Only in the early afternoon did Chen Shi'an finally finish settling Zhang Xiaocui and her mother in.
Buying a house, moving, buying a female slave...
The old woman and Zhang Xiaocui thanked Chen Shi'an over and over, insisting that he stay for dinner.
Only after repeatedly declining did Chen Shi'an manage to take his leave.
He immediately went to East Street and found Hou Fang.
After exchanging a few pleasantries, Chen Shi'an told him about Su Qingrou and the others leaving.
Hou Fang was both surprised and happy for Su Qingrou.
Chen Shi'an explained why he had come, hoping Hou Fang could find a way to list Su Qingrou and the others as missing persons.
People going missing was a common occurrence in Windrise Stronghold.
Once they were listed as missing, no one would investigate further.
The departure of Su Qingrou, Chen Tiantian, and the others would then draw no attention.
Chen Shi'an was already standing on the edge of the storm brewing in Windrise Stronghold. If anyone learned about Su Qingrou and Chen Tiantian, it would very likely prompt interested parties to dig deeper-people like Wang Tianye or Song Yuan.
Su Qingrou, Chen Tiantian, and the others had already left Windrise Stronghold, and Chen Shi'an no longer had anything holding him back. However, if the people concerned asked about it, he would inevitably have to spend time and words explaining.
The slight complication was that Chen Tiantian was a Reserve Divination Medium of Windrise Stronghold, which made her status somewhat sensitive.
That was also why Chen Shi'an had sought out Hou Fang, hoping he could think of a solution.
Hou Fang frowned slightly. "Tiantian's status makes this a little troublesome. She's a person of special concern, so her report has to be filed separately."
Chen Shi'an smiled faintly. "If