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"": "Cedar Forest, a fenced courtyard, a flower garden.
Li Yunyi leisurely brewed tea. When he saw that the flower representing the Outsider from Beyond the Mountain had grown stronger than the day before yesterday, with larger dewdrops on its leaves, and had even absorbed one drop and condensed a second, he burst into hearty, delighted laughter.
"Junior Sister Xingyue, oh, Junior Sister Xingyue, you really ought to consider whether your control over the Village is too weak. Senior Uncle placed so much trust in you, yet all you brought him was trouble."
"I took care of that trouble."
"Hahahaha!"
"Come admire the flowers. When will you come admire the flowers?"
Li Yunyi was genuinely happy.
The Outsider from Beyond the Mountain felt no fear?
What a joke!
With just a few little tricks, the outsider's fear had almost become more plentiful and more intense than that of Cabinet Mountain Town's own residents.
A trace of longing shone in his eyes.
And it was not just because he was looking at that flower bud, poised to bloom.
He not only wanted to pluck this flower, but another one as well. More than that, he wanted that other flower to bloom for him of its own accord.
Dwelling on that desire, Li Yunyi poured a cup of tea, sipping it slowly, savoring it slowly.
He murmured softly, "It's begun, Outsider from Beyond the Mountain. Are you ready?"
Li Yuan arrived.
Yu Hao arrived.
The man who had been pushing the construction-site gravel cart earlier came with them.
Luo Bin and Gu Yiren stood outside the Two-Story House.
Blood covered the ground beneath Luo Bin's feet. Bloody footprints marked the entire stretch from inside the building to outside.
The three men stood before the two of