Everyone could watch someone else cut flesh from their body without feeling much pain. Even if it was a friend, at most they would offer a few words of comfort.
But once it was their own flesh being cut, it was different.
To cut one's own flesh was a task fraught with a thousand hardships and ten thousand difficulties!
As long as there was the slightest possibility of avoiding the cut, they would rack their brains for every possible way!
That was personal interest!
In the Great Zhou court, if a single noble's interests were harmed, you could shout yourself hoarse and no one would pay you any heed.
But if the interests of a hundred, or even several hundred, nobles were harmed at once, and they raised their voices together, then stormy waves would rise!
Before such raging waves, even the Holy Son of Heaven of Great Zhou, Benevolent Sovereign Ji Long, was filled with helplessness!
He could only helplessly issue another decree, ordering Ye Zhen to lead the Zhenhai Army back to defend its fief within three days, and to assist in guarding Pingyi Military City against the invading Devil Race army.
If he dared let the Devil Race army cross the North Sea Commandery-Le'an Commandery line, it would be deemed the loss of cities and territory; his title would be stripped and his clan exterminated!
Ye Zhen accepted the Imperial Decree with a smiling face.
At that moment, Ye Zhen finally let out a sigh of relief.
Though he had made arrangements days ago, only upon receiving the Imperial Decree at this moment could the plan be considered a complete success.
So long as he returned to North Sea Commandery this time, Ye Zhen would be like a dragon returning to the sea, no longer constrained as