Chapter 9: The Argument

"Who goes there?! How dare you lay a hand on our big boss—"

Before the burly men could finish shouting their curses, a team of well-trained soldiers surrounded them completely.

There were about fifty soldiers, all clad in the uniform of the Southern Encampment. Every singl

Chapter 10: The Autumn Hunt

The layers of the forest were dyed in rich hues, the sky hung high with sparse clouds, and the time for the Emperor's annual Autumn Hunt at Mount Yunmeng had arrived once more.

The Mount Yunmeng Autumn Hunt lasted for ten days, with participants drawn exclusively from r

Chapter 11: Making Amends

The person injured by the burly man was not a clerk of Dongliu Winery, but its manager, whose surname was Jiang.

Now that more than ten days had passed, the wound on Manager Jiang’s head was still not fully healed, requiring him to rest in bed to recover.

Upon learning t