The atmosphere, which had been slightly relaxed, suddenly froze upon those words.
It felt as if an invisible giant hand clasped the entire room, a suffocating sense of oppression spread through the air.
Ding De and Jiang Siyi stared at Qin An in astonishment, their eyes full of confusion.
Kong Zhi was initially startled, then quickly stood up, took two steps closer to Qin An, and said sternly, "You little wretch, what did you just say?"
Qin An's expression remained calm: "So it turns out that after being promoted to Mountain Patrol Silver General, even your ears have become ineffective."
Kong Zhi's fingertips turned white from clenching, he sneered: "Challenging authority! Just for this arrogant statement, I can punish you right now."
"Challenging authority?" Qin An chuckled: "If Lord Kong wants to make a move, I would certainly accompany you."
