Huo Yanxing changed into a night-suit, his hood pulled down low. As soon as he stepped out of the gates of the Marquis's Estate, he saw two carriages waiting in the side alley. One bore the lanterns of the Fang family, while the other, with its exquisite carvings, was clearly from the Xue family.
"How is she?" two voices asked in unison.
Xue Guangbai and Fang Cili stepped forward to meet him. Huo Yanxing, however, did not say a word. He pulled his hood tighter and, with a few agile leaps, vanished into the street corner, leaving the two men staring at the empty alleyway, blinking at one another.
Chapter 138