady Baojin spoke, momentarily overwhelmed by the unexpected favor.
The Shadow Pavilion was notorious for being difficult to deal with. Who would have thought they would welcome them as honored guests? It was truly unexpected.
Chu Lange, on the other hand, was visiting for the first time. Accustomed to being waited on, she saw nothing unusual about it.
While the three of them waited, Chu Youning kept feeling that something was off, though she could not quite put her finger on it.
"System, don't you think something's strange?"
[Aside from quite a few people sneaking peeks at you and looking rather excited, there's nothing strange.]
System answered calmly.
Understanding instantly dawned on Chu Youning.
"Wait... why are they sneaking peeks at me? And why are they excited?"
So, when the person who had led them here arranged for several boxes of jewelry to be brought over, Chu Youning sprang to her feet and darted to his side.
She pressed the little stun baton in her hand against his waist.
"Tell me the truth. What's your name, and why are the people of the Shadow Pavilion spying on me?"
A flicker of astonishment crossed his eyes before he could not help laughing.
"My name is Qian Lei. You have Master's sword hairpin, so the Shadow Pavilion considers you something of a master too. It's rare for you to visit the Shadow Pavilion. Those lads probably got too excited to contain themselves."
Far from finding anything wrong with Chu Youning's actions, Qian Lei was rather pleased.
The boss was right. The woman who won Master's heart really does have some skills.
Hearing this, Chu Youning relaxed.
"Qian Lei? Don't tell me you also have people called Qian Sen, Qian Xin, and Qian Yao here?"
"We do."
Qian