Facing Hideaki Sakurai's obvious threat, the physiognomist felt a tight squeeze in his chest at first. But then, thinking of the arrangements made by those distinguished figures before he left the Land of Fire, he couldn't help thinking to himself:
"Judging by their attire, these people must be shinobi; surely they wouldn't dare do anything to me here in the village. But if I fail to accomplish what the nobles of the Capital of Fire asked of me, I am going to be in deep trouble."
With that, the physiognomist took a deep breath and said, "I don't think that's necessary. Please—"
Out on the horizon, a few black dots appeared. Suddenly, the bodies of Lin Yu and his companion uncontrollably flew toward those dots. Looking closer, they realized the dots were actually living creatures.
The three of them looked over at Lü Zhen. At a glance, Lü Zhen still looked quite spirited, but upon closer inspection, one could see a trace of exhaustion hidden beneath his forced vigor.
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