Yuan Qingyan’s face alternated between pale and crimson, the corner of his eye twitching as he struggled to restrain himself from striking out and killing Wei Yuan on the spot!

Wei Yuan sat motionless, his teacup in hand and his eyes clear as stars, showing not a trace of fear.

Yuan Qingyan was certain that slaying Wei Yuan would be as easy as a flick of the wrist, yet looking at the young man’s expression, it seemed he was fully confident he could withstand his thunderous strike. That wasn’t all. Cui Yu and the other juniors seated across from him all appeared composed as well, showing no intentions of leaping up to protect their master. It almost looked like they believed that, no matter what kind of attack Yuan Qingyan unleashed, Wei Yuan would be able to handle it with ease.

Yuan Qingyan found this hard to believe. He was an Avatar; a high cultivator! Not a single person here including Wei Yuan himself was an Avatar. If he were to unleash his full power from a distance of one zhang, how could he possibly fail to kill Wei Yuan?!

However… if he killed Wei Yuan, he would have to resign his post and go into hiding.

Wei Yuan was the newly appointed military commissioner by the King of Jin; a high-ranking regional official of the second upper rank. Even if his crimes were heinous, no one could kill him without a joint trial by the Ministry of Punishments and the King of Jin’s final approval. The unauthorized killing of a superior official was a crime punishable by the extermination of his entire clan. No one could save him, and no one would....