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Several days later.
Near the No. 9 Tongtian Tower in Geng District, on the third floor of an inn.
Chen Mu leaned against a pillow, half-reclining on a soft couch.
His fifth-rank Truthful Listening Technique's passive eavesdropping ability was activated.
The noisy clamor from the lobby on the first floor kept reaching his ears.
"Zhongshan Path is as good as finished, it's said that several Condensing Aperture experts have died."
"Alas... they shouldn't have been so heavy-handed. Just driving them out would have been enough. If the real person from White Tower seeks revenge, it'll be another mess."
"The people from the Oversight Courtyard dared to do this because they probably have news from the East Fence Path's Sect Master. That's their backing."
"I'm only concerned about what we're supposed to do now."
"The territories we snatched back definitely need people to run them, and with more land than people, you can plant as much Yellow Bud Rice as you want."
