When the head steward heard that, his heart had already turned cold.
How could this be?
How long had these people been here? How could they have found out about the matter so quickly?! That Old Master Li and his disciples had stayed here for a month or two, but they still had not found anything fishy!
"I-I'll tell you..." he looked at the blade in fear. At this moment, he only had one leg left. If he lost the other leg, he would not be able to stand for the rest of his life!
"Young Master is not in the other residence. He is here... in this residence. There's a side courtyard. Master Hu and Young Master live there. However... the side courtyard is big. There's a suspicious formation inside. Ordinary people can't break in. Even if they do, the people inside would notice them. Then... they can leave through the secret passage." The steward was obedient now, because it hurt too much, his tone was urgent, and he was panting after he finished speaking.
