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Xu Ruo was standing at the door, leaning against the doorway with his arms crossed as he complained, “This is how you repay me? Not only did you come here empty-handed, but you immediately started causing trouble for me!”
Wei Bo stomped a foot in frustration as he sighed. “I didn’t bring any gifts because you did me such a massive favor that I don’t even know how to repay you!”
Xu Ruo began rubbing his own face in exasperation as he scoffed. “You have to be the most unique mountain god in the history of the Majestic World, I’ll give you that.”
“What can I say?” Wei Bo sighed. “I’m too impoverished to offer up anything of interest to you.”
“Get out of my sight! Now!” Xu Ruo ordered with a smile.
“Yes, sir!” Wei Bo replied, then instantly departed.
After some thought, Xu Ruo flew onto the Folded Cliff Peak, where Jin Qing remained standing on the spot with a grim expression.
Xu Ruo didn’t say anything.
All of a sudden, Jin Qing said, “Countless people had to brave the heat of the blistering sun and the treacherous terrains of the mountains and quarries, just to fulfill the orders of those above them.”
Xu Ruo knew what he was referring to. Throughout the history of the Luminous Vermilion Empire, countless people had been forced into extremely rigorous labor, plowing their way through mountains in search of the best inkstone materials.
Back when he was alive, Jin Qing just so happened to have been one of those laborers. Some claimed that he died from an accidental drowning, while others said that he was whipped to death by supervising officials. Following his death, his resentment kept him in this world, but instead...
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