"Hmph, our sect comes and goes without a trace. So what if Grace Hall attacks?" the shadow said arrogantly.
Hearing this, the Dusk Sleep City Lord, who had always acted weak and ingratiating, silently spat in his heart.
Pah! 'Comes and goes without a trace'? Isn't that just running away when you can't win?
Though he greatly disdained the shadow's words, he maintained his outward demeanor. After all, his life was in the shadow's hands; some things were best cursed only in his heart.
"My lord, perhaps you are unaware, but whenever Grace Hall conquers a major city, it is said that they replace all the original officials in charge, even the city lord.
"If that truly happens, how will this lowly one continue serving the sect leader wholeheartedly in the future?"
The Dusk Sleep City Lord continued with a smiling face, though his words carried a subtle threat.
In this era of the Douluo Continent, if evil soul master organizations wished to expand their influence, they had to rely on prominent figures in the open to conceal their movements.
Although these evil soul masters looked down on those who "worked" for Spirit Hall and the two great empires, they could not do without the very people they despised.
Once the umbrella protecting them was gone, it would be an extremely terrible thing for them.
It meant they would be forced to relocate and start over from nothing in a new place.
"I'll report this matter to the sect leader. You needn't concern yourself with it. Just remember to deliver people on time! Don't lose what you needn't lose over such an insignificant matter." The shadow did not get angry, merely uttering a threat before turning into a cloud of black mist and vanishing from the spot.
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