Chapter 197: Wronged Souls

At 9:30 PM, the antique market at Chaotian Palace began to thin out.

A black Dodge sedan was parked outside a shop by the street.

A man in a suit got out of the passenger side, opened the rear car door, and a man and a woman emerged from the car, talking and laughing as they walked into the shop.

The woman appeared to be about twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, with delicate features and a graceful figure. If Li Xiaoyao were here, he would have recognized her at a glance, this woman was Xiao Ya.

The man was close to fifty, with graying hair flecked with black and white. When he smiled, wrinkles creased his face, exuding the natural demeanor of someone accustomed to being in a position of authority.

This man was none other than Ling City's top official Ji Yutao, whom Xiao Ya had specifically invited for the day with the aim of forging a good relationship with him.

"Chairman Ji, please, inside," Xiao Ya said with a smile, standing at the entrance of the shop.