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The restaurant, Jin Cui, was the most luxurious in Yangzhou City. It presented the finest cuisines, some of which were even inherited from a thousand years ago. They could never be found elsewhere even in Chang'an.
But it was nothing for the important figures of the clans in Qinghe Prefecture. They did not pay any attention to the dishes on the table or make any toast. The hot dishes gradually became cold in the autumn wind.
"Master, shall we kill or not?" the steward kneeled on one knee outside the gate and asked with a trembling voice. He could no longer stand the deadly quietness in the room and wanted a quick answer.