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Xu Long was a person who had been engaged in the slave trade for a long time.
"You..." Xiong Zhi was about to speak when a voice came from outside.
"The imperial decree has arrived!!" A sharp voice rang out.
"Brother Divination Hawk!" The Master of the Manor felt a surge of joy, but then he smiled wryly.
The court's reinforcements had come at the most inconvenient time, just as Xiong Zhi and Lan were about to leave.
Xiong Zhi turned to look outside, where a man dressed in a brocade robe with black hair mixed with some white appeared.
"By the will of Heaven, the Emperor decrees that those who attempt to assassinate Nine Swords Manor shall be executed on the spot!"
As soon as the words fell, there was a moment of silence.
The anger that Xiong Zhi had just begun to subside surged back up again.
"The imperial decree?" With a sweep of his sword, Xiong Zhi sent a wave of sword energy toward Divination Hawk, instantly splitting the decree in half.
"Brother Divination Hawk..." The Master of the Manor was about to say that the trouble here had been resolved and to thank him for his assistance when he was taken aback by Divination Hawk reading the decree aloud. The next moment left him stunned—Xiong Zhi had shattered the decree!
This was a grave crime against the court! In this world, the courts of various countries were akin to heaven!
"You..." Divination Hawk was startled, his heart racing wildly.
"Get lost," Xiong Zhi said calmly.
Divination Hawk looked at the sharp and imposing Xiong Zhi in front of him, along with the spear-wielding Lan and Xia Yun, who also seemed formidable. Doubts began to creep into his mind.
"You know, you've already made me angry," Xiong Zhi said slowly. "Since you don't want to leave, then you can stay here forever."
"Zero," Xiong Zhi called inwardly.
As soon as Xiong Zhi finished speaking, a sword aura howled past like a raging wind.
It was high-level sword energy, even more powerful than that; one could say it was perfect sword energy. This kind of power was completely beyond what Divination Hawk, this messenger of the imperial decree, could withstand head-on.
Divination Hawk panicked and fled, running specifically toward a crowded area to avoid the sword energy's impact.
"I'm too lazy to chase..." Xiong Zhi glanced at the Master of the Manor. "It seems you have some connections with the court of Chu..."
The Master of the Manor glanced at the spot where Divination Hawk had just been, swallowed hard, and couldn't find the words to respond.
"Hmph..." Xiong Zhi sneered.
However, Xiong Zhi didn't want to attract too much trouble. With Lan still alive and having found her, he also needed to understand his own background...
Xiong Zhi still wanted to lead a simple life in the future, without too many complications. Moreover, if he left and Lan had to fend for herself... what if she had many enemies?
"Let's go ask Xu Long," Xiong Zhi said. Mentioning Xu Long brought a glint of coldness to his eyes.
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Outside Nine Swords Manor.
"Well... this isn't really my business anymore, I should just leave," Xia Yun tugged at Xiong Zhi's sleeve and said slowly.
Lan remained silent.
Lan noticed that Xia Yun seemed to have some dependence on Xiong Zhi, but in Xiong Zhi's eyes, she was the priority.
"Should I have appeared here..." Lan thought to herself, "Forget it, I'm already here anyway."
Xia Yun didn't let Xiong Zhi speak and forced a faint smile before turning to leave.
"..." Xiong Zhi wanted to stop Xia Yun but didn't know what to say. At that moment, Lan also hugged Xiong Zhi from behind.
"Forget it, Xia Yun, I'm sorry," Xiong Zhi said, looking at Xia Yun's back as she apologized.
Every person in their lifetime must have someone they owe an apology to; she had hurt her deeply.
"Let's go," Xiong Zhi said, taking Lan's hand. "To Anding City."
Who knows if they would ever meet again in this lifetime? If they did, what would the next encounter be like?
"You and her... you were very close before, right?" Lan asked. Girls are often quite sensitive about such matters.
Xiong Zhi thought for a moment and nodded.
"Does that mean I'm unnecessary?" Lan looked at Xiong Zhi with a half-smile.
"No, I've always been thinking about you, but I did something wrong to her without being clear about the situation."
Lan began to understand and guessed what was going on.
"She is my substitute." Lan's pretty face turned slightly red.
Thinking about Lan being with someone else, anyone would consider the latter to be Lan's substitute.
Xia Yun also knew this but didn't want to admit it.
Xiong Zhi did not respond; whether he wanted to argue, conceal, or admit it, there was indeed some truth to it.
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"This is Anding City." Xiong Zhi looked at the City, temporarily putting all other matters aside and focusing solely on Xu Long.
After entering the city, Xiong Zhi thought it would take some time to find Xu Long, but unexpectedly, right next to the city lord's mansion in the center of the city facing the city gate was the Xu Residence. After inquiring, it turned out that the Xu Residence was indeed where Xu Long was located, and Xu Long was the master here, having made quite a fortune in the slave trade.
Xiong Zhi did not climb over walls or take any detours; instead, he went straight in.
Anyone who tried to stop Xiong Zhi was met with no mercy; he instantly killed them all. In his view, there was no reason to spare these people; they were merely Xu Long's minions.
"Are you living quite comfortably?" Xiong Zhi glared with rage at Xu Long in front of him.
Xiong Zhi and Lan had searched for a long time before finally locating Xu Long, who had been in his own dormitory.
Xu Long was in the slave trade, so naturally, he had slaves. His own slaves were all good; those that were problematic or undesirable had been sold off.
Some very attractive girls had been captured by Xu Long and made into slaves, serving him.
At that moment, Xu Long was lying on his bed, enjoying the fruits brought to him by the girls.
"Who are you?" Xu Long seemed not to have realized what was happening and thought they were there to buy slaves from him.
"We?" Xiong Zhi scoffed, "We are the slaves you sold five years ago!!"
Xu Long quickly turned over, looking at Xiong Zhi: "You..."
"I want to ask you now, do you know how we ended up in your hands?"
Xu Long was the kind of person who engaged in the slave trade for small gains, but he was actually very timid; otherwise, he wouldn't be involved in such a business.
The slave trade seemed cruel but was actually quite easy because slaves no longer resisted, and the chances of them becoming strong enough to seek revenge were very low. Xu Long had taken advantage of this fact to engage in this trade.
He never expected that two of his slaves would turn against him and find him.
"I... I'll check..." Xu Long glanced outside and was shocked to see many corpses.
"Five years ago, at Nine Swords Manor," Xiong Zhi said.
Generally, Nine Swords Manor would not acquire slaves multiple times in a year, so it should be easy to find out.
"Ah... I found it," Xu Long quickly replied. "That time there were a total of thirty, right?"
"Yes," Xiong Zhi nodded.
"Here is the information on those thirty individuals; please take a look," Xu Long respectfully presented the documents.
It was a thick notebook, recording every transaction Xu Long had made.
"No... this isn't it either..." Xiong Zhi checked each one. The thirty slaves could not all look the same, so if Xiong Zhi saw himself and Lan, he should be able to distinguish them easily.
"Here, I found it!" Xiong Zhi located himself and Lan and was very certain, but upon opening it...
"Why is it like this?"
[End of Chapter]
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