That night, Liao Jia still slept poorly.
He even felt like turning over and strangling Qi Yuanliang.
It was practically a case of hurting the enemy by eight hundred and himself by a thousand!
When he got up early that morning, Zhao Wei was nowhere to be seen. Instead, he found a note she had left, saying she had arranged to meet a young woman named Lu Ji for some morning exercise and sparring. After reading it, Liao Jia put the note away, fought off his drowsiness as he washed and dressed, ate breakfast, then went to the government office for work. After clocking in, he headed to the salt fields to supervise the work. Who knew that the moment he and Qi Shan arrived at the government office, they would sense that something was wrong with the atmosphere?
Even the Heaven and Earth Qi around them was trembling.
The source was none other than his new lord.
Liao Jia guessed, "Could something be going wrong with the salt wells?"
Qi Shan shook his head. "I don't know."
Knowing his lord as he did, this kind of thing wouldn't stir up such strong emotions in her. She would simply tell the Martial Gall Warriors under her command to put in more effort. If one salt well failed to yield brine, they could dig a few more. Martial Gall Warriors were all-purpose tools.
There was no need to get this angry.
They ran into Gu Chi, who had slipped outside because he couldn't stand the atmosphere. Seeing that Qi Shan had been up all night for two days and looked unwell, Gu Chi kindly reminded them, "The lord's in a temper right now, and she's seething with Killing Intent. If you run into her, be careful not to get on her