Outside the High Willow City, Linjiang Square.
Lin Yan, under the guise of Wu Chang, returned to the Linjiang Station.
Chief Clerk Yang's hair was graying, and his face looked even older than before, yet he no longer had the haggard appearance from last time.
On the contrary, this scholar who had never learned martial arts had a resolve in his eyes that was three parts firmer and possessed a more ruthless demeanor.
"It seems that the Linjiang Station has been under no small pressure since my departure," Lin Yan observed, understanding the situation at the Linjiang Station.
"Beyond Linjiang Square, preparations to expand the city walls involve a variety of materials that touch on such broad interests they could drive people to desperate measures, even to gamble with their lives," Chief Clerk Yang said, massaging his forehead. "It was manageable when Master Wu Chang was here — his thunderous methods and the bloodshed enforced order..."
