In Qianye’s eyes, Expansive was neither good nor bad. After a while, he asked, “Who does Expansive belong to?”

Nan Ruohuai replied respectfully, “The city lord of Expansive is my second brother’s maternal grandfather, who also happens to be his biggest supporter.”

He was rather calm while saying this, but Qianye seemed to have figured something out. “Is there some enmity between you two?”

“He’s my brother, so it’s not a hatred as deep as the oceans.” Nan Ruohuai took a deep breath and said through clenched teeth, “The person I liked the most died in his residence!”

Qianye nodded. “What do you want me to do?”

Nan Ruohuai fell to his knees and said in a deep voice, “Just hand him to me and my life is forever yours.”

Qianye said calmly, “Is it not mine right now?”

Nan Ruohuai looked up. “I have some meager talents if I do say so myself, and I have not been wasting the past twenty years of my life. I know your intentions for raising me up to the position, but if I follow you wholeheartedly, I will make Zheng flourish on my own accord. You will not have to worry about this small place. There’s a difference in putting a puppet on the th...