Mr. Lin was standing while Chi Wan remained seated, a dynamic that should have given him the upper hand. But Chi Wan sat ramrod straight, her clear eyes quietly sizing him up. Her composed aura was so powerful that she, in fact, seemed to dominate him. “Y-yes, that’s right,” Mr. Lin stammered. *No, that’s not it.* Mr. Lin mentally kicked himself. What was he even saying? No one but his revered men