"Who are you?" The obese warden eagerly opened the cell door. Karhan stood at the entrance, looking Lin Qi up and down. Karhan's voice was as strange as ever—low and hoarse, like a sound forced out from behind thick layers of rock.
"You do not know me, but I know you!" Lin Qi gave Karhan a slight bow. Although he was standing waist-deep in a foul water pit, Lin Qi's bearing was elegant and his manner unhurried, as if he were an imperial relative attending a grand court banquet.
Karhan's eyes flickered. If he had ever met someone with Lin Qi's poise, he certainly would not have forgotten him. Since he did not remember Lin Qi's appearance, that meant he had never met him before! In particular, the Wan En Longshan Lin Qi had assumed had white hair, silver eyes, an exceptionally distinctive face, a tall stature, and an outstanding air and bearing.
"Then who are you?" Karhan stood at the cell door, looking at Lin Qi, who was far shorter than himself.
Lin Qi glanced at the foul water pit beside him and gave a helpless, bitter smile. "I have made a fool of myself before you. I am Wan En Longshan, business steward to Count Turing Anderm Dragon Mountain. I hold all of the Longshan Family's commercial affairs in my hands. When you met with His Excellency the Count last time, I was in the Gallic Empire, so I did not have time to meet you!"
Karhan muttered irritably under his breath, "Count Dragon Mountain told you my distinguishing features!"
Lin Qi smiled and nodded. "That is of no consequence, is it? After all, you are a business partner of the Longshan Family!"
Karhan cocked his head and pondered for a while before nodding. "Then get out of