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"": ""No, Cabinet Mountain Town is still doing fine." Luo Bin did his utmost to keep his voice steady, avoiding anything that might further upset the old man.
The old man must have known a great deal!
More importantly, he knew Qin Jiumo. Qin Jiumo had been hunted down and killed, yet this man was still alive. That suggested one possibility: perhaps he was stronger than Qin Jiumo?
Or perhaps he still served some other purpose. Otherwise, he should have been dead, not imprisoned!
As these thoughts ran through Luo Bin's mind, the old man spoke.
Delight first crossed his face, but then he shook his head in bewilderment. "Impossible... To protect Si, I sealed him beneath the town with talismans. Unless vast numbers of strange beings entered Cabinet Mountain Town, raising enough sinister energy to break through the seal, Si couldn't possibly get out."
"Then did you know there's a Demon Hunter in town? Or that someone else there can keep the townspeople in check? The strange beings you mentioned-the demons, as the Demon Hunter calls them-are very wary of Cabinet Mountain Town themselves. I've eliminated a few, and the Demon Hunter has eliminated plenty over the years. Even the Land Guard has grown vigilant. They don't dare kill openly, or the Demon Hunter will track them down and kill them." Luo Bin spoke again, his words coming fast.
For a moment, the old man said nothing. The confusion in his eyes only deepened.
"Anyway, let me get you out first. This place is dangerous. There are demons everywhere outside. Oh, and I've dealt with Qin Jiumo. He guided me several times. You can trust me."
With that, Luo Bin deliberately let one piece of information slip.
Guided.
He couldn't conceal Qin Jiumo's death simply