Ye Tian merely nodded faintly.
Seeing Ye Tian's demeanor, then recalling Xie Chongguang's actions just now, Fan Shengtian and Nian Quanyang finally understood and hurriedly returned to normal.
But when this scene fell into the eyes of Ying Fan, Ying Kun, and the other generals of Ying Shi City, it was exceedingly startling.
In their eyes, Ye Tian was merely a young man who appeared to possess no cultivation whatsoever. His features were refined, his frame slender, and he stood quietly and inconspicuously in a corner of the crowd.
He should have been one of Xie Chongguang's pageboys. Why would someone like that warrant Xie Chongguang's attention, or respectful bows from Fan Shengtian and Nian Quanyang?
Xie Chongguang's current status was nominally second only to Great General Ke Ye on Gu Mu Kingdom's side. He was now the overall commander of Ying Shi City, and his position and prestige within Gu Mu Kingdom had already reached the very pinnacle.
There was even less need to say more about Elders Fan Shengtian and Nian Quanyang. They knew well of the conflict between Gu Mu Kingdom's side and the Elder Council. These elders cared only for cultivation and looked down even on generals commanding vast armies, yet they actually thought highly of a pageboy under Xie Chongguang who had no cultivation?
Moreover, anyone paying closer attention would notice that after Ye Tian appeared, General Xie Chongguang's tightly furrowed brows, brought on by the tense and grave situation, had relaxed somewhat.
Fan Shengtian and Nian Quanyang were even more obvious. Their expressions and movements toward that young man faintly revealed complete respect, even ingratiation!
How could such a thing possibly happen?!
Could he be the Imperial Preceptor? Or even His Majesty?
After thinking it over, only those two could possibly make a military