Yue Qianchou slowly lowered his raised arm and tucked the Nether Emperor Token into his sleeve. His heart was a tangled mess, yet his face remained as calm as still water as he headed for the City Guard Manor. As he passed Lu Lin, he turned his head and glanced at him. "Come with me."
"Yes!" Lu Lin swiftly rose to his feet and followed Yue Qianchou into the City Guard Manor. Outside, nearly a thousand soldiers remained kneeling motionlessly; no one dared rise without permission. Cang Yunxin and Shen You were still immersed in shock. Watching Yue Qianchou's retreating back, neither of them dared follow him inside without being permitted to do so. Yue Qianchou's identity had become an enormous question in their hearts.
Inside the main hall of the City Guard Manor, Yue Qianchou casually set up a soundproof barrier. Turning to look at the terrified Lu Lin, who stood there with his hands clasped, he skipped all preliminaries and went straight to the point. "Why did the Black Nether Army take part in Mu Bing's attempt to kill me?"
Lu Lin's face turned deathly pale. "This subordinate does not know. This subordinate merely received the commander's orders to cooperate with Mu Bing's operation. I truly know nothing else."
"Commander?" Yue Qianchou raised a brow. "Wu Xiong?"
"Uh..." Lu Lin froze. He could not understand why someone holding the Nether Emperor Token would ask such an idiotic question. After hesitating briefly, he hastily explained, "Not Wu Xiong from the Immortal Realm. It was Commander Hong Ji of our Black Nether Army."
"Hong Ji?" Yue Qianchou immediately realized he had made a fool of himself, but he did not care in the slightest. Narrowing his eyes, he asked, "Does a commander have much authority? What rank does that count