It was at the award ceremony on the General-Summoning Platform that Jiang Wang saw Lei Zhangan again.
Though Jiang Wang had said that his merits and faults canceled each other out, he had been the greatest contributor in practice to the battle of Star Moon Plain. He could hardly skip the award ceremony altogether...
Even if this time's awards had nothing to do with him.
After the battle of Star Moon Plain ended, Lei Zhangan had disappeared without a trace and had not shown himself in public again.
In the past, he had always been the center of attention.
Come to think of it, he had only joined the battle of Star Moon Plain at the very last moment, just before Jiang Wang, who had entered the fray halfway through. And he had been in a poor mood the whole time.
Considering what had happened to Jiang Wuqi, it was obvious that this "cousin" had known something in advance.
Now that Jiang Wang saw him again, Lei Zhangan looked haggard, without even a trace of his former domineering air. The valor he had shown when he stood against three opponents during the division of the Star Moon Plain encampments, and the awe-inspiring might he had displayed by wielding thunder punishment in place of Heavenly Punishment on the battlefield, were nowhere to be found.
His long hair hung limp and lifeless, and his eyes were dry and dull. Even as he accepted his award, he seemed lost in thought, distracted and absentminded.
Shi Mingcheng, who presided over the ceremony, did not hold it against him. He simply went through the motions and let him leave the stage.
The fall of an imperial prince like Jiang Wuqi, who had all the makings of a wise ruler, had also dragged Yan Tu, commander