Rolling Dragon Gorge

"Steady Marshal" was a private nickname for Jin Jue.

The nickname had not come from nowhere. Jin Jue had a favorite saying: "Be steady—better yet, be even steadier."

Though people mocked him for it, Jin Jue still sought stability in all things and rarely ventured rashly. He was the same when marching to war.

Outsiders could mock all they liked, but Jin Jue had climbed to his present position by relying on that single word: steady.

Though he had suffered several defeats at Meng Shanming's hands in his early years, Han Kingdom had sustained the least damage under his command. Unlike Zhao Kingdom's Grand Commander, who had died at Meng Shanming's hands, or Song Kingdom, which had suffered defeat after defeat under Meng Shanming.

Among all the commanders Meng Shanming had faced, Jin Jue gave him the greatest headache. Jin Jue believed in advancing steadily and fighting securely, fortifying every step. He did not charge recklessly or take risks, believing instead in victory through strength.

To Meng Shanming, Jin Jue was like a bone too hard to gnaw. Meng Shanming's legs had been crippled in a battle against Han Kingdom, and Jin Jue had been the commander of the Han forces in that battle. In a sense, Meng Shanming's crippled legs had been Jin Jue's doing.

Of course, that battle had also happened because Meng Shanming had been desperate to relieve the Yan Emperor. Otherwise, he would not have ended up in such a state.

Steady to the point of being mocked, yet he had accumulated military achievements and climbed step by step to where he stood today. He had even crippled Meng Shanming, so this Grand Marshal sat very securely in his position.

Night had fallen, and the rain grew heavier.

In the rainy night, a group of