At a corner of the inner city wall with a clear view of the Prison entrance, Ba Yingshan, City Lord of Zhixu City, stood silently watching people come and go. His expression was grim, worry lurking in his flickering gaze.
What had happened back then had left him trembling with fear, keeping carefully to his place for a long time.
He had not dared contact the Qi Household again, nor had they dared contact him. It was as though the two sides had never had any dealings.
He had thought the matter was over. Who knew the Qi Household would send someone else to sneak in, only to get caught? That had led to Shi Chun being arrested outside and brought back here. Every sign pointed to the old case being reopened.
The crucial point was that he had known absolutely nothing when the Qi Household member was arrested in the city this time. He only learned about it after the man had been caught, and upon asking, discovered that the Prison Inspector had personally overseen the operation.
Likewise, he had only learned that Shi Chun had been brought back from outside after hearing the commotion and finding out the arrest had already happened.
It felt as though everything was being done behind his back, and that did not sit well with him at all.
He simply could not understand what the Qi Household wanted. They had already drawn that "Jailer's" attention back then, yet they still dared stir up trouble. If they angered that person, no one could save them. Were they really not afraid of having their entire lineage wiped out?
The problem was that he was afraid. Someone in the Qi Household had to know about his secret collusion with them back then, or they could never