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Merlin smiled faintly, then flipped his hand lightly. In the blink of an eye, a relief appeared in his palm.
The chief's entire body jolted, his gaze fixed rigidly on the relief in Merlin's hand.
Seeing the chief's shocked expression, Merlin already had his answer. He said calmly, "You recognize this relief, don't you?"
Only after a long while did the chief come back to his senses. Looking at Merlin, his face instead relaxed. Before, he had not known what Merlin's purpose was, but now that he knew Merlin wanted the relief, his heart settled completely. At the very least, before obtaining what he wanted, Merlin would not harm him.
"I never expected you to have a relief as well. And I presume you can see the strange postures on it too?"
The chief paused, his gaze sweeping Merlin from head to toe. However, practicing the postures on the Mysterious Relief would not cause any obvious changes in one's physique, so the chief could not tell how strong Merlin's body truly was.
"I do have reliefs on me, and I have three! I hid them in a secret place. If you let me go, I can exchange one relief with you."
The chief was now calm and composed, beginning to haggle with Merlin.
Merlin shook his head, his tone still tranquil. "I never intended to kill you. If I killed you, your bandit subordinates would be more than capable of slaughtering everyone in the entire convoy. Even if I intervened, it would be useless! I