"Suspicious?" Beneath her thick, dark eyelashes, Shang Xinci's gaze shifted thoughtfully.
Zhang Zhu nodded, his expression turning solemn. "In fact, I've been suspicious of them ever since we entered Bandit Monkey Mountain. Miss, you offered a reward of a hundred and fifty Primeval Stones. It's such a huge sum, yet they weren't the least bit moved. That really makes one think."
Pausing for a moment, he continued, "These past few days, I've been secretly observing them and discovered even more suspicious points. First, they rarely interact with the other house slaves, almost as if they're trying to turn themselves invisible. Second, they've turned down recruitment offers from many clans, no matter how generous the terms were."
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