"How could I? Wouldn't that be digging my own grave? Besides, here in Star Radiance River, I'm really just taking abuse. I'm still waiting for brother-in-law to uphold justice for me!" Di Feng wore a deeply aggrieved look and even pulled Di Xun over, saying, "Di Xun is the imperial daughter of Di Ming of Hidden Emperor Palace. We grew up together as childhood sweethearts, so she's my second greatest support here."
"Is that so? Never mind the state of the battlefield for now—introduce the current state of the factions first."
Setting the young girl aside, I immediately picked up on Di Feng's difficulty.
"On our Emperor Star Sea side, three emperors are stationed here. Di Chong is the leader, with Di Ming and Di Mei next... Brother-in-law, you know Di Mei, right? Only after them come the legitimate imperial princes of each hall, led by me—there are roughly several dozen of us. As for the illegitimate princes, they number in the hundreds. You could say we're overflowing with talent. With things as they are, what can I possibly do?" As Di Feng led me toward the central hall, he explained in a low voice.
Though Di Xun clung closely to Di Feng, she still kept studying me from the side, her eyes gleaming.
I paid her no mind. Instead, from the meaning hidden beneath Di Feng's words, I had already roughly grasped the Earth Clan's arrangement.
With the three great emperors holding the fort, they had clearly attached great importance to this. Not to mention the imperial princes and daughters anchoring the formation—they had practically mobilized the whole nest. Under such circumstances, Di Feng could at most be considered the head of the second echelon, the one commanding the imperial princes and daughters.
What secured his position was Di