Contract Negotiations Fall Through

Contract Negotiations Fall Through Contract Negotiations Fall Through

There were no night guards on the city wall. Lin Taichu climbed up along the cracks between the bricks, then vaulted over the wall and landed on the dirt road outside the city.

Su Yao and the man surnamed Wang climbed over as well. The three of them did not stop after landing outside the city. They ran south along the official road for a while before turning into a patch of woods beside the road.

Only after entering the woods did Lin Taichu stop. He braced himself against a tree trunk and took several breaths.

Su Yao sat with her back against a tree, her face pale. The wound on her palm had already scabbed over, but her entire hand was still trembling slightly. The cargo owner surnamed Wang squatted on the ground with his head in his hands, saying nothing as his shoulders rose and fell.

Lin Taichu stood in the darkness for a while. Once his breathing had steadied, he spoke.

"Sun Desheng sent people to Immortal Soldier Island."

Su Yao looked up at him.

"He sent them this afternoon."

"We're going back to Luofeng City now."

"And after we return to Luofeng City?"

Lin Taichu sat beneath the tree, leaned his back against the trunk, and looked up at the moonlight filtering through the cracks in the leaves overhead.

"We can't let him seal the deal over at Immortal Soldier Island."

Lin Taichu led Su Yao and the cargo owner surnamed Wang through the woods, resting for less than half an hour before setting out southward before dawn.

The three of them did not take the official road. They detoured along a small path at the edge of the woods. After leaving White Cloud City's territory, Lin Taichu