"Master, in our Cangshan City, there is the City Lord's Mansion and the Arrest Bureau, both filled with government officials that we common folk dare not cross. Inside the city, there are also the five great clans: the Cheng, Gu, Hu, Wu, and Huang families. However, since they are kept in check by the City Lord's Mansion and the Arrest Bureau, they generally don't go looking for trouble. As long as we don't provoke them, we'll be fine."
"I understand. Rest assured, your young master here won't go looking for trouble with them." Mi Lan smiled. It seemed the City Lord's Mansion in Cangshan City wasn't completely derelict in its duties.
"You really are a sensible man, Master! Actually, if you inadvertently offend the officials or the five great families, as long as it's not a major matter, at worst you'll just get locked up for a few days and given a beating with the paddle. For humble folk like us, a few pleas for mercy usually settle it, but there is one place in the city..."
Chapter 516