Chapter 292 - 208: Heavy Casualties, Murderous Intent Arises Again!
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..."
"I did not blatantly leave High Willow City. Officially, I’m still here," Lin Yan said, raising an eyebrow.
"But in the end, Master Wu Chang is no longer here," sighed Chief Clerk Yang. "It’s like the area within a hundred miles outside High Willow City is Liu Venerate’s territory! But Liu Venerate is still only in the city itself. As for outside, the farther away, the less effective the branches and Night Lamps..."
"What about the person sent from the Sky Observation Bureau in the inner city to replace me?" Lin Yan frowned.
"Not everyone is you, Master Wu Chang," Chief Clerk Yang whispered. "They couldn’t bear the pressure and didn’t dare face it head-on, merely collecting evidence in secret!"
"The evidence?" Lin Yan inquired.