161. Changing the General
"If this Consort had the audacity to burn Xinyang, I am certainly not afraid to kill a few more useless officials!"
Upon hearing her words, all the officials welcoming her were startled. They turned surprised eyes towards the figure before them: a lady clad in light green, beautiful but frosty. Her palpable killing intent sent a visceral chill through them, and any initial traces of contempt vanished immediately. The color drained from Sun Xingzhi's face, only to be replaced by a heated flush. They had not yet received any news about Xinyang; they had hastily arranged their reception for Ye Li as soon as they received her message. Hearing Ye Li state she had burned Xinyang, Sun Xingzhi, though shocked, was determined not to lose face before the officials and merchants of Hongzhou City. As a high-ranking official appointed by the court to oversee the Northwest, he was, after all, the highest-ranking official there.
