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At dawn, the eastern city gate of Dongshan City swung open, and Pei Jian, the esteemed Mr. Pei, governor of Dongshan Prefecture, led a battalion of government soldiers, galloping urgently toward Xue Family Manor upon receiving intelligence reports.
At this moment, Marquis Lingyang's Mansion within the city remained in the dark about the unfolding events.
By the time Mrs. He received the news and dispatched Mr. He to hurriedly lead people out of the city to her family estate, the entire Xue Family Manor had already fallen under the complete control of the government and the Blade Catching Alliance.
"Esteemed Governor, the three of us combined couldn't defeat that Blood Shura, we let you down…" Chen Xiaodao admitted with a face filled with shame.
Pei Jian's expression remained unchanged. This Chen Xiaodao truly knew how to talk. In this manner, last night's operation, in the eyes of others, seemed as though it was orchestrated by him?
