The abrupt intrusion of the family retainer's words left Valentin Howard, Amias Howard, and Eliel Howard as stunned as wooden statues.
The Nine Sect Alliance headquarters?
They've detained Leslie Howard?
"Brother, what on earth have you done? How could you have provoked the Nine Sect Alliance?"
Eliel Howard's heart trembled as she secretly glanced at Valentin Howard, only to find her father similarly shaken, unable to recover his composure for quite a while.
"Are you certain they're people from the Nine Sect Alliance?"
Amias Howard inhaled sharply and asked the family retainer before him in a heavy tone.
"That's what they said."
The retainer replied.
Upon hearing this, Amias Howard gradually realized the situation was likely genuine.
Within the Nine Sect Alliance's sphere of influence, nobody would dare impersonate someone from their ranks—let alone come to deceive the Howard Family.
"Family Head…"
