Xiao Yi Xian narrowed her eyes slightly and brought the warm tea in her hand to her lips. A bitter taste flooded her heart.
The original story had said that Xiao Ding was no ordinary man. Here, he had built a force no weaker than his family's, perhaps even greater.
Seeing him today, she found him truly boundless in potential—very clever...
"Not bad. Qing Lin and I are fated. Let her follow me from now on," Xiao Yi Xian said calmly, her violet eyes fixed on Xiao Ding's dark gaze.
"That would naturally be for the best!" Xiao Ding showed no panic even before an unknown expert. His speech was refined, worthy of a man who had established his own faction.
"Report! The Sand Mercenary Group from the ore mining area has brought a large force to gang up on our people!"
A mercenary clutched his wounded arm as he rushed frantically into the hall, reporting in panic.
"What?"
Xiao Li immediately grew anxious upon hearing this. A long spear had appeared in his hand at some point, and he charged forward aggressively.
"Wait!"
Xiao Ding grabbed Xiao Li's arm and said calmly, "It's already too late if we go now. We can only yield it to them!"
Xiao Ding naturally knew that going there now would mean walking into an ambush. He could only helplessly give up one of their territories.
"Hmph!"
Xiao Li drove his spear directly into the ground. Huge cracks spread across the floor for a full meter around it.
It was not that he understood nothing. He was simply unwilling to accept it...
"Leave this matter... to me," Xiao Yi Xian said calmly.
"How could we possibly do that?" Xiao Ding immediately stopped Xiao Yi Xian. It would be far too regrettable to use up