"Assassin!"
At the sight of it, Liu Shi was seized by terror. The greater his power, the more dearly he cherished his life; in the end, he could not keep his face unchanged even with Mount Tai collapsing before him.
However, when a chief minister traveled and convened such a grand gathering, with people from every walk of life present, how could there possibly be no preparations or guards? The instant the crowd stirred, streaks of cold light shot straight out from every floor of the building!
Clang! Clang! Clang!
Amid a burst of collisions, the young man and woman were directly bound by numerous iron chains and thrown to the ground, landing right in the center of the hall for all to see.
The two were not old, appearing to be no more than twenty.
"They're young, but their skills are impressive. That strike just now came as naturally as antelope horns hanging without trace. They're at least at the Foundation Establishment Peak, but their heads don't seem particularly bright." At the side, the newly appointed Marquis Maishan, Xiao Jian, shook his head as he spoke.
This man had once interacted with Qiu Yan and held him in high esteem. Later, however, when the New Army was implemented along the border, Marquis Maishan's influence waned, and changes within his household were inevitable. Yet he subsequently gained some benefits from border trade, diminishing his resentment toward Qiu Yan. But during Liu Shi's five years in office, his backward policies had steadily reduced those benefits again. This time, seizing Fortune was secondary; his main purpose was to discuss border trade. Those of the Military School who possessed any insight knew when to advance and when to retreat. They did not entertain many thoughts about things they should not touch. Thus, upon