Chapter 129: Chapter One Hundred and Twenty Five.

Getting Things Done

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The two of them walked arm in arm for a while, feeling the relentless scrutiny of passersby, they finally separated and walked side by side.

“Where are you heading?” Tang Luo asked with a quizzical look. He still recognized the way to Tianxiang Building, but they were heading west. It occurred to him that Senior Xu had mentioned he had some business to take care of, but Tang Luo wondered what business could possibly occupy a newcomer to Xiling.

“Yesterday, I saved a group of people,” Senior Xu casually began, recounting

the events of the previous night.

“So, let me get this straight,” Tang Luo rubbed his temples, “we’re on our way to pick someone up from Rejuvenation Hall?

“Yes, exactly right!” Senior Xu jovially slapped Tang Luo’s shoulder in

agreement.

“I didn’t properly control my sword energy last night and accidentally injured one of the children. I feel guilty about it. So, no matter what, I can only feel at ease once they safely reach Clear Water County,” he confessed.

Tang Luo nodded his approval of Senior Xu’s course of action.

Despite being born into a wealthy family, he hadn’t taken on the habit of treating the weak as expendable, unlike some martial artists whose cold indifference was proportional to their strength. This made him so much better in comparison.

“We must quicken our pace then.”

“Why so?”

“I have a suspicion that the pursued scholar and the children have already been kidnapped,” Tang Luo finally explained, massaging his temples.

the corners at night are often informants for these gangs. As the local power of Xiling, if they couldn’t

indeed help cover things up, but faced with the local thug force showing up at the door, would they

heard Senior Xu’s description, he had concluded

people just like that?” Senior Xu felt a sudden

“The peace is indeed real, but it is aimed rather specifically. It only guarantees that clans won’t arbitrarily wage

an orderly line waiting for their medications. Behind the counter, the healers were all looking dignified and remnant of Daoist sages as they diagnosed

Xu to breathe a sigh of relief. He said

Senior Xu, casually replying, “Yes, I hope I was wrong. You

of the clinic would rather safeguard his patient than hand him over. Seeing this peaceful scene, it’s all too

scholar are gone.

me a bit,” Senior Xu patted Tang Luo’s shoulder and walked

in, simply to avoid

beggars on the opposite street. They

pedestrians or their begging bowls; instead, they often glanced at

In the Rejuvenation Hall

You say they’ve been taken away?” Senior

betraying old

bowed to him and said with a sullen face, “It’s the Righteous Gang and the Feng family, they wanted me to hand over the people. If I didn’t comply, they threatened to remove the plaque from the Rejuvenation Hall.” Senior Xu silently cursed his own lack of foresight for

families are these? Only

who was behind this, it would be easy to find them. He turned

called out, “This is a letter from the head of the Righteous Gang, he asked me to

the letter and put it into his waistcoat,

soon as Senior Xu stepped out from the Rejuvenation Hall, ready to tell Tang Luo about the kidnapping, he

about?” Senior

rope in his hand, “They should know where the people were taken.” As he spoke, he pulled the hemp rope, and the beggars cried out

will have to face the wrath of the Righteous Gang!” A

stepped forward, his voice icy cold, “I did kill him. Why didn’t you

letter, at the Fox Fairy Temple outside the city, dare you

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