Two hundred taels?
What two hundred taels?
Silver?
Before they could inquire further, a burst of footsteps came from outside.
The servant immediately fell silent, bowing his head without speaking further.
Soon, a man dressed in plain clothes entered. He was middle-aged, with a rosy complexion looking quite healthy.
"Gentlemen, sorry for not greeting you earlier."
The middle-aged man sat down at the head of the table and smiled at them: "My surname is Li, and I hold the office of the County Magistrate of Guangping County. I've just been informed by the steward that you are disciples of the Jinxian Sect, right?"
With those words, he waved his hand at the servant, who then withdrew.
"Indeed."