The people from Tianze arrived sooner than expected.
That day, while Gu Shengyin was out hunting with Shih Lei, she received a system notification: the search party sent by the Emperor of Tianze to find her had already reached this small mountain village.
"What's wrong, Ah Luan?" Shih Lei noticed something amiss in her expression and asked.
Gu Shengyin raised an eyebrow and smiled at him, "My people have arrived!"
Shih Lei immediately understood her meaning—had her subordinates come searching for her?
The two of them lost interest in hunting and casually packed up to return to the small mountain village.
Upon entering, Shih Lei sensed something was off.
At this hour, the village was usually bustling with activity.
But today, it was eerily quiet; even Auntie Zhang's wolf pup didn't howl like usual.
As they walked deeper into the village, they finally found the cause at the entrance to Shih Lei's yard.
