Wei Kingdom, Great Liang City.
An inconspicuous, shadowy building somewhere within the city.
In the dim hall, the faint flame in a bronze lamp flickered, casting twisted shadows across the walls.
Snake Granny and Xiao Jingyu knelt prostrate on the ground, their knees pressed against the icy floor tiles. Even their breathing was kept exceedingly light.
They reported the details of this mission in low voices.
"So... he refused?"
After Xiao Jingyu finished speaking, a hoarse voice came from behind the curtain.
In the darkness, a burly figure could vaguely be seen seated in a grand chair, a broad hand slowly rolling two smooth steel balls.
"This subordinate has failed!"
Xiao Jingyu gritted his teeth, shame showing on his face.
He had originally thought this trip would be as easy as taking something out of his pocket, that the mission would be completed without effort.
Yet he had never expected to suffer such a disastrous setback!
He had even taken a severe loss at that little brat's hands.
What pained Xiao Jingyu even more was that
since his youth, he had received Master Li's favor and the full cultivation of the countless resources gathered by the Black Ice Platform, allowing him to break into the realm of Xiantian Grandmaster while still young.
Yet the first time he made a move, he had been effortlessly crushed within two or three exchanges by an even younger junior!
And that person did not even have some great power supplying him with cultivation methods and resources without regard for cost!
How could Xiao Jingyu not be bitter over that?
At this very moment, guilt filled his heart, and he felt that he had utterly squandered Master Li's esteem and careful cultivation!
Meanwhile, a bead of cold sweat could not help but seep from Snake