Ye Hua sat in her study, a vast city map spread out before her. Her brow was furrowed, her gaze as sharp as a hawk's.
She could not let Yue Chen keep growing like this. Just as she had said before, it was time to act.
She knew that to fight the organization Yue Chen had established, she needed the strength of her family and the nobility. With their own interests at stake, Ye Hua believed the nobles would not begrudge her their help.
Even if her pretext was simply to eliminate someone she did not get along with, they would still obey her.
The study door slowly opened, and a butler in lavish clothes entered, carrying a thick roster. It listed every expendable operative in the family available for Ye Hua to choose.
Information on certain operatives in her family could not appear anywhere online.
After all, some things truly could not bear the light of day.
The butler respectfully handed over the roster. Ye Hua took it and opened the first page.
The first entries were family members with formidable martial skills. Most had undergone rigorous training in the family's private army and possessed exceptional abilities.
Ye Hua's fingers glided lightly over the list. She knew their loyalty was beyond question.
The problem was that they still did not make the cut.
There were a few dogs willing to die for the nobility, but not nearly enough.
She kept searching. Only when she reached the end did she find a few suitable candidates.
Zhao Tiexin came from a declining aristocratic family infamous for its brutality. Raised in harsh conditions from childhood, he wielded a heavy sword, each swing seeming capable of tearing heaven and earth apart. In his many clashes with others, he had always charged at the