Returning to Qian Province

Jiang Liu, Gongsun Haoyue, Cheng Qianyue, and Hao Zhuang took their seats one by one in the City Lord's Mansion's council hall.

Then Cheng Qianyue and Hao Zhuang took turns reporting to Jiang Liu on how they had dealt with the moles inside King Jiang Hall in Gu Prefecture.

After listening, Jiang Liu nodded, thought for a moment, then said to Cheng Qianyue, "Mm, I understand. Qianyue, you may leave for now."

Cheng Qianyue paused in surprise, but quickly composed herself. She bowed to Jiang Liu and Gongsun Haoyue, then withdrew.

Jiang Liu looked at Hao Zhuang and said calmly, "Now that King Chujiang Hall has a new master, they've decided to send people to join in wiping out the remaining forces of the Halls of Yama. You're responsible for contacting their people."

Hao Zhuang was so startled that he thought he'd misheard. He cautiously glanced up at Jiang Liu's expression, only then realizing that this was actually true.

Delight surged through him. Their Holy Lord had actually brought King Chujiang Hall to heel. That meant the Star Cloud Holy Dynasty now had three more Peak Grandmasters to add to its strength.

They would be even stronger when facing foreign enemies.

Although he didn't know why the Holy Lord had said they were willingly sending troops, rather than submitting, he didn't dare speculate and hurriedly replied, "Yes, Holy Lord. I'll send someone to make contact."

Jiang Liu shook his head and instructed him, "You'll meet their people yourself. Don't let anyone find out. I don't want this spreading like wildfire until everyone knows."

Hao Zhuang's heart tightened. He quickly dropped to one knee and bowed respectfully. "Yes!"

He knew this was an opportunity. If he handled it well, he would catch the Holy Lord's eye and earn his trust.

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