At the courtyard with the fountain.

When New-Boss Li Luo was done cracking his whip thrice, everyone was staring at him with many thoughts crowding their minds. Their contempt from before was gone, replaced with a new respect.

Elder Zheng Ping had heaved an inward sigh of relief as well. He had feared Li Luo would take a barbaric bulldozer approach characteristic of his age, lining up half their artificers on the chopping block. It might feel satisfying, but the Suncreek Villa would take a heavy hit as well.

Moreover, it would give the Suncreek Villa a bad reputation. It was not only about chasing out their resonance artificers—the subsequent hit to their image would make...