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In the end, the burly man accepted the 10 Taiping coins and decided to let the matter rest.
As the saying goes, there was always a hidden cause when something was abnormal. It was certainly strange for a noble to bow his head so readily, especially when his bodyguard was a Guizhen-stage Martial Arts Practitioner.
Sensing something dangerous beneath the surface, the man dared not press further.
But he did not notice the look of quiet pity in Zhang Quande’s eyes.
Zhang Quande’s cultivation might not be high, but his instincts were sharp. He could tell that these people had just provoked something far beyond them, and when disaster eventually struck, they might never even know why.
On the way back, Qi Xuansu asked, “Who were those people?”
Zhang Quande quickly replied, “Young master, that man’s the local tyrant of Chralong Lake. All the taverns and courtesans here pay him tribute. They call him by his nickname, Keeper of Chralong.”
Qi Xuansu continued, “Whose power does he rely on? Is he a Mage from the Daoist Order?”
“No, not at all,” Zhang Quande said. “Rumor has it he’s backed by the Witch Sect. Even the officials don’t dare touch him.”
Qi Xuansu paused....
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