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They and Fu Dayi were on the same path, as long as they were in agreement, they called the shots within Hengzhou City; even the Magistrate had no room to speak.
However, now as they were aging, they found many things increasingly difficult to handle, and that Fu Dayi was a ruthless and unscrupulous man. If they were gone... Thus, for the sake of their descendants, they had to tread with caution.
"We should still inform him," Ge Yong sighed and advised.
Thinking back to seven or eight years ago when Fu Dayi was still submissive in their presence, Xiang Tongde grew more irritated knowing that in the past couple of years, he had been repeatedly undermining them, "If you want to grovel before him, that's your business. I won't set this precedent!"
Ge Yong understood what Xiang Tongde meant. Once there was a first time, there would be a second; if they had to consult Fu Dayi even for seeing a doctor, he would become more confident and ultimately fearless.