"Now, down to business. I offended a very powerful force while I was away!"
He Pingsheng frowned as he spoke slowly.
Across from him, Old Cao sat, while Li Canghai and Old Diao stood.
All three grew tense when they heard He Pingsheng's words.
"Well..." Old Cao asked, "What sort of force?"
He Pingsheng said, "A powerful one. One we can't afford to provoke!"
"Hiss..." Old Cao drew a deep breath. "Please tell us plainly, young master. Which force is it?"
He Pingsheng said, "The Lu Household of Celestial Scorpion Royal City's deputy city lord!"
"Whew..." At that name, Old Cao let out a soft breath. "That's a relief, that's a relief... please go on, young master!"
"Mm!" He Pingsheng said, "I won't go into exactly how I offended the Lu Household. In any case, I slaughtered one of their Dao Lords!"
"Holy shit!" Old Cao was so shocked that he sprang straight out of his seat. "A Dao Lord... ah... this... young master, you..."
"Badass!" Behind him, Old Diao gave a thumbs-up.
He Pingsheng continued, "The Lu Household aren't fools. They'll certainly think of checking the divine gold expenditure recorded on my Nameplate to pinpoint me!"
"As long as they investigate along that route, they'll definitely dig up everything about me!"
"The destruction of the He Family will be unavoidable too!"
"But... what I don't understand is, decades have already passed. Why haven't they found us here yet?"
"Oh..." Old Cao smiled. "Young master... you're worrying too much!"
"Don't worry, they won't be able to trace it!" After smiling, Old Cao's expression grew serious again. "Didn't the Zhonghang Family go to the City Lord's Manor last time to check our Old He Family's balance?"
"After learning about that, I became more cautious and made a special trip to the