The sudden appearance of so many people at the entrance of the Beast Appraisal Association in such a menacing manner as if they were about to start a fight naturally scared the crowd away. Some of the braver ones even pointed at them from afar and whispered to each other.
"Gentlemen, let's go. Don't scare our citizens." Zuo Wentang gestured for them to leave.
Since Zuo Wentang had said so, there was nothing they could do.
It didn't matter how reluctant they were.
Only a fool would fight twenty people against a hundred experts.
The leader's expression changed. In the end, he gritted his teeth and said, "Steward Zuo, think this through. Our City Lord will never let this go."
"Please." Zuo Wentang looked nonchalant.
Knowing that he couldn't get his job done, the leader scoffed and led his men away. Zuo Wentang accompanied them the entire time mainly because he was afraid that these people would circle back.
Either way, he couldn't let these people from Fan City have their way today.
Once they reached a secluded area in the city where there was no one around, the leader said, "Steward Zuo, I can only report what happened today to City Lord Fan as it is. I hope you won't regret your actions today."
Zuo Wentang wasn't afraid of such a threat so he laughed out loud. "It's up to you how you want to tell City Lord Fan when you get back. Let me tell you the truth. I saved your lives today and whether you believe me or not, you will definitely be grateful to me in the future."
"Hmph, let's go." The leader obviously didn't take Zuo Wentang's words to heart.
Zuo Wentang looked nonchalant.
"Men, follow these esteemed guests of Fan City. Escort them out of the city."
Zuo Wentang obviously had to explain. He had always been diligent in his work, which was why Bai Zhenkong thought so highly of him.
For example, he fully supported Bai Zhenkong's decision today.
He would rather offend Fan City's City Lord than offend Lin Jin.
Zuo Wentang actually had his own judgment about Lin Jin. There were some things that even Bai Zhenkong didn't know about. For example, Zuo Wentang had unconfirmed information about what happened in the royal capital.
After much thought, he decided not to tell Bai Zhenkong about it. After all, it was unconfirmed and if he did, trouble might come his way.
However, Zuo Wentang couldn't just ignore it.
He had a good friend in King City who once said that he had seen a white ape fighting a jade dragon in King City.
There was a lot of information in this.
A jade dragon pet beast was definitely a rare beast among rare beasts. It was a symbol of the Jade Dragon Kingdom and only a handful of people owned a jade dragon pet beast.
White Ape and the jade dragon were fighting. Could this white ape be the one beside Lin Jin?
It had to be.
And where did the jade dragon come from?
Without any confirmation, Zuo Wentang could only infer and guess. Zuo Wentang guessed that during that period of time, Minister Yu, who was second only to the emperor, had died of illness.
Then, there would be a conjecture.
Could it be that this jade dragon belonged to Minister Yu?
In fact, Minister Yu did not die of an illness at all.
In fact, this was a very likely possibility. Officials from all over the country had speculated as well. After all, no matter how discreet the royal court's struggle was, some rumors would eventually leak out.
Regarding this matter, the officials of Royal City definitely knew some inside information, but no one dared to speak or discuss this matter. As for the officials of other cities, they could only speculate. However, it could be seen that Minister Yu's faction, which was originally powerful in the imperial court and other regions, was gradually being reorganized. The stubborn ones were directly purged, and basically all of them were found to have committed some crimes and were dismissed from their positions.
So, who benefited the most from Minister Yu's misfortune?
Zuo Wentang could tell that it was the current emperor.
So was there a possibility that the emperor wanted to get rid of Minister Yu and used Lin Jin to do it?
It was a bold guess, but it wasn't impossible.
Even if that wasn't the case, Lin Jin must have something to do with this incident. Hence, the City Lord Manor and Zuo Wentang himself had to lean towards Lin Jin.
There was no doubt about it.
Since he had helped Lin Jin today, he had to let Lin Jin know what he needed to know. He wasn't asking for credit but a reminder. After all, that person in Fan City would never let this go.
Zuo Wentang made up his mind. He dismissed everyone while he returned to the Beast Appraisal Association.
Someone must have informed Lin Jin of what happened at the association's entrance.
Lin Jin, who was in the middle of appraising and treating beasts, didn't say a word. Instead, he comforted the association members while he continued with his work.
Lin Jin had no idea what happened but since Zuo Wentang was here, there shouldn't be any trouble.
Lin Jin was no longer the same as before. His state of mind had improved so much that even a landslide wouldn't be able to faze him. His priority now was to finish looking through the hundreds of accounts he had sent out.
That was his top priority.
Since morning, he had appraised and treated over a hundred beasts but there were still no new rewards from the museum. Of course, if he wanted the Beast Energy Formation, Part Four, he would have to appraise more rare beasts. He had only encountered seven or eight beasts in the morning, which was a little too little.
"Master Lin, you've appraised over a hundred beasts in a row. Do you want to take a break and eat something?" Zhao Ying leaned over and whispered.
Lin Jin had noticed Zuo Wentang waiting outside and knew he must have something to discuss so he nodded.
"Sure!"
Having said that, he wrote down the last word before getting up to loosen up.
In fact, Lin Jin wasn't tired at all. Cultivating the Beastmaster Fourth Scroll allowed him to fuse with pet beasts, which greatly improved his physique. Forget four to six hours, Lin Jin wouldn't feel tired even if he appraised beasts continuously for more than twenty hours.
After stretching himself, Lin Jin had Zhao Ying invite Zuo Wentang in.
"Steward Zuo, I saw that you're here. Why didn't you come in?" Lin Jin asked with a smile as he approached him.
Zuo Wentang saluted him and said, "Chief Lin, I didn't dare disturb you because I was watching you appraise beasts."
"Steward Zuo, you must be joking. What a coincidence. I'm taking a break so let's talk inside." Lin Jin saluted him as well before instructing Zhao Ying, Lu Xiaoyun, and the others to brew tea.
By then, Jia Qian had already brewed the tea.
When she saw Lin Jin greet Zuo Wentang earlier, she had already gone to brew tea.
Lu Xiaoyun, Han Dong, and the others didn't know how to react to this.
Sitting down in the consultation hall, Lin Jin looked at Zuo Wentang. Perhaps the man was here because of what happened outside the association.
Sure enough, Zuo Wentang didn't beat around the bush and told Lin Jin what had happened earlier.
"City Lord Bai has instructed that we must help Chief Lin deal with this incident no matter what," Zuo Wentang said with a righteous expression.
Lin Jin saluted him in thanks.
Needless to say, Zuo Wentang had indeed helped him. Otherwise, even if Lin Jin wasn't afraid of Fan City, he would still be in trouble if Zuo Wentang made a move at the association.
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