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In secret, the frequency of contact between the Ning Royal Mansion and various official institutions surged, as people from the White Lotus Sect began to flood into the Jiangzhe region on a massive scale.
On the surface, enthusiasm for resisting the pirate invaders in Jiangzhe soared anew, attracting throngs of martial artists who called upon friends and assembled in groups to join the excitement in Jiangzhe.
Both overt and covert currents converged at the intelligence center established by Gu Tong in Jiangzhe, and were funneled into the hands of Yang Ge.
He once again felt the mountainous and tsunami-like heavy pressure bearing down on him...
He was anxious, fearing that he might lose control of the situation and harm both Yang Tiansheng and the common people of Jiangzhe.
