Of course, whether I'll acknowledge it afterward is a different matter.
"Then I'm extremely grateful to Minister Liu Tong."
While Liu Zheng made polite small talk, he watched Liu Tong insert the water grass into his chest.
The water grass drilled through his novelty costume, then Liu Zheng's epidermis, and continued on to burrow into his heart.
"Hmm?"
Liu Tong seemed to sense something was off, his gaze fixed intently on the wound as it began to heal.
"May I take action now, Minister Liu Tong?"
Liu Zheng asked calmly.
"You may."
Liu Tong withdrew his gaze and said.
Now, completing the job takes priority, everything else can be dealt with later.
"However, you still need to prove your strength first."
If incapable, getting killed in retaliation by a clay figure would just be wasting a target for fire sharing.
"No problem. Time is of the essence, can I prove it in the simplest way possible?"
Liu Zheng asked.
"What way?"