After a relatively minor incident, Yan Xing bid farewell to Grey Mouse and left Li Jiya's tavern, then continued discreetly to the Lord's Mansion.
Outside the towering gates of the Lord's Mansion, the number of sentinels on duty was noticeably reduced.
Upon seeing Yan Xing reveal his identity, the guard officer immediately welcomed him inside.
"Lord Yan Xing... Lord Earl instructed us to take you to him immediately as soon as you arrived."
Yan Xing followed the guard officer inside and asked, "Why are there so few guards here? Even if the front lines are short on troops, it shouldn't come to drafting you, the Theodore Family's personal soldiers, right?"
The guard officer, aware of Yan Xing's standing in Count Theodore's esteem, answered respectfully, "My lord... Miss Hibel went to Storm City, and Lord Earl has dispatched half of the family's personal troops to accompany her."
Hibel went to Storm City?
