Bronze skin, a sharply defined face, and a long robe in the style of a family servant.
The burly man, seeing the three strangers at the door, obviously froze for a moment, then seeming to realize something, immediately bowed in greeting:
"Sir, you must be the distinguished guest mentioned by the madam? The madam has instructed me; please follow me."
After speaking, he stepped aside, gesturing with his hand for the three to enter, then turned and began walking towards the courtyard.
Murmuring "Thank you for your troubles," Xu Yuan followed behind the man, casually scanning the burly individual.
No cultivation, calluses on his hands, likely from labor.
Seems to be a farmer.
But what struck as odd was that the servant's robe, both on the front chest and on the back, was as blank as the signboard outside the courtyard.
Did this person of secrecy wish to conceal his surname?
Since it was his first visit, Xu Yuan did not voice his suspicions.