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The Art of the Bluff
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Chapter 15: The Art of the Bluff

The heavy cedar doors of the inner study clicked shut, sealing out the bustling noise of the Alchemy Pavilion. Chairman Fang Chuan sat frozen behind his desk, his face an unreadable sheet of ice. Beside the door, Elder Shen Houdan bowed low. "Chairman, I've brought him."

"Thank you, Elder Shen. You may leave."

The door clicked a second time. The ensuing silence didn't just drift—it suffocated, heavy with the invisible weight of a mid-stage Core Formation master'
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