1 Chapter 1

" Continue ." The man said it without a trace of pity

while looking at the girl being continuously whipped. It hurt ,visibly the girl was crying but she did not scream, only letting out a few whimper . "Did you know what you did wrong?" the man said again, the girl did not answer. He raised his voice again and repeated the question,"..." still no answer. The girl has fainted from the overbearing pain she has received from the whips. " This brat sure is a hard nut to crack huh. Don't you agree Min Jing? " the man scorned. This man was none other than her father, Ya Xu, a powerful lord who holds a high position in governing the current Shan Long state. He is widely known for his merciless underhand tactics when it comes to business dealings, agreements and important family decisions. He also enjoys watching people getting tortured and nobody dares to mention anything about it either, in fear of getting tortured or killed because of their mouth. "I have to agree with you, Lord ." Min Jing replied respectfully. He is the right hand man of Ya Xu, known for his cunning tricks when it comes to gaining favour or setting people up just for his lord which he thinks is a god above everybody else. " She sure is stubborn and useless why is she even born." but a man beside Ya Xu did not agree...