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Inside the modestly furnished inn at the gates of Pinecone Ranch, candlelight flickered in the plain guestroom. Unable to sleep, Wu Wenzhou paced back and forth.
Things were spiraling out of control.
At first, he had only agreed to help Yang He by providing some assistance to the mercenaries, helping them get Yang He’s six-year-old daughter out of Zhao Tiangan’s manor.
Whether out of gratitude for past favors or for his own interests, he had intended to help.
The risk hadn’t seemed too great.
Though Yang He was his boss, this job hadn’t been carried out through him, but by mercenaries hired externally.
If anything went wrong, he could always claim ignorance.
And if Yang He truly pulled out of Pinecone Ranch, while he remained loyal and distanced himself, he could become the exclusive merchant of Pinecone Ranc...



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