Cooperation

Duan Xuan cradled his chin as he paced back and forth through the inner hall, speaking as he pondered, "First, the authorities have already issued a death order: anyone who sees Black Wolf Guest is to kill him without question.

"Though the matter of the real and fake Black Wolf Guest has made everyone understand that Black Wolf Guest was framed, so long as the official decree remains in effect, Black Wolf Guest will never be safe.

"Yet today, those officials not only failed to arrest me, they did not even show any intention of pursuing me. Isn't that far too strange?"

In the martial world, using martial strength to disrupt the law was commonplace.

Thus, the authorities dealt exceptionally harshly with martial artists who disturbed order. It was meant to kill a chicken to frighten the monkeys, lest others continue stirring up trouble.

Zhou Wei and Ren Yun naturally understood Duan Xuan's meaning. Ren Yun hissed through his teeth. "Brother Duan means that someone within the authorities has drawn a line of safety for you.

"They directly stepped over a decree that had already been announced to the world, right?"

"However, it was not Elder Zhou or I who did this. Golden Jade Hall has already bribed the authorities, and they are simply waiting for our Benevolent Harmony Hall to report the case!

"Once that happens, casually pinning a couple of trumped-up charges on us will be enough to make Benevolent Harmony Hall drink a bitter cup!"

Having received a confirming answer, the doubts in Duan Xuan's heart only deepened.

For someone to willingly shield him from the authorities' harassment at such a critical moment—he had to remember this kindness.

Yet, after ruling out Benevolent Harmony Hall and the Wang family, who knew almost nothing, Duan Xuan truly could