Chapter 37: Like a Fishbone in the Throat
’Recognize me?’
Chen Li couldn’t help but become more cautious, "Misunderstanding? Then tell me, where did this misunderstanding come from?"
"Chen, calm down, please calm down! All of us here are from the Spirit Tiger Gang, we just don’t live on this street and don’t come by often, so that’s why Chen might find us a bit unfamiliar. The reason we’re here is to carry out a task," said the Loose Cultivator, with a forced smile on his face.
"Oh, a task, what task?" Chen Li asked sternly, closely observing his expression.
"This..." The Loose Cultivator’s face showed hesitation, seemingly at a loss for words, but he quickly forced a smile and cupped his hands in apology:
"Technically, since Chen is not a member of our Spirit Tiger Gang, it’s not appropriate for me to disclose anything. However, this matter isn’t exactly a secret, and Chen isn’t an outsider. I trust that Qiao won’t blame us for this, so today I’ll take the liberty to tell you everything. We’re here to keep an eye on Lin Gui, Fellow Daoist Lin."
Chen Li suddenly realized upon hearing this, they were to prevent Lin Gui from fleeing.
It was himself being overly sensitive.
"Ah, it’s all a misunderstanding, my offense, my offense. I hope you Fellow Daoists won’t take it to heart," Chen Li quickly said with a smile, releasing his foot and pulling up the still dizzy Loose Cultivator, returning the Magic Artifact to him, and repeatedly apologizing to everyone.
"It’s fine, it’s fine, as long as it’s been explained, just a misunderstanding. It’s our fault for not notifying Chen in advance."
"Yes, yes indeed!"