Though he did not know what new plan Chen Cheng had in mind, Dean still respectfully accepted the order.
Dean immediately sent out the camp's messenger, ordering him to summon Bourne and the others for a meeting.
This time, Chen Cheng was determined to hold back something big for the five great kingdoms. When spring came next year and their armies gathered, he would give them a little shock of their own backyard catching fire.
Fortunately, Bourne and the others were all immensely powerful. Upon receiving the order, they flew back at once.
Only after everyone had taken their seats did Chen Cheng begin recounting everything that had happened during his trip to the Northern Frontier.
When he heard that the Great Wall Army had fought alone, been made things difficult for by the five great kingdoms, and had even been targeted for entrapment and extermination, Prince Pingbei's aged face flushed red with fury.
"How dare they? Do those beasts not know that the Great Wall Army is guarding the very lives of drunken luxury and golden dreams they enjoy today?"
Prince Pingbei was furious beyond measure. Unable to hold back, he interrupted Chen Cheng's account, slapped the table, and exclaimed indignantly.
Dean, standing beside him, steadied the old man and helped him sit down. Once Prince Pingbei had calmed somewhat, Dean looked at Chen Cheng with reddened eyes and apologized.
"Your Majesty, this old subject has lost his composure."
"Ah, there is no need for that. When I first saw all this, I felt just like Uncle Grandfather did. I wanted nothing more than to strip their tendons and flay their skins."
Chen Cheng had expected Prince Pingbei to react this way, so he did not blame him.
He then continued, telling everyone about how he and Kui Niu