The Ninth Legion of the Dragon Legion's Great General Zhuo Lian requests an audience from outside, claiming to have important matters to discuss.
The steward respectfully announced it from afar.
A trace of joy appeared on Chu Jiangliu's bitter face, and he immediately said, "A few months ago, Great General Zhuo Lian was ordered by His Majesty the Emperor Xiao to lead a hundred thousand troops to the border and resist the Qilin Crown Prince. Now that he has returned, it seems the border crisis has been resolved. He came to find me, so there must be something major."
"Show him in at once."
Chu Jiangliu called out urgently.
The Fifth Princess said softly, "Husband, then I'll take my leave first."
At that moment, a figure appeared out of thin air outside the pavilion and said with a smile, "The Fifth Princess need not leave. There's no need to avoid anyone's eyes regarding the matter that brought me here."
Chu Jiangliu waved the steward away, then looked at Zhuo Lian and said, overjoyed, "Zhuo Lian, come, have a seat. Tell me all about what happened at the Northern Continent border."
Hearing that there had been fighting, Chu Jiangliu seemed to have come alive again, his spirits bright and vigorous.
"Have a seat?" Zhuo Lian looked at the pavilion, which had been shattered into ruins. Where was there anywhere to sit? "It seems King Chu is still angry that His Majesty the Emperor Xiao wouldn't let you lead troops into battle?"
The fact that His Majesty the Emperor Xiao had refused to let Chu Jiangliu lead troops into battle was actually a performance put on by the Emperor Xiao and Chu Jiangliu.
But only Chu Jiangliu and His Majesty the Emperor Xiao understood the meaning behind that performance.
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