The visitor's aura was unfamiliar.
Chen Yi offered a word of warning before silently slipping out of the room.
Lou Yuxue watched him leave with suspicion. She tilted her head and listened for a moment but heard nothing.
Just as she was about to speak, she suddenly heard a voice laced with amusement right by her ear:
"Lady Tiger, this wonton shop of yours is doing pretty well."
Lou Yuxue froze and turned to look out the window.
She saw a plain-looking, middle-aged man in a raincoat ducking through the window.
"Sir?"
Lou Yuxue recognized the man and immediately dropped to one knee.
"This is Lady Tiger. I was unaware of your arrival, Lord General. Please forgive me."
The middle-aged man known as "General" waved a dismissive hand. He took off his raincoat, revealing the roughspun clothes beneath, and spoke in a relaxed, deliberate tone:
"There's no blame for the unknowing. Rise."
"Yes."
