"Thank you, Commander Qian, for going to such trouble over my affairs."
Li Chengfeng looked gratefully at Qian Anguo before him and clasped his fists in a solemn bow of thanks.
He truly had to thank Qian Anguo. After all, they had only met once, yet Qian Anguo had actually chosen to step forward for his sake, shoulder the burden, and face Qiu Jianfeng—a Innate Realm expert of the Southern Heaven Sword Sect—together with Sun Qing.
Such a choice was certainly worthy of his grateful admiration.
"You are all outstanding talents of Shuiyang Prefecture. As the magistrate responsible for this land, how could I not help you?"
Qian Anguo shook his head, then turned to glance at Sun Qing. "I'll be leaving first. Handle the rest carefully yourself."
With that, Qian Anguo turned and walked out of the Qinghe Gang.
"The Southern Heaven Sword Sect may be vast and powerful, but they can never simply attack the Qinghe Gang—or any person registered with the imperial court—without cause or grievance, unless they truly no longer wish to carry on."
Watching Qian Anguo's departing back, Sun Qing shook his head, then turned to Li Chengfeng and Zhao Lie and said earnestly, "So there is no need for you to worry that Qiu Jianfeng's rage will bring about anything beyond your control."
"Stay here and cultivate in peace. When the time comes, simply go participate in the Tournament Banquet for Outstanding Talents."
As Sun Qing spoke, he left the courtyard to them and turned to depart as well.
The Tournament Banquet for Outstanding Talents of Shuiyang Prefecture had already drawn commoners and martial artists from across the entire prefecture to watch.
As the organizer of the banquet, Sun Qing was naturally swamped beyond measure, with countless matters awaiting his arrangements.
But every matter