'...'
His thoughts churned tumultuously in his mind for a moment before Wang Zijia finally came back to his senses and said with a teasing smile, "You child, do I look like the kind of person who would wipe out another's family at the slightest provocation?"
"Martial Uncle is naturally magnanimous; it was the disciple who expressed herself inaccurately," Li Shiting hurriedly explained.
"What I mean to say is how Xinghe Valley is integrated will be entirely up to you, Martial Uncle. They are no longer under the jurisdiction of our Fire Spirit Palace; there's no need to show any consideration for us here."
"Alright, I understand the situation," Wang Zijia replied, gesturing with his hand, he took the Commanding Jade from the table into his hand, and while looking at it, he said, "You've gone to a lot of trouble on my behalf."
"It's our duty! The Patriarch has made it clear; we all belong to the Taiching Sect," Li Shiting replied in kind.