Xiluo blinked and saw the man in the lead wave his right arm. The soldiers beside him immediately spread out, surrounding Xiluo, the lord, and the others.
The man himself strode over to the old lord.
Xiluo noticed that when the man approached and spotted Alice, his expression visibly darkened. He then took hold of the old lord to support him and glared at the butler and the woman in her forties beside the old lord.
"What are you two servants doing? Why did you let my father come here? Are you trying to get him killed? Don't you know what condition he's in?"
As he spoke, he tried to help the old lord into the castle.
"Cough, cough, cough... Stop! You bastard!"
The old lord shook his arm hard, barely managing to pull it out of the man's grasp, then glared at him.
"You bastard! I know all about what happened to Alice!
"Cough, cough, cough... Tell me! Was this your doing? Cough, cough, cough..."
"Father! What are you talking about? I have no idea! Please return to your room and rest at once!"
The man in the lead took hold of the old lord again, trying to bring him back inside.
"Get away from me! Andy! Cough, cough, cough... Drive him away! Far away! I don't want to see him! Cough, cough, cough..."
The old lord growled furiously. Barely finishing his words, he broke into another fit of coughing.
"Father!"
"Lord Field! Please keep your distance from his lordship."
The paladin placed a hand on Field's shoulder and warned him.
"..."
Field narrowed his eyes slightly and took a small step back, but he was unwilling to leave it at that and continued.
"Father! I don't know what you're talking about! Do you think I've done something wicked