“I don’t need to impress upon you upon the value of the intel you received, so I’m just going to ask you this: why did you act on your own instead of reporting this to me or the chief at first notice, Ding Shengshui?”0

At the Dragonmount Manor, Xin Meiqing was questioning Ding Shengshui with an icy look in her eyes.0

“I’m sorry, Vice Chief Xin. I can only beg for your forgiveness,” Ding Shengshui replied while cold sweat poured profusely down his forehead.0

Xin Mieqing wasn’t yelling in anger, and her tone was remarkably steady considering the issue they were discussing. However, Ding Shengshui felt as cold as a prisoner with a guillotine hanging above his neck, afraid of drawing even a large breath.0

Xin Mieqing (Heartless One) might be a young woman, but she was the Dragonmount Duke’s chief disciple. Not only was she powerful beyond measure, she was as heartless and cruel as her name implied. She was the Dragonmount Duke’s right hand, and the things she did to expand...2