Li Ximing lifted his head and continued, "I tried feigning composure as well, but I've done poorly. Unlike you, I'm just a fox trying to act like a tiger… When I was ten, my father asked me to kill someone, and I did it. I knew what he expected me to become. I was terrified at the time but didn't dare to show it.0

"Later, when I went to the Xiao Residence, I was led astray by the temptations of wine and women multiple times whenever I descended the mountain. Master Xiao had warned me repeatedly... I thought being a member of the Li Family would shield me from such temptations, but..."0

Li Ximing's voice was muffled as he confessed, "In truth, I feared the Clan Affairs Courtyard. I'm worried about tarnishing my father's reputation. With the elders looming over us, I have to behave myself. If I could get away with...0