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Unaware of the conspiracy being plotted against him in the shadows and the danger about to descend, Meng Zhao began drawing power back into his own hands and sorting out the hierarchy of his subordinates after emerging from seclusion and meeting with them.

On the fourth day after leaving seclusion, after breakfast in the early morning, Meng Zhao received a letter.

The letter had been delivered by someone firing a sleeve arrow through the manor gate and into its pillar. The force drove it straight into the hardwood, burying it a full foot deep. The manor guards watching the gate felt a chill run down their backs, grateful that the sleeve arrow had merely delivered a letter rather than killed someone. Otherwise, they would never have escaped death.

At the same time, they gained a clearer understanding of the archer's prowess and immediately delivered the letter, arrow and all, before Meng Zhao.

At the time, Meng Zhao was at the training grounds, instructing Han Lu, Meng Rong, and Zhu'er in martial arts. From his lofty vantage point, guiding the three delicate young women in improving their Fist and Foot Skills could not have been easier, and the results were remarkably efficient.

Of the three women, Zhu'er possessed the deepest inner strength and the most solid foundation. Meng Rong had the highest talent, and her martial arts were second only to Zhu'er's. Han Lu was the weakest of the three, but Meng Zhao gave her private instruction from time to time, so she had not fallen too far behind.

Judging by their martial arts, the three women were certainly no match for top-tier Houtian Realm martial artists, but they could still be considered first-rate. Under ordinary circumstances, they had more than enough ability to protect themselves—unless they encountered a situation like