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On the third morning, Chen Jianchou finally met Superintendent Lu.
The meeting place was the same tavern as before. The owner was one of Xu Jiaorong’s trusted people; hence, this place was secure.
Though the Great Sage of the Daoist Mansion had long abstained from mundane affairs, that did not mean he had been sidelined. He still had firm control over the majority of Spirit Guards in the Poluo Daoist Mansion. His presence alone remained a deterrent, a pillar of stability. A man of such stature would never be blind nor deaf to his surroundings. He had his own channels of intelligence, and Xu Jiaorong herself oversaw these matters.
Superintendent Lu came from the distinguished Lu family of the Central Plains and was a trusted aide of the newly appointed Second Deputy Daoist Mansion Master. Chen Jianchou deduced that his godmother and the new Second Deputy had already become allies since she had asked him to contact Superintendent Lu.
From this, he reasoned further that his godmother must have long known of the King’s illness yet had remained indifferent. But the new Second Deputy, having arrived only recently, had already launched an investigation. This made him wonder if the...
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