Yet after Zhong Baiye and Shenhe had traveled together for a day or two, no men in black had shown up to cause trouble, leaving him feeling rather embarrassed.
He had gone out of his way to ask Cloud Retainer for help because of those men in black, only for them not to come looking for trouble. How shameless of them.
But after giving it some thought, Zhong Baiye realized where the problem lay.
In the past, even when he was with Keqing, some monsters would always come charging at them with no regard for their lives.
Lately, however, he had noticed that no monsters dared come anywhere near them. It was downright unbelievable.
Zhong Baiye glanced at his utterly expressionless aunt beside him and confirmed that she was the reason for all this.
Even Zhong Baiye could feel a chilling aura whenever he approached Shenhe.
Under the pressure of that aura, what monster would dare approach?
They might have been monsters, but they were not idiots. Even monsters knew when something would get them killed.
The men in black had most likely noticed this strange phenomenon too, which was why they had not rashly attacked Zhong Baiye and Shenhe.
Although their failure to attack had left Zhong Baiye a little disappointed, he felt pleasantly surprised when he saw who was blocking the road ahead.
While Zhong Baiye had been pondering those questions, a group of Treasure Hoarders had actually jumped out and blocked their path, intending to rob him.
Zhong Baiye had been getting frustrated over his inability to find the men in black. Seeing these Treasure Hoarders volunteer to become his punching bags delighted him to no end.
The Treasure Hoarders were just about to issue some threats when they saw Zhong Baiye give them a strange smile,