As Li Hao spoke, he told her the secret of his battle flags through a private voice transmission.
Li Hongzhuang paused, then froze slightly as she heard his words. His battle flags contained his sword moves?
That belonged to the domain of inscribing magic arrays, something only the Celestial Observation Bureau could accomplish. How had Li Hao done it?
She looked at Li Hao in confusion and asked through a voice transmission.
Li Hao offered no explanation, merely saying, "There's no time left. Senior Hongzhuang, if you want to send reinforcements, set off right away. I'll give you fifty battle flags!"
Li Hongzhuang came to her senses and realized that this was no time to investigate Li Hao's secrets. Her nephew had far too many mysteries surrounding him to unravel them all. His breathtaking talent alone defied explanation; she could only attribute it to monstrous natural gifts.
"I'm not leaving."
A figure appeared. It was Li He.
He stared at Li Hao, knowing that his current strength was no longer a match for him. Alongside his solemn expression, there was now a greater measure of sincerity:
"Young master, in this hour of peril, Heaven's Gate Pass is also under demon attack. Please let me stay with you this time."
The last time Heaven's Gate Pass had faced certain doom, that Four Establishments Realm expert had knocked him unconscious and sent him out of the pass. It had weighed on his mind ever since. He was both moved by Li Hao's kindness in sending him away during the crisis and ashamed of failing in his duty, unable to face himself.
"I was ordered to protect you, young master. Even if I die, I must die before you do."
Li He pleaded solemnly.
Li Hao was rather speechless. The Li Family's military