"Yes." Seeing that Third Master Xu had no intention of moving forward with the plan for now, Li Ziming didn't dare say anything more.
"If there's nothing else, let's leave it at that for now," Third Master Xu said, then hung up.
The instant the call ended, Li Ziming immediately let out a long breath and raised a hand to wipe the cold sweat that had broken out on his forehead.
If Third Master Xu hadn't forgiven him for this mistake, the power he had finally obtained would definitely have been taken away. That was the outcome he wanted least to see.
Fortunately, Third Master Xu allowed the people under him to make mistakes. As long as they didn't keep making the same errors time and again, they would be forgiven.
"Knock, knock, knock."
A knock sounded at the door. Hearing it, Li Ziming immediately got up to open it.
A short while later, a figure carrying a plastic bag followed Li Ziming back into the living room.
"Big Brother, are you all right?" Zhang Xiongjie placed the bag of barbecue he was carrying on the coffee table and asked worriedly, seeing that Li Ziming's expression looked somewhat off.
"Damn it..." Li Ziming naturally had nothing to hide in front of his trusted subordinate. He immediately launched into a furious tirade, then recounted what had happened.
Zhang Xiongjie was shocked when he heard this, then said with lingering fear, "Luckily, that bastard didn't know much. Otherwise, we'd be in deep trouble."
"Yeah! Luckily, he'd only been under me for a short while. Otherwise, I'd have had to consider packing up and running..." Li Ziming said, feeling somewhat relieved.
"Big Brother, eat some barbecue." Zhang Xiongjie pointed at the bag of barbecue on the coffee table.
"Mm." Li Ziming answered, but