"Yes, the captain treats us well. We can't cause him trouble. But the Prince of Chu's people are far too overbearing. They've only been here a few days, and already they've joined the Blessing-Welcoming Team. I hear they've arrested quite a few people. They ought to remember that they're the Blessing-Welcoming Team, not the Street Patrol Team. If they can arrest anyone they please, what do they need us for?"
"Forget it, forget it. They're Seventh Rank, after all. We can't beat them."
As everyone clamored, a young man outside the wall, dressed in an old Tenth Rank official's uniform, narrowed his eyes. After a long while, he headed straight for the Upper Mountain District.
That night, in the private quarters of the rear courtyard at the mayor's residence in the Upper Mountain District.
The bed curtains closed, drums and music shook in a wild rhythm, red waves rolled beneath the quilt, and breaths came in gasps.
A long while later, a woman's sweet, sultry voice sounded from behind the crimson bed curtains, followed by a man's voice. They began to chat.
As they chatted, the woman changed the subject. "My lord, I recently heard someone say that the Prince of Chu declared this Blessing Town to be Great Qi's Blessing Town as well. He is Great Qi's Prince of Chu, and also Blessing Town's Prince of Chu."
"Mm..." The man merely murmured his assent.
"My lord, my heart belongs entirely to you, so I've been keeping an eye on certain things. Today, I exchanged a few words with the Xue family's sixteenth wife and learned that the Prince of Chu has been visiting the Xue family quite often. He has a Fate Arts Master under him, an Upper Rank expert, and some martial cultivation genius. They say he's won