At this point, she paused, feeling increasingly anxious as she observed the immense palace remaining unresponsive.

‘No matter how hard I try to persuade him, this stubborn jerk refuses to budge. He’s just naturally obstinate. It seems that the Yin governor has thoroughly brainwashed him, giving him an extraordinarily strong will. It looks like I’ll have to play my final card, or else things might take a turn for the worse with this stalemate.’

With that in mind, the mysterious woman took a dee