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nPutting all the people’s lives in the city at stake had hit Long’s bottom line. So, he definitely wouldn’t spare the evil people.

nIf there were people from Eastern Darkness behind the scenes, he would surely fight back!

nLong would just deal with them as they had done to him!

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nNations could fight, but they shouldn’t be so mean!

nIt was shameful to do so!

nLong and Shi went to the street.

nThis was a major city, so the management was very strict. Although the situation was bleak, people were still running business to maintain daily life.

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nSome stores were still open.

nLong and Shi walked into a shop at will.

nThere was only a shopkeeper in there and they didn’t see any other servants.

n“What can I do for you?” The shopkeeper asked.

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nLong said casually, “You’re the only one here? Where are the others?”

nThe shopkeeper smiled bitterly. “They’re dead.”

nLong was stunned. Then, he sighed. “A lot of people in the city have died, right?”

nThe shopkeeper was honest. “Compared with the plague more than ten years ago, this time is much better. Only a dozen people died. Moreover, we’ve got an excellent doctor here and the plague is under control.”

nLong felt a little relieved when he heard that, so he said with a smile, “Yes, that doctor is really capable. We must trust him. He will cure all the people in the city.”

nThe shopkeeper looked at Long and Shi carefully.

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n“You don’t look like you are sick…”

nLong laughed. “Oh really? What makes you think so?”

nThe shopkeeper shook his head. “You aren’t sick… Ahem.” While speaking, the shopkeeper began to cough violently.

nIt could be seen that he was also infected, but it was not serious. Otherwise, he wouldn’t keep doing business here.

nLooking at the shopkeeper, Long said, “You’re also infected. Have a good rest.”

nThe shopkeeper waved. “It’s okay. You look distinguished. Haha. Do you need to buy anything here?”

nLong slowly shook his head. “No, we don’t. We just want to have a look… By the way, do you find anything suspicious these days?”

n“Hmm?” The shopkeeper was stunned. He didn’t understand what Long meant.

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nLong smiled bitterly and said, “This plague is a natural disaster, but I think some people may also be involved… Sir, in order not to cause more trouble, you’d better keep it secret. I just want to know if you see any strange people in the city these days.”

nCommon people had their own ways to get information. For those who were running shops where many people would come and go, they were always well-informed. Long noticed that the shopkeeper was still clear-minded, so he wanted to try his luck.

nThe government still didn’t know that the plague was caused by some people.

n“Ah…” The shopkeeper was shocked. Then, he became very angry and said, “Some people caused this? They must be insane.”

nHearing this, Long had to say, “It wasn’t totally caused by them, but they’re part of the reason. Sir, you see a lot of people coming and going. Have you heard of any strange things?”

nThe shopkeeper began to think carefully. A moment later, the shopkeeper said, “What you said reminds me of something. Well… that was seven or eight days ago. The plague here was already very serious. There’s a man called Wang Er. He likes stealing, so nobody likes him. He also likes to boast. On that day, he came to my shop and said that he saw a ghost by the river. He followed the ghost and saw that it went to Yihong House. He laughed and said that ghosts also liked women…”

nLong and Shi looked at each other and found something meaningful in each other’s eyes.

nThey knew that river, where the water had been poisoned.

nYihong House… Were those people hiding in that brothel?

nLong and Shi got the clue. Whether it was real or not, they decided to go to have a look.

nBut… “Qingzhou, let’s stay outside. The Shadow Guardians can deal with things inside.”

nAfter a short silence, Shi nodded. “Okay.”

nThere was another brothel opposite Yihong House, but no ordinary men would go there at this special time.

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nLong and Shi entered that brothel and threw an ingot of silver to the madam there. Then, they went straight up to the second floor and looked at Yihong House opposite them. A dozen Shadow Guardians had gone to that place…

nOriginally, they just wanted to have a check because they didn’t know whether the clue was true or not. They didn’t expect that people there began to fight soon. A lot of women screamed one after another and they could hear it clearly even in the brothel opposite.

nLong was surprised. “They’re really there!”

nShi looked at the opposite side with cold eyes.

nAt this time, two Shadow Guardians and three men began to fight on the roof of Yihong House.

nShi’s eyes flashed with coldness. “I’ll go help them.”

nLong hurriedly grabbed Shi’s hand. “Let’s just watch. Don’t you trust the Shadow Guardians?”

nShi pursed his lips. His eyes became a little red and he stared at the roof.

nSuddenly, a Shadow Guardian was caught off guard and kicked.

nThe next moment, Shi rushed out.

n“Qingzhou!” Long screamed and frowned.

nYing Feng appeared. “Master, don’t go. It’s dangerous.”

nLong also knew that he could not be exposed, so he knitted his brows and could only watch the fight over there.

nWith Shi’s participation, the three men were killed soon.

nShi was standing on the roof with a soft sword in his hand. Long seemed to see a king of killers over there.

nThe will of fighting and killing at the bottom of Shi’s heart was too strong to be controlled.

nLooking at Shi like that, Long felt very worried. He had to find a way. He had to make sure that Shi wouldn’t go to kill when he was by Shi’s side…

nLong’s eyes flickered. After making the decision, he turned and went downstairs.

nYing Feng was surprised. He didn’t know what Long was going to do, so he said, “Master.”

n“Don’t talk too much. Ying Feng, just follow me in the dark. Don’t show yourself.”

nThose words shocked Ying Feng. “Master! You can’t do that!”

nLong said coldly, “This is an order! Don’t do anything even if I’m in danger!”

nAs Ying Feng was still in shock, Long had arrived downstairs.

nYing Feng gritted his teeth and could only follow in the dark.

nHe didn’t expect that Long was going to Yihong House as fast as he could.

nStanding on the roof of Yihong House, Shi had seen Long’s action.

nShi saw that Long was going there and his pupils shrank violently.

nWhen he noticed that Ying Feng was far away from Long, his eyes turned dark red…

nAt the next moment, Shi jumped down from the roof and rushed to Yihong House.

nYing Feng seemed to have understood why Long did that.

nHe thought for a moment. Finally, he clenched his fists and didn’t follow Long into the room.

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