"What's going on? Does Xu Jingming have a grudge against Wang Linyang?"
"I just heard that Wang Linyang's Black Crow Campaign involved Xu Jingming's senior brother."
"I've heard of the Black Crow Campaign too. Magic University even took it to the Military Court back then."
"Wang Linyang really was a bit too radical in how he handled things back then, but it's all over now. It seems he paid quite a heavy price as well."
"Yeah, I heard his assets shrank by nearly a tenth."
"He paid the price and offered a sincere apology. Wang Linyang has humbled himself this time. This matter should more or less end here."
"..."
Faint discussions among Eighth-Order Grandmasters rose from the surrounding area.
In their eyes, sacrificing a legion to kill an eighth-order ferocious beast was hardly a major matter.
If Xu Jingming's senior brother had not been involved, they would not even have paid attention to it.
Yet among them, some frowned slightly, clearly aware of more of the inside details.
One of them was Zhou Yu, director of the Modu Security Bureau.
From what she knew, if Wang Linyang had not been so eager to claim merit, the Ashes Legion's main force would never have been lost.
If Wang Linyang had shown a little more patience and proceeded gradually, he could still have captured that eighth-order ferocious beast.
And besides...
Zhou Yu's beautiful eyes turned toward the tall, upright figure of the young man.
Though she had only met Xu Jingming once or twice, she inexplicably felt that he would not accept Wang Linyang's apology.
Sure enough, Xu Jingming showed no reaction at all to the wineglass Wang Linyang held up. Instead, he said coldly:
"Forgive you? Sorry, if you want my senior brother Liu Ming to forgive you, go talk