"Go notify Zhang Yuanrang. I will hold him responsible for this."
City Lord Yuan Tian glared furiously at the soldier before him, his eyes wide. The soldier could understand how he felt.
After all, the young lady was gravely ill. Although Yuan Chang was not human, he could indeed cure her illness.
But the real reason Yuan Tian was doing this was to vent his anger on someone else.
He knew his daughter was going to die, and in the face of such helplessness, all he could muster was a desire for revenge.
With Yuan Chang gone, no one in all of Azure City had the ability to cure his daughter.
Perhaps she could be treated if he returned to the family, but with his standing, there was no way he could receive such treatment.
"Go. Either my daughter lives, or he dies with her."
This had nothing to do with right or wrong, or grudges and grievances.
Yuan Chang was dead, and someone had to follow him to the grave.
The Yuan Family's wrath had to be appeased.
Azure City could not be allowed to descend into chaos.
"Understood, my lord."
Yuan Tian nodded and dismissed the soldier.
He remained in the room, using his magic power to slowly repair the ground he had smashed apart.
"Yuan Chang is dead. Perhaps it's better that way. Now I no longer have to agonize over it."
Yuan Tian muttered to himself. His words seemed to conceal some earth-shattering secret, but no one was there to hear them.
If Xu Tong had cared to concern himself with Azure City's affairs, he would have discovered that its city lord, Yuan Tian, was a deeply conflicted man.
On the surface, he seemed to be lashing out, going after Zhang Yuanrang merely because he needed