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Li Shuang stood atop the corner tower, watching the retreating backs of the Li Family members until they vanished, his heart feeling as heavy as stone.
To stay or to flee? At a time like this, either choice could mean life or death, no matter who you were. However, he had already made up his mind to stay.
What surprised him was that Li Zhi, his uncle, had chosen to remain as well instead of slipping out of Dunyu amid the panic.
Master Li was out on bail pending trial. If he leaves Dunyu City, the hundred-and-fifty-thousand-tael bond would be confiscated in full, not a single coin returned to the Li Family.
But that amount did not truly matter to the Li Family, and it likely did not matter to Li Zhi either.
Li Shuang had always considered his elder uncle mediocre and impulsive. Yet this time, his steadiness was unexpected.
The realization left a sour taste in his mouth. If Li Zhi ran, the family would again be headless, and Li Shuang could have stepped up with ease.
Now he would have to wait another month or so.
The situation within Dunyu changed by the day, even by the hour, and patience was wearing thin.
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Night fell, and Ding...
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