Second Master Feng sneered.
"Hmph. These sect people have always looked down on everyone else. Do they think everyone will bow and obey just because they raise an arm and call out? Absurd."
Sixth Master Guo chimed in. "They've had their eyes on the city's businesses for ages. Wasn't that what happened with Mercy Mountain last time? They teamed up with small gangs to ambush experts from the bigger gangs, then propped up those little gangs and swallowed all their businesses. This time? I'd say it's almost certainly the same dirty trick again!"
First Master Zou waved a hand.
"We're not getting mixed up in that this time. We'll do our own thing. If we can catch that Su woman, all the better. If not, we won't lose out on fifty taels of silver. Send a few sharp fellows. Remember, staying alive comes first. Don't throw your lives away before you've even got the silver."
When he finished, he turned to Lu Chen. "Brother, are you interested in this job?"
Lu Chen stayed silent, only lifting his gaze toward the ceiling.
There was a ventilation skylight above.
With his hearing at 76 points, Lu Chen kept thinking he heard something up there. But when he listened more carefully, there was nothing.
Was it his imagination?
Seeing him look up at the ceiling, Zou Wen and the others followed his gaze.
Han Qiu asked, "Guild Master Lu, what is it?"
"Nothing. I thought I heard something on the roof just now, but I must have been mistaken."
"It should be one of the Wind Lotus Courtyard's workers. Snow's about to fall again, so someone's probably up there to seal the window."
Han Qiu smiled and brought the conversation back around. "Guild Master Lu, our chief just asked you. Are you taking