Crash! A delicate white porcelain teacup smashed against the floor less than two feet from the secret guard who was kneeling there. The man who did not flinch at slaughtering men flinched as the teacup shattered.
A seething Xiao Yujin stood up from his seat, his chest heaving with angry breaths. "I sent how many of you? Twenty-six! And you are telling me that you still failed?!"
"Your Highness, please cease your anger. It is all our faults for not—"
"Damn right it's your fault! What did I tell you when I gave the order? 'This mission must succeed. Nothing must go wrong.' Yet not only did you fail to kill Wang Jingyuan, you also failed to kill Official Ma! How do you explain that?!"
"Your Highness, Wang Jingyuan was protecting the magistrate, and it was extremely hard for us to even get near her without being killed. I'm sure you already know, sir, but she is really advanced in terms of skill!"
