Li Tianquan’s heart still couldn’t calm down even as he watched Duan Chengpeng being carried away. On the contrary, he felt himself in a state of greater suspense and restlessness. As such, he got up to meet that mysterious lobbyist.

This person was a lean middle-aged man with a meticulously groomed beard. Seeing the old man enter, he put down the jade object he had been fiddling with and said with a smile, “Elder Li, why the panic?”

Li Tianquan gathered his thoughts and said wryly, “This matter is simply too serious. How can I calm down? That person’s promise won’t change, will it?”

The middle-aged man appeared somewhat unhappy. “Elder Li can choose not to believe me since my status and words are insignificant, but that seal I brought can’t be faked. It’s also something you’ve verified. Whatever I say is that person’s opinion. Moreover, he had personally spoken those words, I neither added nor removed a single letter.”

Li Tianquan laughed. “That’s great, that’s great! Please don’t blame this old man for being cautious. The Zhao clan people are simply too arrogant and fearless! It would be...