He turned his head, and Mr. Jian seemed to have realized something as well.
The two exchanged a look and nodded.
They followed the decurion toward the small hut.
The other Blazing Flame Guards didn't stop them.
Soon, Xv Xiuping and Mr. Jian returned.
"Mr. Jian, what's the word?"
"Mr. Xu, were the negotiations successful?"
A group of people gathered around them nervously.
"Fellow cultivators, time is short, so I'll get straight to the point... Thanks to Mr. Jian's reputation, the Blazing Flame Guard officer is willing to be lenient!"
"That's great!"
Everyone's expression relaxed.
"However, it's not free," Xv Xiuping added.
"If you want to avoid District Twelve, you need to pay a sum of Spirit Stones to the Blazing Flame Guard!"
"How many Spirit Stones?"
"Eight thousand!"
"What?!"
"So many! They might as well just rob us!" the cultivators exclaimed in shock.
