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“You are distinctive in appearance, while your talents are also impressive What makes you even more extraordinary, is that you have already obtained the peak state of a forged body at such a young age You deserve to be the inheritor of Zhou Daoqian“ Wu continued

“You flatter me, Uncle Wu I’ve heard from my father that back when you were a student in Guanan, your talent in poem was rivalless Look noenty years later, you’ve becoenius” The young istrate Wu twiddled his beard and swas self-evident He was the second son of Zhou Daoqian – Zhou shi+rong

The purpose of their return to Guanan o-folded Firstly, they would pay a visit to their relatives – Junior Zhou’s family Secondly, the more important one, they would collect the tributes from their relatives, that was derived from the profits of the mineral veins As the three-year deadline would soon expire, the Peak Tower had started urging them to hand in the tributes as quickly as possible

However, the journey fro and rugged Zhou Daoqian wouldn’t take any risk in losing the tributes, so he had deployed his son to escort this group

Magistrate Wu was an old friend of Zhou Daoqian, they had encountered each other long before the latter was admitted to the Peak Tower They used to be classmates in Guanan

Nowadays, Wu Dao was not only prosperous but also diversified Nuing because of Wu Dao

In the old days, when Zhou Daoqian’s talent in Wu Dao wasn’t yet discovered, his only ambition was to learn well and obtain an official rank Daoqian, together with other students at the ti” (in order to pay tribute to the king) Magistrate Wu, as one of the club members, was very talented in literature, while Daoqian’s martial art ability far surpassed that of Wu’s In terms of social status, Wu was overshadowed by Daoqian, as one’s ability in Wu Dao was the benchnition

Because of this relationshi+p, Zhou Daoqian had asked Wu to join the h the Peak Toas already one of the three most prominent schools in Guanan and its authority was undeniable However, they still needed the help of local officials to serve as lubricants in the operation of their missions Government officials represented absolute authority, and local civilians trusted theistrate Wu, for instance, as only a local official with a rather low rank, had istrate Wu was excited when Zhou Daoqian invited hiroup, the journey was rather successful, as nothing unexpected had happened

As Zhou shi+rong and Magistrate Wu were busy exchanging flattery, a cloud of s As they spotted the smoke, they stopped in thewhipped his horse,in the distance Suddenly, his face turned ghastly pale

Judging fro heart jerked for a second, as he consciously knew a crisis was i a step further, he sahere the smoke came from And he was quite sure that it was the Zhou estate that was on fire, because no other buildings in the vicinity would have the sauished fa place for local celebrities, including Magistrate Wu Right now, the place where this do flames

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[1]: Jinsi Nan furniture In ancient times, furniture made of this wood is a symbol of prosperity