During these five days, Zhou Qiming went to work as usual, silently biding his time while consolidating his strength and realm.
At the same time, he took the opportunity to forge several Hundred-Forged Sharp Weapons, preparing to trade them at the Ghost Market for some money and test the waters.
Meanwhile, the atmosphere at the County Governor's residence was gloomy.
Huang Wenren's face was livid as he crushed the armrest of his Grand Tutor chair:
"What a Li Shou, what a Myriad Poisons Sect! They took this official's money, yet they actually did nothing."
He had taken an enormous risk and sold out Song Quan's whereabouts precisely to scheme against Li Shou and make things difficult for him.
But who could have imagined that the attempt to steal the chicken had ended with losing the rice? Not only had his silver been wasted, he had also alerted the enemy. The Myriad Poisons Sect's incompetence left the County Governor furious and suffocating.
"Father, calm down. There must be something strange going on. Commander Huang's side will send a reply soon." Huang Yi spoke up to comfort him.
They knew very well that the strongest person leading the team that day had only been a Silver Blade Catcher. Faced with the Myriad Poisons Sect's ambush, there should have been no chance of survival.
What exactly had happened behind the scenes? It left father and son, Huang Wenren and Huang Yi, unable to eat or sleep in peace.
Just then, news from the prefectural city arrived as well. The father and son hurriedly opened the letter.
"Be sure to watch out for that Blade Catcher. There's something wrong with that boy!"
Looking at the red words on the letter, the two were utterly shocked. They saw astonishment and disbelief reflected on each other's