Li Fang ultimately couldn’t submit. “Qianye, don’t think you can do whatever you want just because you’re in the neutral lands. Someone will teach you a lesson sooner or later.”

“Is that so? I’m waiting,” Qianye replied indifferently. He had heard his fair share of such warnings and was already numb to them.

Li Fang swung his sleeve and left. His departing steps were rather hurried and no longer as calm as when he had arrived.

Qianye became serious after he was gone. “What is he here for? How did he show up here?”

Song Zining replied, “This Li Fang is actually quite capable. Although his post in the imperial court is an idle one, he’s highly proficient in establishing a complete military economy. This person is from a side-branch of the Li family, but he achieved his current rank by relying on his own skills. Now that the Li family is planning to establish their presence in the neutral lands, he wanted to come over and put his skills to use.”

“But he didn’t look like he was here to work.”

Song Zining smiled. “Qianye, you...