Su Qinglan's eyes widened.
"What?"
"They have all left their positions," Han Jue continued. "Now people can go in and out freely. Even the guards around the city lord's house are gone."
For a moment, Su Qinglan did not react.
"…They withdrew?" she repeated slowly.
Han Jue nodded. "Yes. No one is stopping us anymore."
Su Qinglan's brows furrowed slightly. This was too sudden.
"That man… suddenly decided to leave?" she muttered.
Han Jue shook his head. "We don't know yet. Maybe something changed. Or maybe an agreement was reached."
He paused, then added, "It also means… you can meet your father soon."
Hearing this, Su Qinglan's expression changed slightly.
Her father…
She had not seen him for so many days. But instead of feeling only relief, a strange uneasiness rose in her heart.
"Do you know what happened exactly?" she asked.
"No," Han Jue replied. "We only know that the guards are gone. As for the reason… we have to wait for the tribe leader to explain."
