Even though it had been ten years since, Master Knox did not change at all from the man in the painting. Perhaps it was because he was welcoming many esteemed guests from afar, his attire was entirely formal with layers of tunic and high collared outfit, complete with the gold bracelets, diamond brooch and earrings that spoke of his wealth.
There were five people in the room with him.
…Huh? Lu Yizhou counted again, the number of people remained the same.
Judging from his batch, he had expected there would also be seven people in the previous batch who would then stay in the mansion for seven days. Had he been wrong? Could this number not mean anything after all…? Lu Yizhou shook his head and shelved the thought for later. He had really been too influenced by Moshe to overthink some details like this.
