As though confirming Xue Fuyao's words, a rat as large as a cat darted past a distant corner.
The rat was not a Spirit Beast, merely the most ordinary sort of large rat, except that this one was exceptionally big.
The instant they saw the rat, the two maids, Purple-Clothed and Pink-Clothed, went pale with fright and instinctively hid behind Gu Zhinan.
Xue Fuyao watched, somewhat speechless. Was that really necessary? Being so frightened of an ordinary mortal beast? There were plenty of monster beasts more disgusting than rats.
"Brother Gu, you'd better comfort your two maids. I'll wait for you up ahead."
The relationship between these two maids and Gu Zhinan was clearly not simple, so she would stop being an eyesore here.
Ahead stood the City Lord's Mansion that Gu Zhinan had just been heading toward. As it happened, while she was up above earlier, she had also sensed something unusual inside it. Compared with the direction she had sent Big Treasure in, however, the things in the City Lord's Mansion were quite inconspicuous.
When Xue Fuyao entered the brand-new City Lord's Mansion, she found a scene of utter disarray inside. Clearly, someone had arrived here before them.
But on reflection, that made sense. As the most conspicuous building in these ruins, the City Lord's Mansion must have drawn quite a few explorers.
"Young master, we..."
"Shh."
Xue Fuyao placed her index finger against her lips, stopping Shadow Three from saying anything further.
Seeing this, Shadow Three immediately took the hint, closed his mouth, and followed quietly behind Xue Fuyao.
Meanwhile, Xue Fuyao acted as though she were out shopping, holding a Storage Bag and gathering up all the things scattered haphazardly across the floor.
Of course, she did not take everything. She did not even touch the