Yang Li was forcibly dragged away by Deng Anran, with the explicit permission of Commander Zhang, City Lord Deng, and Yang Mingzhi.
All three parties were pleased to see this powerful alliance forming, but whether it would ultimately succeed was left entirely to fate, with no interference from them.
As the tournament concluded, the various factions exchanged formal bows of farewell. The left and right auxiliary ministers, looking hurried, quickly left the City Lord's Mansion with their children and household servants.
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