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Before dawn, when the sky was still dark, Wu Yongchao heard a knock at his door. He went out to check and found a beautiful young woman standing right at the entrance.
It was late, far too late for visitors, and yet this pretty girl came knocking on the door. At a glance, she was obviously…painted.
This was Li Banfeng's work, done with care and intention. It would have fooled most people without a second thought. But Wu Yongchao was no ordinary man. As a level-four Homebound Cultivator who excelled in painting himself, he could see through the trick immediately. To him, the illusion felt almost crude.
The girl stepped forward and handed him two burlap sacks along with a letter.
Wu Yongchao opened the letter and read it. When he finished, he looked up at her and asked, "Where did the Fort Lord go? For something this important, why send you to deliver the message?"
The girl covered her mouth and smiled with her eyes. She didn't say a word.
Of course she didn't. Li Banfeng hadn't painted her a mouth.
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The next day, Wu Yongchao slung two sacks over his shoulders and slipped quietly out of Iron Gate Fort, heading for a nearby village.
Li Banfeng had made it very clear in his letter. The whole area was being watched. From the gates of the fort all the way to the village, there were eyes everywhere, hidden in plain sight.
This was one of the Jiangxiang Gang's favorite tricks. On the surface, Iron Gate Fort looked calm and peaceful. But in truth, there were a lot of people nearby.
It was just like Yu's Cloth Shop back then. Nothing seemed out of place, yet members of a Jiangxiang Gang branch were hidden nearby.
After arriving at the village, Wu Yongchao changed into rough cloth clothes and put on a tattered...
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