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"Clip-clop, clip-clop" the black donkey's hooves continuously struck the hard road, continually producing a crisp sound.
The expressions of the others, somewhat panicked, followed the donkey cart, jogging along the way.
As they walked, they occasionally looked back, as if fearing something might catch up to them.
"Brother Li, why are we in such a hurry to leave the pass?" Dog Wa, wiping sweat from his forehead, asked.
"If Zhengde Temple has been able to stay in such a bustling area for so long and still be so crowded, you tell me why we need to leave the pass?" Li Huowang's face was ominously grim.
Hearing Li Huowang's rhetorical question, Xiao Man with his black furry body spoke up, "Since Zhengde Temple can coexist peacefully for so long in the same city as the Imperial Palace, that already says something. No matter if the rulers of the Capital City are in cahoots, or infiltrated by them, we can't trust the local government here."
Li Huowang nodded.
