The carriage approached from afar, and Tian Lin spotted the shop owner and the clerk who hadn't shown their faces until now.
But neither the shopkeeper nor the clerk truly caught Tian Lin's attention; rather, his focus was more on Da Liu beside the carriage.
Looking at Da Liu with his head down and heavy steps, Tian Lin spoke loudly: "Third brother, I am not surprised that you betrayed me. What I don't understand is, don't you realize that this will implicate our second brother too?"
The term 'third brother' caused Da Liu's steps to falter, and he let out a sigh of relief; when he raised his head again, his expression had relaxed significantly.
"What could I do? I asked eldest brother to find Manager Xu and figure out a way to add another 'servant disciple' spot, but eldest brother was only thinking about himself and didn't care about me at all."