"...Yes, it was I who arranged the second batch of mercenaries. As the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind. Once it's done, there must be no repercussions. Any trace of kindness is cruelty to oneself."
"Your uncle is weak and incompetent; your father, well, he's the smartest in this house, using the guise of love to escape the battlefield of the Lu family. But only your Fourth Uncle...yet, why? Every person for themselves; if it weren't for him, I would be the most suitable heir of the Lu family. Whether it's Yujing or the Lu family, they would only become stronger in my hands."
