"This Zhao fellow was quite suspicious."
Inside the room, Huo Xiaoshan drank with Mr. Liang as they discussed Zhao Mingcheng, who had already departed.
"After all, he held an official post. It was only right for him to be cautious. To conceal the relationship between him and us over the years, the Chief had only ever allowed me to meet with him."
Mr. Liang explained.
He was the Chief's adviser, but in terms of standing, he was still inferior to Huo Xiaoshan.
This time down from the mountain, Huo Xiaoshan took the lead, while he served as support.
Huo Xiaoshan nodded. "Actually, I rather admire you. You actually managed to drag a county magistrate into the water. It seemed Crouching Tiger Mountain had enjoyed peace and escaped disaster all these years thanks in no small part to him."
"As long as someone is human, they have weaknesses. This Zhao Mingcheng had simply too many weaknesses. When he first arrived in Yanggu to take office, he was eager to amass wealth and fill his deficits, so I found ways to let him make several huge profits.
Once he had completely entered the urn, even if he wanted to pull himself free now, he could not. We held his leverage in our hands. As long as we exposed it, we could put him to death at any time." Mr. Liang chuckled.
Though he appeared respectful on the surface, inwardly, he still looked down on the man.
"This is ultimately a petty path."
Huo Xiaoshan sighed.
"Third Master is right. That is why our grand plan now is what truly matters. The Chief's cultivation has already reached its peak, and the various supporting precious medicines have also been bestowed by the envoy of the Sacred Cult. Now, he lacks only a strand of