"Cut that out. Don't think that by secretly saying a few good things about me, then spreading them through someone else's hands, you can bewitch this Dao Lord." The Primordial Dao Lord's smile vanished as he looked at Wang Shouzhe with renewed gravity. "No matter what plans you have, this Dao Lord will not allow you to use... By the way, what is my grand-disciple's name?"
"Plum-Breaker. Everyone calls me Mister Plum-Breaker..." Wang Mei gave Wang Shouzhe a meaningful look. "I chose this name myself."
"A fine name. It carries quite a bit of poetic imagery."
The Primordial Dao Lord praised her amiably, then turned back to Wang Shouzhe with a sour expression. "You are not allowed to use Plum-Breaker for any of your messy schemes."
"Senior Hongzhen, I'm afraid the operation to pry at destiny's fulcrum cannot be stopped now." Wang Mei spoke pointedly.
"Call me Grandmaster!" The Primordial Dao Lord corrected her sternly before consoling her. "Plum-Breaker, do not be afraid of Wang Shouzhe. With this Dao Lord here, whatever leverage he holds over you, you need not fear him."
"Family Head, please look at this intelligence." Wang Mei ignored the Dao Lord. She pulled out a secret letter and respectfully presented it to Wang Shouzhe. "This is vital intelligence personally sent back by the Yincha Devil Consort. Before I had time to send it back to the Wang Clan, you had already arrived in person. Following the secret-letter protocol, I have already decoded it. You may read it alongside the original."
Wang Shouzhe accepted the secret letter and carefully read through it.
Very quickly, his expression became stern and grave, while his fingers began lightly tapping against the table without his noticing.
Clearly, this intelligence was an extremely thorny matter even for Wang Shouzhe.
"Tsk. Who are