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On the night Xia Lie awakened, the street and alleys where Lin Yue's house stood had already been turned into ruins by Baili Fengzhi's Personal Guard, leaving only rubble and broken walls.
Most of the several dozen households in the area, after receiving compensation several times the value, happily moved away.
Of course, the multiple compensations were Lin Yue's idea.
Otherwise, given the domineering ways of the Northwest Pass Border Army, it would have been good if they compensated even half.
"By the way, Baili."
Lin Yue casually used the Wind Element to walk lightly amidst the ruins, with Baili Fengzhi following gracefully behind him.
"I forgot to ask, why did you demolish the houses in this area back then?" Lin Yue asked.
Baili Fengzhi was silent for a moment, then said, "I suspected that a master might be secretly assisting you. This trick was used to deal with those with high cultivation."
"Oh?"
