The two arrived at a dead-end alley.
The secret passage lay directly beneath the alley. Luo Xiong looked at the wall to his left.
After pondering for a moment, he finally gritted his teeth and climbed over it with his son.
The moment they climbed in, they were discovered by the guards watching over the courtyard.
"Who goes there?" Several guards hurried over, drawing their blades and surrounding Luo Xiong and his son.
"Keep your voices down. I'm Luo Xiong, the city lord," Luo Xiong hurriedly explained.
"Oh." The guard immediately understood and asked, "Why has City Lord Luo come in this manner?"
"I want to see brother Liu," Luo Xiong said bluntly.
"My apologies, but Lord Liu has not been seeing anyone lately," the guard replied.
"Why?" Luo Xiong was taken aback.
"My lord did not say, and this lowly one did not dare ask," the guard replied with a smile.
Hearing this, Luo Xiong fell silent for a moment.
Luo Jin looked at his father, somewhat confused. Just who was this Lord Liu?
He had made quite a name for himself in Fengming City, yet he had never heard of such a person.
"Please help me pass a message to Lord Liu. Tell him that City Lord Luo Xiong seeks an audience," Luo Xiong finally said.
"My attitude on previous occasions was improper. I hope Lord Liu will not hold it against me."
The guard hesitated for a moment before finally nodding.
Not long afterward, the guard strode out and said with a smile, "City Lord Luo, my lord invites you in."
Luo Xiong nodded slightly and muttered, "So he really was waiting for me here!"
He brought Luo Jin into the main hall.
The hall was empty at the moment, so Luo Xiong could only wait patiently.