Heavenly Calamity
Chapter 1992

Collateral

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"Still haven't found anywhere to stay? The Marshal only went out today, and he won't be back for a while. Even if we make up our minds, we don't have anything to offer you yet. Why don't you stay here for a couple of days? What do you say? Besides, the inner city has guards every three paces and sentries every five, so it's quite safe. The scenery is also far more beautiful than in the outer city." God He seemed afraid I wouldn't be willing to stay.

I secretly thought, This is exactly what I wanted, and replied, "Wouldn't that be too much trouble? After all, the Divine Firmament Manor is an important stronghold of the Six Ministries..."

"It won't be too much trouble. There are some military strongholds where soldiers will warn you not to approach. And if you stay here, it will actually save us a lot of trouble. As for what trouble it will save us from, I think you should know that yourself, right?" God He patted me on the shoulder.

"Then thank you for your hospitality, God He. But I have a professional quirk: whenever I have nothing to do, I like wandering around and taking a look at everything. I hope you won't mind. As for the military strongholds, I won't enter them if it's inconvenient." I smiled and gave him a heads-up in advance.

Perhaps Border City had been peaceful for too long. God He seemed to have little guard up against me. He waved his hand indifferently, then looked at one of the officials and said, "Zou Chen, starting today, accompany him wherever he wants to go. After all, locking a guest in a room isn't proper hospitality."

"Yes!" Zou Chen immediately stepped forward and politely invited me to leave with

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