"Enough!"
"Shut up already!"
Yamada Masaaki glared at them, his eyes brimming with murderous intent.
The squad leader and the spoiled brat stumbled backward in fear.
They feared not only his status, but also his strength.
Though Yamada Masaaki was only a Chunin, he was outstanding even among their ranks.
Even an ordinary Jonin would suffer for underestimating him!
"What's all this noise?"
Just then, a figure emerged from the banquet hall.
Zhou Cheng looked over and saw Yoshino, dressed in formal attire.
When Yoshino spotted Zhou Cheng, his eyes lit up, and he approached with a broad smile.
"Lord Zhou Cheng, you're here!"
The spoiled brat recognized him. He was Jonin Yoshino, captain of the Land of Snow's Daimyo's personal guard!
Yoshino knew Zhou Cheng too?
"Lord Zhou Cheng, Daimyo Kazahana has been waiting for quite some time!"
"She keeps saying she never properly thanked you for helping her reclaim her position as Daimyo!"
Yoshino stood before Zhou Cheng with a reverent expression.
He was deeply grateful for the choice he had made back then.
With his connection to Zhou Cheng, both his career and his strength stood to benefit tremendously in the future.
But those words struck the squad leader and the spoiled brat very differently.
Zhou Cheng had even helped Daimyo Kazahana seize her position?
Holy shit!
We're screwed! Completely screwed!
Neither of them thought they would make it out of here alive tonight.
They dropped flat to the ground, not daring to move.
Zhou Cheng showed no intention of entering the banquet hall.
Instead, he turned to Yamada Masaaki and repeated the names he had heard from the squad leader.
"I want their heads."
"Get this done, and I can take you as my disciple!"
He would let the authorities deal with their own people.
Even