The East Swears Allegiance

"Just what do you mean?!" The Wang Family patriarch was completely panicked.

It had only been a few years since they last met. Had this boy's Mind Reading Technique really become this accurate already?

That was right. Jiang Yuheng could guess what other people were thinking, and this was not particularly rare in the Sun Moon Empire.

The key was that he was too sudden. You could never predict when he would expose you, much less when he would use you to achieve his goals.

That was Jiang Yuheng's greatest strength. He knew what he needed better than anyone else, and he knew what he wanted better than anyone else.

Put simply, it came down to six words: knowing what to hold onto and what to let go.

Jiang Yuheng spoke blandly. "Enough nonsense. If you want to surrender, I already stated my conditions at the beginning."

"Patriarch of the Wang Family, you know, and I know, that I did give you a choice."

Jiang Yuheng's condition was very simple: submit to me immediately. Otherwise, when I come looking for trouble later, don't cry and beg for mercy and make me look down on you.

The Wang Family patriarch immediately fell to his knees. "But, but you also said it would depend on the circumstances!"

"Our family has never caused your side any losses, and the same goes for all the nobles in the East District. Can't you make us an exception this time?"

Jiang Yuheng did not hesitate in the slightest. "No. Who do you think you are? What do you think all the nobles in the East District are in my eyes?"

As he spoke, he slowly crouched down and imitated the Wang Family patriarch's tone from back then, repeating word for word what he had said to