# MLMD -Chapter 38 Cutting Off the Fuel from Under the Cauldron

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- Summary: “You want to deal in illicit salt?”At last, a trace of surprise appeared on the old madam’s usually calm and composed face. She accepted the cloth pouch Yue...

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