C183 The Second Time(1)

Shortly, the man clad in black reached a quaint courtyard. He rapped lightly on the door, and upon hearing a deep voice from within, he pushed the door open and stepped inside.

Inside the courtyard, the man in black was greeted by the sight of a middle-aged man seated at a table. The man's face bore a gentle and scholarly smile, clearly that of a cultivated nobleman.

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