But now, Wang Shizhang sat openly in the seat of honor, with Li Santai, a vice general of the second rank whom he would not even have been allowed to look up at under the rules of the early Ming, accompanying him at his side—not to mention Zhao Donglai, a commander of a thousand households of the fifth rank.
As the saying went, more friends meant more paths, while more enemies meant more walls. This was also the creed Fan Yongdou believed in.
Their leave was supposed to last a week, yet not even five days had passed before it was about to be canceled.
Although everyone was deeply puzzled about how Dagu had offended Lina, they wisely kept their mouths shut for safety's sake.
Having figured this out, he immediately ordered the young soldier who had warned him to fetch the archers. Since the two sides were now locked in close combat, the archers had no chance to show their skills and stood lined up to one side.
Tongnai's concern was not unfounded. After all, Saji did not need to attend classes, so she undoubtedly spent a great deal of time with Kyoko. That made Tongnai feel threatened.
"Teacher Zhou, this is a newly arrived beginner. Take him to your class," the principal said to Teacher Zhou.
"Haha, of course. Just look at who his father is..." Seeming to realize something inappropriate, he quickly added, "This is our child, after all. Of course he's extraordinary, it's just... sigh!" Thinking of what saddened and baffled him, his tone became somewhat unwilling and helpless.
The war had caused the number of refugees to surge, and more and more people were driven into desperation by life, which led to this phenomenon.
At that moment, two more mutated dung beetles foolishly walked toward