Si Jiao gave Yu Liyang a long, deep look.
This Dao Derivation powerhouse, far too young in comparison to himself, could be said to have grown up under his watch.
In his youth, Yu Liyang had been a notorious libertine. Even after attaining True Lord status, he had called himself the "Peach Blossom Immortal." A libertine True Lord—he truly was one. His romantic abandon and unrestrained ways were famed throughout the Southern Regions.
It was only after Great Xia had once faced the calamity of national annihilation that he seemed to become a different person. He turned proper and self-disciplined, gentle and courteous. Then, in the seventeenth year of Divine Martial, he climbed to the absolute pinnacle of the transcendent.
If Sword Peak Mountain had to be defended by someone, then Si Jiao going in person would be the most reliable choice, the one most capable of realizing the strategic design.
But he was the commander-in-chief of this war waged by the whole nation. He could not move lightly, much less be casually placed on the front line.
Given Xia Kingdom's current situation, they absolutely could not simply throw away a Current Era True Lord.
After calculating it every which way, only Yu Liyang was suitable.
Yet even as the dignified Martial King, he could not make such a request himself.
He could not take the initiative to ask a True Lord who stood on equal footing with him to risk his life.
Thus, if Yu Liyang had not formed the intention himself, Si Jiao had planned to send another Marquis to Fengjie Prefecture alongside Jin Ling...
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