The three arrived outside the Xu Mansion, and Tan Mazi didn't rush to knock on the door; instead, he first walked into the teahouse across the street and greeted the Tea Scholar there.
The Tea Scholar glanced at Ma Lu and Gu Qingyi and asked, "These two are...?"
"They are Young Master Ma, an outside disciple of the Xu Deputy Gate Master, and Catcher Gu from the Iron Clothes Sect," said Tan Mazi.
Upon hearing this, the Tea Scholar couldn't help but take a few more looks at Ma Lu, but he didn't ask further, just waved his hand.
The next moment, Ma Lu saw that the street vendors selling sugar figurines, herbal tea, pastries, toys, and the idlers playing chess by the roadside had all dispersed.
Tan Mazi explained, "After the Xu Deputy Gate Master was attacked, we arranged some hands outside his residence to protect his family.
