Legends of the Civil Investigation Bureau: Memoir of Encouragement.

Summary

In a cave, a gnome named Gang Yuan reveals to Gui Bu Gui that he has been instructed to retrieve treasures from nine locations for Master Fang Xu Fu. Despite being a gnome, Gang Yuan was once a tall man whose stature shrank due to improper magical practices. Gui Bu Gui inspects him and finds no major issues, advising him to eat and sleep well. They decide to travel together to explore the locations. As they prepare to leave, a mysterious masked man appears at the cave entrance, resembling another masked man inside. The two encounter each other but the one inside escapes using a technique. The outside man, unfazed, sneers and disappears, leaving the cave empty.

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