Given this woman's constant flirtation, he could think of no reason she would betray the Extreme Fire Sect for them other than their masculine charms.
Even though he knew that was unrealistic.
Thus, he also suspected that she might already know who they were.
Seeing neither man react to her mention of the Extreme Fire Sect, Yin Xu immediately understood that they were indeed people qualified to have dealings with the sect.
Given their relationship, that was as far as she could go. After a brief pause, she asked, "We shouldn't keep Commissioner Lou waiting. Would you two like to avoid him?"
Shi Chun thought for a moment, then asked in return, "Can we? You said yourself, Sister Hong, that if he wanted to see us, he could find any number of excuses, and this is his territory. If we've misunderstood, so be it. If he really wants to see us, there's no need to put you in a difficult position. Meeting him won't hurt."
With that settled, Yin Xu no longer had to worry. She rose with a smile blooming like a flower. "All right, wait here. I'll be right back."
Shi Chun extended a hand, gesturing for her to go ahead.
Only after she and Tian Shen had walked some distance away did Yin Xu say coldly, "Lou Xiu didn't come barging in at this hour for no reason. He knew I was entertaining guests. Earlier, the City Guard didn't even know where they were staying, and no outsiders knew I was hosting a banquet on the roof. Who leaked the news?"
This was no small matter to her. Some of the things they did here could not bear the light of day. If someone got hold of something they could use against her, the consequences could be