"You two."
The Sun Emperor's burning eyes fixed on them, making both the Lan Emperor and the War Venerable unable to suppress their tension.
"This time, I had intended to settle everything with one blow, so I needed you to give a little more. Once we win, I will naturally grant your descendants and future generations the rewards they deserve. No matter how much wind and rain a clan has weathered, as long as it becomes the victor, as long as it has resources, it can flourish anew—twice as gloriously. If this matter has caused you to harbor resentment toward me, that would be dull, boring, childish behavior. I trust you two can understand that?"
Before the Lan Emperor and the War Venerable had even heard him out, their hearts were already trembling.
They had indeed wavered in their hearts, and for the Sun Emperor to state it so bluntly was exceedingly sensitive.
"Your Majesty, our clan is a part of the Order Celestial Clan. Even if we make sacrifices today, they are only what we should do. For the great cause of unifying the Order Celestial Clan, we would not hesitate to die ten thousand deaths. It is impossible for us to harbor any resentment!" The Lan Emperor was terrified.
Those words made the War Venerable somewhat awkward, because he was the true lapdog. Fortunately, he found his angle as well. "Our War God Clan rose because of the Order Celestial Clan. Without the Order Celestial Clan, without Your Majesty's cultivation, there would be no War God Clan of today. We have come now to repay that kindness. To repay Your Majesty's grace, even if we suffer losses, it would be the glory of our War God Clan. We failed to stop the enemy this time, and we are