“Pause for a moment,” Ba Nanxu said before pulling out her phone and answering it. “Hello? Yes, it’s me. Yeah, he’s right in front of me.0

“He refuses to go, no matter what. I don’t know what’s gotten into him. We had a deal, and now he’s backing out. Are we really going to deal with someone like him? Aren’t you worried it’s contagious?0

“Alright, you talk to him.”0

Ba Nanxu tossed the phone to Li Huowang. “Here, Zhao Shuangdian wants to talk to you.”0

Li Huowang caught the phone, hesitated, then held it to his ear. A familiar, pleasant voice came through the speaker. 0

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