When Li Xuancang entered the main hall, most of Cool Prefecture's officials had already arrived.
Seeing Li Xuancang enter, everyone rose and bowed to him.
"Greetings, Commander Li..."
Li Xuancang lightly clasped his hands. "Greetings, my lords."
Li Xuancang's arms trembled slightly, his blood and qi churning within him.
Just now, he and Shen Chongyuan had secretly tested each other, neither gaining the upper hand.
Behind Li Xuancang, Shen Chongyuan entered the hall with his still-trembling hands clasped behind his back, a broad smile on his face.
"Everyone, today is my daughter's coming-of-age celebration. Thank you all for taking time from your busy schedules to attend. I offer you all a toast."
Shen Chongyuan raised his cup and drained it in one gulp.
Yet Li Xuancang did not move. Instead, he looked at the beautiful woman attending beside him.
"Are you afraid of me?"
The woman was breathtakingly beautiful, but she was trembling all over, tears glistening in her eyes, so pitiful that anyone would feel compassion at the sight of her.
Li Xuancang had already restrained all his Killing Intent. He looked no different from a young nobleman of an aristocratic family, and he could not understand why the woman was shaking like a leaf.
"Please forgive me, my lord. This servant, this servant..."
At Li Xuancang's question, the woman grew even more terrified. She wanted to explain herself, yet found herself unable to speak.
Just as Li Xuancang was puzzled, one of Shen Chongyuan's personal guards suddenly rushed out.
Pfft!
With a flash of the blade, the woman's head fell to the floor, her expression forever frozen in that final instant.
After killing her, the guard waved a hand. Someone immediately dragged the corpse away and cleaned the bloodstains spotless.
"Wretched servant."
Shen Chongyuan cursed angrily. "She cannot