Chapter 182: The Man's Analysis, the Thoughts in the Corner

That group of people clearly had not expected there to be so many people in this dilapidated courtyard.

One man among them subconsciously reached toward his waist.

Although there was nothing at that man's waist, this action indicated something unusual.

The waist is generally the place where weapons are kept.

Things like knives or swords.

That the man subconsciously reached for his waist when encountering a threat must have already become a habit.

He was an old hand.

However, Zhu Gaoxu did not say much about this.

Whatever they were doing, as long as they did not get in the way, Zhu Gaoxu could not be bothered to care.

Thinking this, Zhu Gaoxu closed his eyes and lay back down again.

But while Zhu Gaoxu did not want to look for trouble with others, someone had their eye on Zhu Gaoxu.

Of the dozen or so people who entered, most were rough men; there were only two women, but they looked like the type who were often out and about, without a hint of shyness.

As soon as the group saw so many people in the Great Hall, there was certainly no place to sit, so Ada came in, walked into a slightly larger side room, and called out the four Embroidered Uniform Guards who were sleeping inside.

Then Ada pointed to the side room inside, signaling that the group could only sleep in there.

For a dozen people to squeeze into one room, it was clearly somewhat insufficient.

But Ada would not care about such things.

They were Embroidered Uniform Guards, people of the imperial court.

Although they could not reveal their identities, the arrogance in their bones had not diminished in the slightest.

Being able to let one side room be vacated was entirely thanks to Zhu Gaoxu speaking up.

Otherwise, Ada would not have paid any attention to where these people stayed in the middle of the night.

The group were also people who often traveled about.

Although they felt extremely disgusted inside, they also knew that Ada and his group held the upper hand right now.

So they all smiled, nodded at Ada, and then entered the room.

And after Ada saw this, he had no reaction and simply left.

After Ada left, the group closed the door, and a wealthy merchant among them, dressed in finery and looking bloated, spat on the ground.

Then he said with some resentment: "What are they? Just some wandering drifters relying on having more people, daring to be so presumptuous in front of me."

The merchant's words caused many people to show strange expressions; they were also wandering drifters, it was just that among these people, only the merchant had slightly better family assets, and they were all traveling together because they happened to be returning to their hometowns.

However, one of them, a middle-aged man in green robes with a square scarf on his head who looked quite capable, said: "This person is not simple; he has real martial arts skill, and I see that his demeanor is somewhat different from ordinary wandering drifters. I fear..."

Hearing the middle-aged man's words, the wealthy merchant also shut his mouth.

Clearly, the middle-aged man had some status among this group.

And a youth of sixteen or seventeen inside asked curiously: "Uncle Zhao, what's different about him? What are you afraid of?"

That Uncle Zhao was the person Zhu Gaoxu had noticed, and upon hearing the child's question, he immediately said: "That person lacks a certain... 'drifter' air, a heroic spirit... instead, he has an extra bit of arrogance, an arrogance that doesn't treat us as people. That is why I fear that the other party is not some wandering drifter, but rather someone from the imperial court."

"Hiss... someone from the imperial court?"

Upon hearing this, everyone gasped in shock.

Many people's eyes flickered.

And the wealthy merchant was much better behaved, though he still said stubbornly: "Imperial court people? I don't think so. What decent imperial court person would be in this dilapidated temple in the middle of the night, and still be carrying a child?"

Hearing the merchant's words, many people nodded.

And the middle-aged man surnamed Zhao chuckled and said: "The fact that you say that makes me even more certain that the other party is from the imperial court!"

"What do you mean?"

Facing the confused looks of the crowd, the middle-aged man surnamed Zhao said directly: "It's very simple. As soon as we went up the mountain, the other side came out to intercept us, which shows that there was someone guarding outside the whole time."

"What ordinary wandering drifter would stand guard so far away? Moreover, the other party's words and actions are very much like those of someone with a military background."

"At the same time, the child lying in the Great Hall is definitely not an ordinary person. I revealed some flaws when I entered the door, and I know the other party saw them and became suspicious, but the other party ignored it, which means they didn't take us seriously. Wandering drifters are different; they are much more cautious. They do not allow for any uncertainty to occur. And with so many people, this dilapidated temple is so quiet and orderly; how could it be a group of wandering drifters staying here?"

"I suspect that the child must be the son of some high-ranking official with a background. These people are likely escorting him, and because they happened to arrive here when it was already late, they had no choice but to borrow this place for the night."

Hearing the analysis of the middle-aged man surnamed Zhao, many people nodded secretly.

They felt that what he said was correct, and even the wealthy merchant was convinced of it.

Then, fearing that the other party might have heard what he had just said, he covered his mouth in hindsight.

Seeing this, the crowd was speechless.

Seeing that he had convinced the crowd, the man surnamed Zhao said: "Alright, regardless of what their identity is, we will go our separate ways tomorrow. Let's just make do for the night and don't go provoking the other party."

Hearing this, everyone nodded to show their approval.

Only the few people crouching in the corner exchanged glances and remained silent.