Clear Lines Between Public and Private Affairs

He understood perfectly well that in field combat, even with superior forces of his own, he could not defeat Xu Rui. Therefore, Fukuhara Kisei decided to follow Asō Tarō's orders: rely on the city defenses and hold Harbin to the death without venturing out. If the defenses fell, they would fight street by street. In short, they would delay for as long as possible and wait for reinforcements to arrive.

At least in her view, if they did not follow current trends, the things her company produced might end up losing money. She still did not want to take risks—unless the script itself showed a promising future. Then she could give it a try, but were there really scripts like that?

At this time, the Mountain Beast God Hall began to show a slight change. The infighting at the foot of the mountain, which had delayed the attack for so long, had aroused the curiosity of the temple atop the mountain.

Later, Tong Shan learned that recently, high-ranking envoys from Xizhao had gone to Qianglan for discussions. The visitors were from the Xuan Family of Marquis of Guangwu's Mansion in Xizhao, and the youth who had saved her was likely the Marquis of Guangwu's son, Xuan Shao.

But under the double defense of the Imperial Guard and the Deer Thorn Special Forces, what change could those 670,000 imperial rebels possibly bring about?

They actually rather hoped that the Second Elder would sever all ties with the Ruiyao Cult. Although they had heard that the new Cult Master's father was highly favored by the Emperor of Southern Chu, so what? Imperial favor had never remained unchanged forever. Today, he might be a minister cherished by the Emperor; tomorrow, he could lose that favor and become a prisoner beneath the steps of