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Chapter 267 Ins and Outs
With our persuasion, Na San wiped off his tears. Chongxi called for another round of a hundred barbecue skewers and we dug in again with Na San recounting to us the details.
"So a week ago, His Highness became worried sick when he heard that you were missing, Young Lordling. Thinking that you had been secretly abducted by the two other parties, he contacted one of them. I was not privy to their conversation and its contents, but the expression on His Highness' face after the conversation told me enough to know that things did not go well." Na San paused. "According to His Highness, Young Lordling, that person seems to be from Shanggu. A man called Jing, Jing Jiu."
Chongxi stopped eating and thought aloud, "Jing Jiu? That's the same Jing as Jing Ke, the assassin, innit?" I nodded and breathed grimly. "Yishui Town of Shanggu... He could well be Jing Ke's descendant. Factor in that connection and the fact that they are after the Shiyan Blade, this could be ano
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