Left with no other choice, Ning Yu and Niu Mountain could only nod with apologetic smiles.
Lin Zhong ignored the two buffoons. He shot Chun Ying a meaningful look before hoisting Lv Jiunan's corpse over his shoulder and darting away.
Chun Ying understood his unspoken message. After a moment of hesitation, she instructed Ning Yu and Niu Mountain to continue standing guard, then turned and walked to the study.
Taking a moment to calm her Heart Spirit, she raised a hand and knocked on the door. "Young Master."
"Come in."
Chun Ying pushed the door open and stepped inside, catching from the corner of her eye that Chen Yunfan was bent over his desk, writing something. She turned to close the door behind her.
"Young Master, Uncle Zhong came to see you about..."
Before she could finish, Chen Yunfan interrupted her in a flat tone. "Do you truly not know why he came here carrying Lv Jiunan's corpse?
