A day later, Gongxi Chou wanted to take back what he had said in the previous chapter.
He grew increasingly suspicious that something in his life had gone wrong.
Before setting out, Lin Feng was still making one last effort to keep Gongxi Chou in check. Unfortunately, she had never raised a large pet. Otherwise, she would have known that when an enormous animal got excited, not even eight oxen could pull it back. Was Gongxi Chou any less willful than a pet?
"Lin Mama, changing orders overnight is a great taboo in the army!" Gongxi Chou struck a stern, unyielding pose, using his position as Great General to "pressure" Lin Feng for the first time. His expression was so serious it brooked no refusal. "You're in charge of the mission to Qu State. Once it's over, I'll take command as Great General. Tell me, when a general is away, whose orders should the army follow?"
Lin Feng said, "Naturally, the Great General's."
The stern tension in Gongxi Chou's face was brushed away by a spring breeze, melting in an instant into warm waters. He looked younger and more energetic than people his age, thanks to those eyes, still as clear as ever, with none of the shadowy gloom that years of killing usually left behind. They always sparkled, glossy and bright as the pearls he had treasured for years without letting them turn yellow. "That's more like it. When the sky falls, the tall ones hold it up!"
It wasn't as if the sky would crush Lin Feng, who was shorter than him, first.
Lin Feng felt helpless, but still voiced her concern. "Judging by Shanyong Commandery's recent situation, even if our lord's forces in the central region aren't very large, it shouldn't take a month to capture it.