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Ride at once? So this was sudden?
He Lingchuan did not overthink it. Behind him, however, Ding Zuodong’s face changed slightly. “Young Master, the evidence still isn’t ready.”
“No chance we’ll have it by today?”
“Not a chance.”
What now? The original plan had just been thrown off a cliff. He Lingchuan’s eyes flickered, then he made the call on the spot. “Then we’ll just have to do things the hard way.”
He bent to whisper a few words to Ling Guang. The medicine ape froze in surprise, hesitated, then gave a reluctant nod.
He Lingchuan gave a sharp whistle. A moment later, the rock wolf Lu Xin came bounding out from nowhere, its tail swishing as it sped over.
“We’re setting off. Our destination, Xin Township.”
He Chunhua usually indulged in his eldest son’s whimsies and troublemaking tendencies, but at critical moments, He Lingchuan could not afford to let his father lose face.
A little over a quarter of an hour later, the party rode out of Dunyu City and sped toward Xin Township.
Two days earlier, Jiao Tai had only just been dragged out of a lightless jail cell. His wounds had festered with pus and needed more time to mend, so he stayed behind. Other than Shan Youjun, there were also six other robust men in their prime riding right behind He Lingchuan.
These men had once been private soldiers of the Li and the Shu families. Once He Chunhua’s decree was...
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