"Lord Xuandou, you're finally here. Your subordinate had such a hard time waiting for you."
"Now that Lord Xuandou is here, the Land of Fire will have peace. Now that Lord Xuandou is here, we finally have justice!"
Mustache was the first to greet Xuandou. Under everyone's astonished gazes, he received Xuandou's approval and went to stand behind him, swaggering.
This time, he was faster than anyone else.
Some people hiding in the corners also wanted to seize the opportunity and follow Mustache in defecting to Xuandou, but the chakra energy Xuandou released held them in place, unable to move.
Only seven people followed Mustache to Xuandou's side.
Some were high-ranking officials, some were wealthy merchants, and there were even guards and attendants who served the Daimyō of the Land of Fire...
Without exception, they were all native subjects of the Land of Fire, unlike those who had been stopped-people burdened with heinous sins, much like Gato.
There was a reason Xuandou had arrived so late.
Besides stabilizing the situation in the Land of Fire, he had been investigating the Land of Fire Capital, searching for Hidden Xuan fugitives like Gato.
"Traitors! Pah!"
"I've always despised subjects like you who betray their masters. You'll all come to a bad end."
"If you can betray His Lordship the Daimyō today, you can betray someone a second and third time tomorrow..."
Nanwu angrily pointed at the group behind Xuandou, his voice full of disdain, a cold glint flashing in his black eyes.
"Shut up! Do you intend to challenge the policies Lord Xuandou established?"
"Whether they're mountain folk from the Land of Lightning, farmers from the Land of Earth, or samurai from the Land of Iron, they all live and work in peace under Lord Xuandou, enjoying happy lives."
"Lord Xuandou's generosity