Ma Genshan sized up the person approaching by the dim light spilling from the mill. He was no longer nervous now. Since this person had come with Zhou Can, he naturally posed no threat. Moreover, from his manner and tone, Ma Genshan vaguely sensed that this man's status seemed to be even higher than Zhou Can's.
Sure enough, Zhou Can said, "Ma Genshan, why aren't you paying your respects to Lord Duan? Lord Duan is the holder of the Black Iron Cloud Crane Token."
Ma Genshan's expression changed slightly. Though he was merely the intelligence chief of Tongbai County, he knew what the Black Iron Cloud Crane Token represented.
Holding the Black Iron Cloud Crane Token meant being the highest-ranking person in their entire intelligence network.
Ma Genshan immediately dropped to his knees. "This lowly one, Ma Genshan, pays respects to Lord Duan!"
Duan Rong said, "Get up."
Ma Genshan knocked his head against the ground once more before rising. His eyes gleamed shrewdly as he looked at Duan Rong and Zhou Can, smiling. "My lords, coming to visit deep in the night, you must have something for this lowly one to do?"
Zhou Can glanced at Ma Genshan. This man was, after all, a rustic villager. Before Lord Duan had even spoken, he had directly asked their purpose. It was somewhat impolite.
But Duan Rong did not mind. He rather liked Ma Genshan's straightforward manner.
Duan Rong said, "Correct. I have read the information you gathered these past few days on the divine statues in Tongbai County. Does Tongbai County have a Dragon King Statue with Four Thousand Years of Incense?"
Ma Genshan was slightly stunned by the question.
These two lords had arrived in the dead of night without even sending word beforehand. Clearly, it had been a