The two men drank in silence.
Henceforth, Canghe County would bear the surname Liu. With the emperor distant and the mountains high, Liu Yuanhu was like a local despot in Canghe County.
But Gu Sheng was more concerned about what would become of Gu's Manor next.
It didn't matter to him whether Canghe County was ruled by Cao Shiduan or Liu Yuanhu; what mattered was the Black Sand Gang.
According to Gu Xiaojiang.
The Black Sand Gang had taken this battle as an opportunity to eliminate dissenters, establish merit, and would likely grow even more arrogant in the future, making life at Gu's Manor increasingly difficult.
Gu Xiaojiang said bitterly:
"That Black Sand Gang is so treacherous and unpredictable. I used to hope they'd exhaust one another, but who would have thought Zhao Honglie, that scoundrel, would directly side with County Magistrate Liu? This is just…"
He gritted his teeth.
