Left Chen hesitated, then sneered. "It's a secret order from the City God above. Zhou Xuan said she was acting at her own discretion under that order. What do you say to that? The definition of 'acting at her own discretion' is far too broad. What if she wants to take my troops away? Am I supposed to just hand them over? Is she trying to take my life?"
Yinphoenix Town had been under his administration for who knew how many years. Naturally, Left Chen cared quite a lot about the ghost generals who had become his subordinates. He had painstakingly built New County's City God's stronghold into an ironclad fortress, and its various figures and bustle were already far beyond what they had been under the old City God Wei Zhe. Yet Zhou Xuan had come over and said she would transfer them all away just like that. If it had been one or two hundred, he might have handed them over. But this time, she was practically tricking away all of his ghost generals. Left Chen was naturally unwilling.
"The secret order is real?" I asked, somewhat surprised. Zhou Xuan actually had a secret order from the great City God of the prefecture above. No wonder this little cousin was so fearless—she even dared snatch food from the tiger's mouth by taking my corpse soldiers.
"It's precisely because I know it's real that I'm so upset. That girl is formidable. Last time at Yinphoenix Town, she caught us off guard. She lost so many troops yet didn't have to be dismissed by the higher-ups. This time, who knows where she gathered so many soldiers to press against us? She's practically lawless!" Left Chen shook his head. Even the cleverest housewife could not cook without rice. With only one