After the pleasantries, Lin Qianqian got down to business. Her mastery of the art of ritual subjugation was far inferior to Luo Tianhe's, and there were still some things she needed to confirm. "Mr. Luo, your Yanzhen..."
"It's done."
Luo Tianhe looked up, a hint of pride between his brows. Before he'd even finished speaking, the candle flames on the fate charts belonging to Lin Qianqian and Luo Tianhe suddenly flared, while the flame on the fat man's chart, caught between them, visibly dimmed.
Seeing this, Lin Qianqian's concerns eased considerably. She understood that Luo Tianhe had real skill. As long as she kept him in check during the mission, completing the Night Watch's task shouldn't be a problem.
Once they got out, she could kill him in time and claim all the credit for herself.
"Mr. Luo, you truly are a peerless talent of our age, with skills that border on the divine. I'm in awe!"
Lin Qianqian spared no praise. Her face was full of admiration as she sighed, "The disgraced former head of the Luo Family, Luo Yunshan, really made a foolish decision back then. He actually drove you out of the family over the worthless lives of a few damned people. If he knew how accomplished you are now, he'd regret it until his guts turned green."
Luo Tianhe seemed to enjoy being held in such high regard, and remained quite at ease. "Miss Lin, you flatter me. These are just petty tricks, nothing worth mentioning. There's one more thing I should remind you of: Luo Yunshan was still the former head of my family. Regardless of his many faults, it isn't your place, as a junior from an outside family, to criticize him."
His brief remark carried an unmistakable warning. Even though she'd cursed the