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Late at night.
The Four Seas Tower.
Within a well-hidden hall, the Bookkeeper was tallying up sums.
He was thin, with a beard like a mountain goat's. His gaze was deep but clear, and his long, slender fingers danced nimbly across his abacus. The crisp clattering of its beads echoed clearly throughout the room.
As the man behind the curtain at Four Seas Tower, his greatest joy in life was sitting alone late at night, going through the accounts piled high on his desk.
It was only during these moments that he could relax completely and enjoy a tranquility all his own.
However, tonight, his heart wasn’t in it. He started and stopped, and his mind wandered.
“Old Bookkeeper, I’ve come to see you.” A mellow voice suddenly echoed from beyond the hall. Meanwhile, someone pushed the tightly shut doors open.
An old man whose hair and beard were white walked inside. This was none other than the servant the Tailor called Qu He.
The Bookkeeper’s eyes narrowed, and his gaze was a bit conflicted. “I never would have guessed His Lordship would send you personally.”
“You anticipated that he’d send someone to visit you?” exclaimed Qu He.
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