"Who were those guys?" Arran looked at Jiang Fei with some concern. With the protection of Lord Jiang, he wasn't too worried about himself, but he hoped he hadn't caused any problems for Jiang Fei.
"They're from the Redstone branch of the Jiang Clan," she replied. "From what I heard, the branch leader has been trying to get an audience with Uncle Bear for the past month. They thought they could use me to force Uncle Bear to see them." She shook her head in disgust.
"Are you okay?" Arran asked.
"I am," she said. "But this is going to cause some trouble for you. The Redstone branch is among the more powerful factions within the clan, and they will want compensation for what you did."
"The little bastard had it coming," Arran said with a shrug. He was confident that Lord Jiang would protect him if necessary, but even if that weren't the case, he would not let some random thug manhandle Jiang Fei.
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