"Where are you?"
Xu Xiu turned his head to look:
"The changes at Fang Mansion over the past two years almost made my jaw drop."
"It's merely a case of a monkey claiming to be king in the absence of a tiger." Fang Zheng shook his head:
"The demise of the Ren Family and the Ling Family's intent to move to Prefecture City left such a large space in the county, which happened to be taken advantage of by yours truly."
"Alas!"
"Nothing much to say."
"Indeed." Xu Xiu nodded, not finding it strange. After all, Gu'an County has been raided multiple times over several years, and Fang Zheng was always able to navigate through the chaos steadily. Each time he emerged unscathed, Fang Mansion was able to absorb the industries of others and grow stronger; achieving this was only natural.
"By the way."
Fang Zheng spoke:
"Are you staying this time you come back, or leaving?"
"Leaving," Xu Xiu replied:
