"Zhang Xing's heart wasn't in Great Xia at all. He couldn't even be bothered to pretend otherwise."
In Xiaoyang, inside an office.
Great Xia's acting State Ruler, Xia Yuan, sat in his chair, rubbing his brow as he sighed.
"But the problem is, he has extraordinary merits. Aside from Chen Yan, he's arguably the strongest in the Creation Realm."
Xia Hanzhou sat on the sofa, his eyes narrowed.
"Have Shen Xin keep investigating. Even a reclusive family couldn't have no information about its past.
"Zhang Xing appeared far too suddenly, and his strength is entirely comparable to that of the strongest Creation Realm practitioners in history."
Xia Hanzhou still wasn't at ease.
Those who were invincible among their peers had fought their way there.
Take Chen Yan. How many battles had he endured to develop those battle instincts?
Zhang Xing was the head of the Zhang Family, a reclusive clan. By rights, he shouldn't have experienced any life-or-death battles.
Yet Zhang Xing's displayed strength was simply too outrageous.
Xia Yuan nodded and looked at Xia Hanzhou as he continued.
"What about the Tiger-Dragon Battalion and the Min Battalion..."
"Keep rescuing them!" Xia Hanzhou said.
"If Shen Yiwei and the others would still be noticed by the Five Clans when they deploy, then we'll take the army to war and reclaim Yixian and Yunmeng, which we've already lost!"
Xia Yuan froze. Ever since Chen Yan's death, Xia Hanzhou had been yielding to the Five Clans' invasion, never intending to fight them to the death.
But this time, he was clearly different.
"King Xia Yue, is there something especially important in the Min Battalion and the Tiger-Dragon Battalion? Or is it the Blood Brand in Li Zhiyi's hands..."
Xia Yuan asked. Xia Hanzhou was an absolute pragmatist.
He would never make a