When Yao San'er heard the voices outside, he immediately perked up, and a gloating expression spread across his face.
"Just you wait! Let's see what you can do to me!" Yao San'er said smugly.
No sooner had he spoken than a squad walked in, all dressed in the uniforms of the City Lord's Manor. Their leader had a tiger's back and a bear's waist, a round face, and thick eyebrows, giving him a rather imposing appearance.
"Brother-in-law, you're finally here! Someone extorted twenty thousand spirit stones from me. You have to see justice done for me!" Yao San'er began shouting the moment he saw him.
The man first glanced at Xu Qingtong, then turned and cursed at Yao San'er. "Bullshit! Who's your brother-in-law? Try claiming kinship with me again, and I'll have you executed on the spot!"
After berating Yao San'er, the man hurried up to Xu Qingtong and bowed with his hands clasped. "I am Gao Bucheng, Chief Steward of the City Lord's Manor. By the City Lord's orders, I have come to maintain order at Azure Wind Hall. Please give me your instructions, Steward Guo!"
Xu Qingtong smiled faintly and thought, City Lord Bai really knows how to handle people. He's giving me so much face, sending his chief steward directly and even putting him under my command! His intent to win me over goes without saying!
"Chief Steward Gao, here's what happened. This brother-in-law of yours..."
"Er! Proprietor Guo, you're mistaken. I don't know this man!"
"Oh! This fellow pretended to be your relative and came into my shop to swindle us. He brought a worthless stone and tried to..." Xu Qingtong gave Gao Bucheng a detailed account of the entire affair.
"You bastard! You dared come to Azure Wind Hall to squeeze money out of them?