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The tale was a simple one, but it summarized the many events that explained why Madam Huai was allowed to live there. An Jing nodded understandingly. If not for the benefactor, she wouldn't have been allowed to use the terrestrial veins to extend her lifespan when she was much younger. Not to mention, she did have a lifearc with a unique value. The fact that it worked well with the terrestrial veins meant that it was worth nurturing.
Madam Huai continued, "As for those people, they appeared more than a month ago and kept lingering around my teahouse. I thought they were in some sort of trouble and asked them if I could help. They said they wanted to buy my shop and asked me to move out."
That's also when I took in the child. She shook her head and found it rather laughable. "I already told them that I don't own the teahouse. The city's authorities only let me run it. But they didn't believe me and even started to coerce me into the sale. Eventually, Little Wang came to chase them away."
"Little Wang" was none other than Constable...
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