Chapter 1164: Speak While Kneeling

won't see them""I must see him, of course."Li Chen casually tossed the precious, ornate gold-embossed invitation into the fireplace. Watching as it instantly ignited, turning to black ash, he nonchal...Chapter 1164: Speak While Kneeling >

Before the person arrives, their voice reaches first.

Li Chen looked up in the direction of the voice. He saw a middle-aged man in silk clothes, glittering with jewels and adorned with gold, silver, and jade, walking out of the rice shop.

This man was thin, but he liked to adorn himself with extravagant decorations, making him look like a clothes rack strutting around with a pile of jewels on it.

This man had a sneer on his face, standing at the door of the rice shop and sizing up Li Chen. "Judging by your accent, you're also from Beijing"to make it happen. Being in the Eastern Palace gives him clout, and with his years of experience building a network, securing a good future for his nephew wouldn't be a problem.But he dared not.He kne...