Han Anbo and his companion watched the old man in black silk and the two gatekeepers go inside.
"Which mountain up north does this man hail from?"
Han Anbo said slowly, "Fortune-Sending Impermanence, Chen Laoxiong."
"Why would he come here? He's the face of the Northern Green Forest, a second-rank powerhouse, the foremost of the four protectors-Bear, Wolf, Tiger, and Leopard. When someone of his stature makes a move, everyone in the martial world has to prick up their ears and keep their eyes peeled... Brother Han, let's go..."
"Who just said to leave everything to him?"
"That's different. Fortune-Sending Impermanence really is different. The fact that I haven't pissed myself already means I've eaten a bear's heart and a leopard's gall. Back then, Alliance Leader Lin told him to deal with the mounted bandits on Changbai Mountain, but forgot to say which group. He didn't ask, either. He just found a bandit stronghold and delivered one tael of silver. One tael delivered, one stronghold wiped out. He kept delivering and killing until the major factions clung to Alliance Leader Lin's legs and cried. Only then did Alliance Leader Lin realize what was happening and hurriedly recall him. When he asked, he learned that Chen Laoxiong had single-handedly slaughtered most of the mounted bandits and mountain bandits on Changbai Mountain. Just thinking about it makes my skin crawl. He seems perfectly normal, so how can he be so inhuman...?"
"Cut the chatter. Let's wait and see."
The two watched from a distance.
Before long, Chen Laoxiong emerged in his black silk clothes and black cloth shoes. He glanced their way as though by chance, then slowly climbed into his carriage, grumbling.
"Ah, always putting these old bones through the wringer. In weather this cold, how nice it would be to