Xiao Yi looked at the companions supporting him, his heart swelling with pride.
These were his companions!
"Don't worry. Even if the Duke of Wei truly takes a liking to me, if he won't let me bring you along, I won't abandon you either."
Watching this unfold, Kong Yuanshan nodded imperceptibly, sighing inwardly that he had not misjudged the man.
Seeing his attitude, the others traveling with Xiao Yi still wanted to persuade him, but before they could speak, Xiao Yi cut them off.
"If I abandoned you all to join the Duke of Wei's mansion, then what would have been the point of me not choosing Yaochi Holy Land back then? So there's no need to persuade me further."
Seeing how resolute he was, they could only abandon the thought of trying to convince him.
Kong Yuanshan, however, frowned tightly. There was actually nothing wrong with what Xiao Yi had just said, but it made the man who had spent his entire life in the Northern Suppression Army under the Duke of Wei Mansion feel strangely uncomfortable, as though Xiao Yi were saying that the Duke of Wei Mansion could not compare to Yaochi Holy Land.
The feeling left him deeply unsettled.
Of course, Kong Yuanshan would not let his own emotions interfere with his work. He could still distinguish between the two.
Yet if he did not report this matter, he always felt that something major might happen in the future.
After much inner conflict, while everyone's attention was focused on Xiao Yi, Kong Yuanshan recorded every word Xiao Yi had just said in the files, leaving the decision to his superiors.
By the time someone else came to enlist, everyone came back to their senses. After registering them one by one, they began their service in the