Feng Ying and the others were caught off guard. They had just been mocking Pang Dong, yet in the blink of an eye, he was acting so deferential toward an old woman. The shift in his demeanor was so abrupt they couldn't keep up.
Pang Dong, meanwhile, had recognized the old woman and was utterly stunned. It suddenly dawned on him why Zhao Tiezhu was so confident—why he had dared to refuse to open the gate for him. If Zhao had that kind of connection, then even the highest-ranking official in Spring City would be insignificant by comparison.
Most of the other officials recognized her as well. They had never expected to find such a person as a customer of a distillery in this backwater town. Seeing her beaming smile, it was clear she held Zhao Tiezhu in high regard. They all felt they had hit a wall and would likely be returning home empty-handed.
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