Leave in fear, return with respect.
The City Defense Force captain who had nearly raised his gun earlier stood beside Libi, holding a bottle of alcohol and a stack of fine deer hide.
"Commander."
Libi took the two items, glaring at him darkly. "Get out of the way."
The captain hurriedly retreated to the side.
Clearly, he knew Commander Libi well. This was probably Libi's way of protecting him.
Libi glanced at Mu Fan, submerged the silver card in the bottle of alcohol for a moment, then removed it with tweezers. After being wiped with deer hide, it was spotless as new.
Once everything was done, Libi took out another piece of deer hide and carefully wrapped the card before walking respectfully over to Lu Qingxue.
"I beg your forgiveness!"
He bowed at ninety degrees, his four words ringing with force.
At this sight, many of the old mercenaries around them erupted into an uproar.
In their memories, they had never seen Commander Libi lower himself so much. Yet now, he was respectfully bowing his head before a woman.
After all, in a place like Heaven Bear Star, where desperadoes gathered, women were often nothing more than accessories.
Lu Qingxue looked at the deer hide held high before her, then glanced at Mu Fan. An indescribable emotion flickered in her cool eyes.
What she had once done for Mu Fan on a whim had received such solemn treatment. Yet that was not what Lu Qingxue cared about. What mattered to her was that Mu Fan took this matter so seriously, something she had never expected from the beginning.
"Mm."
With a soft sound, Lu Qingxue extended her slender hand and accepted the card wrapped in deer hide.
Commander Libi felt as though a huge burden had been lifted, finally letting