The maid respectfully accepted the order and then turned to leave, to summon Steward Tan An.
Peng Zhuang sat in the great hall, calmly awaiting.
A moment later, the maid returned.
"Where is Tan An?" Peng Zhuang, seeing the maid return alone, asked with inescapable curiosity.
The maid respectfully replied, "Reporting to City Lord, Steward Tan An is not here; his whereabouts are unknown."
Peng Zhuang's brow furrowed. Not here? Impossible. Tan An would surely report to him if he were to leave the City Lord Mansion. The more Peng Zhuang thought about it, the more he felt that something was amiss and took out his communication jade talisman.
However, after sending a message through the jade talisman, a long time passed with no response from Tan An.
Peng Zhuang had a bad premonition and stood up to go to the manor where Tan An resided.
"Did Steward Tan An tell any of you where he was going last night?" Upon reaching Tan An's manor, Peng Zhuang asked the maid by Tan An's side.