Chapter 2725: Wang Chenxiang, Unappreciative
Shen Huo had previously spoken with Old Man Five Mountains.
Unless something unexpected happened, he was to avoid disturbing him whenever possible.
For that very reason, Shen Huo and Old Man Five Mountains had not met for a long time.
This sudden visit by someone he had sent had indeed made Shen Huo extremely curious.
So he said,
"Let them in."
The person reporting hurriedly acknowledged the order.
In truth, as someone from the Dragon-Controlling Manor, Shen Huo was not someone outsiders could meet whenever they pleased.
At first, when someone reported that they wished to see Shen Huo,
they were directly stopped by the Inner City's City Defense Department.
Without a token or a credential, one could not casually enter the Inner City.
Though separated by only one city, the Outer City laid bare the stark divide between the privileged and the poor.
Separated by a single city wall, yet it vividly displayed the difference between nobility and poverty.
Later, more and more people came looking for Shen Huo. Many wanted to pass along information and climb aboard Shen Huo's great ship.
Thus, the City Defense Department also realized something was amiss.
In the end, they could only report the news here.
At this moment, several people were brought before Shen Huo.
The moment they saw him, they fell to their knees and kowtowed.
They shouted, "Lord Shen, something has happened to your father!"
Shen Huo frowned slightly.
"You had best tell me the truth. If you dare deceive me, watch your heads."
The several people hurriedly replied,
"Lord Shen, your father has been killed."
"At Drunk in Life, Dreaming of Death. We saw it with our own eyes—how would we dare deceive you?"
The moment those words were spoken, even the surrounding space