Upon reaching the front courtyard, voices could be heard speaking. Besides Old Mu, there seemed to be two others, one of whom sounded like Mr. Luo, and the other was not hard to guess.
As he entered the room and saw the person, who else could it be but Baili Yan, followed by another attendant?
Just as he was about to bow in greeting, Baili Yan laughed and said, "There are no outsiders here, no need for such formality."
Despite this, Ye Zi'an insisted on performing a bow, for their statuses were different and it was better to be cautious.
After he finished bowing and looked up, he saw that Baili Yan was as ever, always with a gentle smile, yet there was an air of aloofness about him. In this aspect, Ye Zi'an was somewhat similar, but his aloofness depended on whom he was dealing with, whereas Baili Yan's seemed perpetual.
