[Death-Severing Baleful Fiend King] left, leaving only Zhang Yuan in the alley.
Once Zhang Yuan confirmed there were no more eyes or ears around, he removed the concealment over his status. His brows knitted slightly as he briefly reviewed everything that had happened tonight, then he gave a small nod.
His decision to kill Miao Jin tonight had come without any warning. No one could possibly have known beforehand, so his encounter with [Death-Severing Baleful Fiend King] had clearly been pure coincidence. The fiend king had already been there.
As long as he prepared the necessary measures in advance, the other party could be trusted and worked with.
"Roselight Capital, Roselight Capital... truly a place of ever-shifting winds and clouds..."
Zhang Yuan shook his head slightly, then vanished in a flash, traveling through space toward the Wei Residence.
The Wei Residence.
Wei Kan sat alone at a table, drinking wine with nothing but a plate of peanuts to accompany it. His expression was far from pleasant. With that dark look on his face, he seemed to be drowning his sorrows.
"Sigh."
"Sigh!"
Wei Kan sighed twice in a row and drained his cup. His gloomy mood finally eased a little, and he picked up a peanut with his chopsticks.
Footsteps sounded.
A maid of the Wei Household pushed the door open, overjoyed. "Master, Master, His Majesty... ah, no, the young master-in-law! The young master-in-law is back. Would you like to see him, Master?"
The corner of Wei Kan's eye twitched, and his hand trembled, crushing the peanut between his chopsticks into powder. He snorted in displeasure and waved his hand.
"No, no. And what do you mean, young master-in-law? I haven't agreed to anything yet!"
The maid said, "But Young Miss has agreed. Are you going to take a