Chapter 175 — Martial and Mystic Arts in Mutual Support
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 4 of 4
I think he will at least show me that courtesy. " Shen Mu shook his head. "The rule in our Wasteland is that things swindled need not be returned.
" Ling Yushu half-smiled. "But this is not the Wasteland.
He is the Grand Chancellor; if he wants to exert control over you, it would be easy. " Shen Mu thought a moment. "I heard Pei Wujiu say he is the crown prince's guardian. A crown prince's guardian should be the crown prince's childhood teacher, no? Second Prince, do you think Pei Wujiu will give you face? " Ling Yushu's heart jolted.
Shen Mu continued: "Second Prince, if he were willing to dissolve the enmity, I wouldn't mind breaking the Wasteland's rule and returning the Chubao Sword to him.
But I think even if I return the sword, he will not give you face, nor will he let the grievance go. And besides, Second Prince, how is it you are not worried that he will make trouble for you?
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