"Tap, tap, tap."
The meeting venue suddenly fell silent.
Steady, closely spaced footsteps rang out.
A tall, burly figure appeared.
Everyone from Zhang Yang to the local Ground Bosses rose and headed toward the entrance as one.
"Godfather."
"Godfather."
"Overlord."
"Overlord."
The group's members formed two lines and bowed ninety degrees.
Such was Overlord's prestige in Chun Prefecture.
From high officials and dignitaries to ordinary people on the streets, everyone who saw him held him in respect.
Those who had been clustered around the Chang Family a moment earlier all turned away.
Suddenly left out in the cold, Chang He's expression instantly darkened.
Even Zhu Le'er temporarily left the Chang Family's party and bowed deeply to Overlord. "Overlord."
"Oh, my daughter-in-law."
Overlord was the same as ever, unkempt and dressed in an ordinary overcoat. At the sight of Zhu Le'er, he grinned from ear to ear.
Her pretty face flushed slightly, and she stole a glance at Old Ninth.
"Overlord, Little White Tiger's staunchest backer," Chang Jiang murmured, staring sharply at Overlord.
The Chang father and his two sons could clearly feel the pressure emanating from Overlord,
that air of looking down upon the entire world.
"Tch, just a bandit and a highway thug."
Chang He sneered unhappily. "With someone like that running Chun Prefecture, how could it ever develop?"
"What we're buying is the Guan Family's friendship. The Chang Family is being ostracized and suppressed in the Alliance. We urgently need support from the East," Chang Jiang advised quietly. "Don't stir up trouble. These people in Chun Prefecture aren't so easy to deal with."
"Don't judge everything by appearances. Overlord may have started out as a bandit, but he was a major force in every great battle, from attacking Kou Island to pacifying Fei Island. There's more to this