The twelve Card Adepts only needed to train inside for twenty minutes, while those who had failed to complete fifty sets had to endure forty minutes of torment.
Screams drifted through the building without end. In the eyes of these Card Adepts, Chen Mu's danger level and terror rating had already reached their peaks. What chilled everyone most, however, was Chief Steward White's utterly unmoved expression.
The Taishu ancestral residence in Heart Garden.
"Four people recently joined the third young master's staff."
"Oh?" Taishu Yong showed some interest. Shadow was well informed, with a nose keener than a dog's. If he had brought this up of his own accord, there had to be something to it.
"The four's origins, identities, and names are unknown. One appears to be a child, probably specializing in Uncard Flow. Details on the other three are unknown. One wears a white mask and leads the four; further details unknown. Another wears a black mask; details unknown. The remaining one wears a warrior mask and is a Card Adept. His strength is provisionally assessed as on par with Huo Jiang under the eldest young master and Baluojia under the second young master."
The string of unknowns left Taishu Yong a little dizzy, but hearing that one of them could rival Huo Jiang and Baluojia still surprised him.
"The third young master appointed the white-masked man chief steward of the guards, responsible for participating in the tournament. The former chief steward, Ma Hu, refused to accept this and was severely injured by the warrior-masked man."
"Looks like my third son is getting anxious too." Taishu Yong smiled. "With that temperament of his, a little anxiety will do him good. It seems having Old Baldy pass the news to him worked rather well. But he actually dares employ