Li Wei tapped deep into his reserves, and rose up to defy the imperial magistrate.
There was one technique Magistrate Yun had not been able to suppress. Emerald sparks fluttered around him again, weak and inconsistent.
Yun's expression hardened. "Stubbornness is not courage."
"And cruelty is not order," Li Wei countered.
Yun extended his index finger, causing a stream of golden light to swirl at its tip like a coiled serpent.
Li Wei steadied his stance. Tang Li merely gasped, covering her mouth. Before thetwo parties could clash a tremor rolled beneath the plaza. Not from Yun or Li Wei, but from the ground itself.
The cracked jade beneath Li Wei's feet pulsed faintly.
Yun's eyes narrowed. "What did you do?"
Li Wei's gaze sharpened. "This is quite the development….
Yun froze, while Li Wei raised the fractured rod. "I was looking for your array's foundation."
