Qin Chuan was immediately certain that the middle-aged man was related to his junior sister by blood, as the two shared a similarity in their features.
The junior sister was also looking at the man. Knowing her own background, she knew this man held a high position in the City Lord's Mansion, so even if he wasn't her biological father, he was likely a relative.
This man, of such high status, had never been so disrespected, especially by a junior.
For a moment, he even forgot to reprimand him, as that would have been beneath him. But since the man had already killed someone from the City Lord's Mansion, the best course of action was to eliminate this young man and his companion as quickly as possible.
This would minimize the damage to the City Lord's Mansion's reputation; otherwise, it would be a great disgrace.
"I advise you not to act. I'm not here for you; I'm here for Li Tianpeng," the junior sister said softly.
Although the man had seen the junior sister earlier, he hadn't paid her much attention until now, when he finally looked at her seriously, and he was slightly taken aback.
The junior sister looked somewhat like that person, but that wasn't the main point. The main thing was that she resembled someone else even more—a woman who had been imprisoned for decades, only younger.
At this moment, the man's expression was strange. Sometimes this wasn't intuition, but his guesses were incredibly accurate.
He was simply shocked because it was too unbelievable. He clearly remembered the situation back then. Although he hadn't deliberately done anything, he knew he had searched for that baby for a long time.
It was actually to silence them, but he hadn't made it too obvious. Although out of caution, many people felt that a baby who had been separated from its parents couldn't possibly amount to anything.
Gradually, they forgot about it, and no one mentioned it again.
Some things are forgotten, but easily remembered. Now, seeing the junior sister, he suddenly understood, which was somewhat unbelievable.
After all, the probability of this was extremely small. So many years had passed; they had even thought that the baby was no longer alive. Even if she were, she wouldn't have the ability to come here.
The middle-aged man, regaining his senses after a while, looked at his junior sister: "You're that baby?"
The junior sister's expression remained unchanged, but she simply asked, "Are you going to call him out, or should we go inside to find him?"
The middle-aged man's face flickered with uncertainty. He knew the situation was definitely not good, but he still felt the other party posed no threat, no threat to the City Lord's Mansion.
However, this woman was his elder brother's daughter. Although they had intended to kill her, she had survived. Now that she was grown up, if he acted now, would his elder brother blame him?
Therefore, he felt it was better to let his elder brother handle this personally. But could his elder brother bring himself to do it?
If he didn't kill her, wouldn't this daughter become a hidden danger for the family? After all, what they had done back then was too cruel, whatever the reason, it was simply too ruthless.
If they spared the daughter, she would be with her mother, who had sent her away and saved her life.
As long as she knew she was to be silenced, she wouldn't have any goodwill towards the City Lord's Mansion. Therefore, the wise choice was to kill her now, even if his elder brother would blame him.
This is why he hesitated, while his junior sister looked at him, seemingly smiling, and said in a low voice, "Are you still struggling with whether or not to kill me?"
Being guessed wasn't difficult, but being told it aloud made the middle-aged man feel a little embarrassed.
He was her uncle, her own uncle; this was his own niece, at least by blood.
But now he was hesitating about whether to kill her. If he had killed her before, it wouldn't have been a problem, but now, thinking about it too much made him unable to decide.
This was destined to be an unsolvable problem, an unsolvable one for him. No matter what he did, it was wrong, even worse than not doing it at all. Doing it might make him a sinner, even a scapegoat.
Suddenly, the middle-aged man shivered, thinking of his elder brother, thinking of his brother's inner turmoil. The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became, even breaking out in a cold sweat.
Because he knew that if he killed this niece, it would perfectly satisfy his elder brother.
Because if this niece died, once that woman found out, her last hope and sanctuary would be gone, and she would definitely commit suicide.
With this woman dead, the elder brother's inner turmoil was largely resolved, but someone had to take the blame, and that person happened to be himself.
Yes, he was his own brother, but so what? There were many brothers in a large family. He could even kill his own woman and daughter, let alone a brother.
Before, he had always considered his elder brother and the family, always feeling that he was his own brother, a brother born of the same mother.
But now, thinking about it, many things suddenly became clear.
"Come with me!" the middle-aged man said softly, letting out a long breath.
Sometimes, a person's decision directly determines their fate. Now he felt relieved to have passed this problem on to his elder brother.
The fact that his daughter was nowhere to be found had already caused his elder brother immense torment, because as long as that woman was alive, seeing her was torture.
Now, with another daughter, the torment would likely be even greater, perhaps even driving him insane. He was increasingly looking forward to the scene of his elder brother seeing his daughter.
The three of them entered the City Lord's Mansion together, heading directly to the main hall, a place rarely visited by ordinary people unless there was something very important to discuss.
Even if there's something to say, you have to have someone else deliver it; there aren't any dedicated guards at the gate.
The guards here are far more powerful than those at the gate, and they usually serve as the city lord's bodyguards.
When the middle-aged man appeared here with Qin Chuan and his junior sister, the guard hesitated for a moment, then nodded and went inside.
After a short while, the guard came out and nodded: "The city lord wants you to come in."
The three of them entered the spacious and enormous city lord's mansion. Inside, there was a large, empty space supported by eighteen massive stone pillars.
There were many tables and chairs—grand master chairs, eight-immortal tables—and at the very top was a large stone table covered with numerous scrolls.
Behind the stone table stood a refined middle-aged man, with excellent bearing and an aura that was pleasing to the eye.
A few strands of white hair had appeared in the middle-aged man's hair, but this only added to his inexplicable and unique charm.