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"Lord Liang should know what happened yesterday."
Chilin had no desire to jest with Liang Qu, getting straight to the point.
"Are you referring to the snake meat feast arranged by the Fishing Tax Office, where everyone got a share?" Liang Qu sneered, "I tasted it, and it was mediocre at best, tough and woody – just the sort of thing those Military Men and River Officials would enjoy."
"You!"
The Blue Snake was furious but was stopped by the Yellow Scaled Giant Snake and Chenglin, who dragged it away forcefully.
"Let me go! Let me go..."
The Giant Snake's roar grew distant.
Liang Qu acted as if he heard nothing.
Chilin did not apologize, "Will the White Ape come again tonight?"
Liang Qu replied contemptuously, "What do you think?"
Silence followed.
A long pause.
"Blue Snake spoke rudely and caused much offense, for which I apologize on its behalf, Lord Liang is magnanimous," Chilin's snaketail unfurled a Fluorescent Blue Lotus Flower.
