Qing State, within the deepest hall of the West Patrol Official Office, the current Duke of the Secret Kingdom, Xio Qiangu, was staring intensely at the Jade Scroll in front of him, his index finger rhythmically tapping the table, each tap sounding like muffled thunder.
Xio Qiangu's expression grew increasingly fierce amidst the tapping sounds.
Wei Gang, the left and right arms of Xio Qiangu, who stood at the left of the table, was also drenched in sweat under the rhythmic tapping, his expression turning increasingly anxious.
"Figured it out?" Xio Qiangu, who had been silent, suddenly spoke.
Wei Gang nodded heavily, "Reporting to the master, I have figured it out."
"Then speak it out loud." With that, Xio Qiangu stopped the tapping abruptly.
"Master, the key to this matter isn't about Ye Zhen being conferred as Duke of the North Sea County, nor about Ye Zhen being the Second Route Wind Patrol Envoy of the West Patrol.
It lies in the fact that Ye Zhen is both!
