Liu Village.
Liu Chang'an and Fatty sat in the banyan-tree courtyard with its blue brick walls and black tiled roof.
The two watched the westering sun and listened to the fierce argument coming from inside, their faces filled with indignation.
Fatty abruptly sprang to his feet and shouted angrily into the house:
"I really don't know what there is to argue about. The facts are right in front of us. Since Lu Cheng can make medicine, why should we discuss anything with that Zhang Family?"
"I think some people are deliberately disregarding the clan's interests, caring only about consolidating their own power!"
Those words were openly aimed at Liu Xun.
The room fell silent for a moment before an angry rebuke erupted:
"What place does a junior like you have to speak? Get the hell out!"
The voice rapidly drew nearer from inside.
As the last words fell, a dark-skinned man in his thirties had already strode outside.
He grabbed the broom standing by the door and chased after Fatty with it.
"You spout nonsense all day long. If I don't teach you a proper lesson today, won't you become even more outrageous in the future?"
At the sight, Fatty turned and ran, leaving behind only one sentence:
"Fine, just wait. I'm going to fetch your father!"
This dark-skinned man was Fatty's father, Liu Yi, and he held no small amount of prestige in the village.
If Liu Xun had not emerged out of nowhere, the position of clan chief should have gone to him without incident.
Liu Chang'an hurriedly stopped the man. After much persuasion, he finally managed to calm him down.
But inwardly, Liu Chang'an had long since been cursing up a storm as well.
Fatty and he had left the escort agency before dawn.
They had not