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"Lord Shen!"

Someone called out to stop Shen Tang.

Shen Tang looked over at the sound.

She recognized the burly man. He was the Eighth-Rank Gongcheng who had fought Xu Quan during the ambush at Beishang County, a Martial Gall Warrior who had nearly been given high blood pressure by Xu Quan's sharp tongue. If Miao Shu, who had been traveling with him, hadn't come to his rescue, he probably wouldn't have survived that night. The next time Shen Tang heard of him, he'd been rolling up his sleeves to work off the hours needed to buy his freedom rather than change masters, and helping Miao Shu bury her, too.

Shen Tang had even asked Lord Yang to keep an eye on him.

She had an instinctive fondness for people like that.

"Does the general need something?"

The burly man wasn't about to drink Shen Tang's Bewitching Soup. He clasped his hands and said bluntly, "I'm a commoner and dare not presume to call myself a general. I have only one request of Lord Shen. My former master has just passed, and the journey home is long. I fear for the safety of his wife and children, so—"

"You can put that worry to rest. I'll send an elite squad to escort them and ensure the safety of Duke Wen Yan's entire family." Shen Tang wanted Qiu Cheng's life, not the lives of his whole family. And even if only for the sake of her reputation, she wouldn't let anything happen to the people in his household.

The burly man, however, looked a little troubled.

Before he could speak, Shen Tang had already guessed what he was about to ask.

"Do you want to escort Duke Wen Yan home yourself?"

The burly man answered without hesitation. "Yes! I still owe