Among the many great families, none reacted more strongly than the Li Family. The old master of the Li Family was livid, slamming his palm hard onto the tea table beside him. This time, he had completely miscalculated.
He had never imagined that Zhao Fu would grow to such a point—not only becoming the acting head of the entire Ying Family, but also becoming the person chosen by the Great Qin Imperial Prince, with the authority to represent the Great Qin Imperial Prince in deciding all matters of the real world.
What the old master of the Li Family found hardest to believe was that Zhao Fu actually possessed kingly fortune as well. This meant Zhao Fu, too, had a sliver of a chance to become king.
"We should have killed him by any means necessary long ago. Now we've raised a tiger only to invite calamity," the old master of the Li Family said through clenched teeth, beside himself with anger. He truly regretted it beyond measure.
Li Baiqing stood to one side with an equally solemn expression. They had underestimated Zhao Fu far too much. He had never expected Zhao Fu to possess kingly fortune just like himself, or to have even become the Great Qin Imperial Prince's spokesperson. Zhao Fu had now become the Li Family's greatest enemy.
An elderly woman nearby also wore a sorrowful expression. Sighing, she said, "I told you long ago that you shouldn't have treated that mother and son that way, but none of you would listen. If he could join the Li Family now, what tremendous help he would be!"
The old master of the Li Family snorted coldly. He, too, felt that they had handled this matter somewhat wrongly. "What's done is done. The most important thing now is how