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Prefect Zhang Zhishan was a mysterious presence in Shanghe City.

He rarely appeared in public, giving people the impression of a powerful recluse.

Anyone appointed prefect had been sent by the Imperial Court and naturally possessed considerable strength. With command of a city's City Defense Army, his authority was immense.

Ordinarily, even these prominent merchants were not qualified to meet Zhang Zhishan.

For many, this was their first glimpse of Shanghe's guardian deity, yet that guardian deity had arrived by sliding straight onto his knees, leaving them utterly dumbfounded.

Zhang Zhishan had been patrolling the surrounding area that day. Upon hearing that His Majesty was visiting incognito, he had immediately hurried over to pay his respects to Li Chen.

As for the Chamber of Commerce's affairs, he genuinely knew nothing about them.

His younger clansman Zhang Shanhe merely relied on his prestige and did not tell him everything.

Li Chen glanced at Zhang Zhishan. His muscles were taut and powerful, and years of fighting demon beasts had given him a fierce, formidable aura. The sharp presence radiating from him alone could strike fear into ordinary people.

Had he appeared on his own, even City Lord Ding Tianming would have seemed a head shorter.

Unfortunately, the man seated before him was the emperor of the Heavenly Strategy Dynasty. Under Li Chen's imposing presence, even Zhang Zhishan seemed insignificant.

Officials selected and dispatched by the Imperial Court were generally capable people.

Especially for a posting like this, where demon beasts abounded and sects stood like trees in a forest, Zhang Zhishan must have been painstakingly selected by the Previous Emperor. His strength was beyond question: he had already reached the peak of the heavenly abyss realm.

His loyalty to the Imperial House went without saying. Hadn't he slid over on his knees?