Nonetheless, Qianye was sure that someone was hiding there. It was just that they were highly skilled in concealment, so much so that even his Eye of Truth was rendered ineffective. Qianye had never encountered such a situation all this time. The Eye of Truth would only lose its effect against experts at the level of a heavenly monarch or close.

Qianye broke into a frown and was just about to start searching the surroundings when he sensed something behind him.

He looked back in time to find Li Kuanglan and a middle-aged man with frost clinging to the edges of his hair.

Li Kuanglan said, “This is Luo Bingfeng’s head steward. He insisted on seeing you, so I brought him over.”

That middle-aged man stepped forward with a bow. “This lowly one is Luo Yun, the current head steward of the city lord manor.”

Qianye sized up the man unceremoniously, even using his Eye of Truth in the process. Luo Yun openly accepted the inspection and made no attempt at hiding things. This made Qianye feel bad about pressing the man too hard. “I don’t think there’s...