Within the military, Xue Zhenyue was the sort of man obsessed with martial arts. Even back in the final years of Great Jin, had his enmity with Great Jin not run so deep, he would never have chosen to join Great Zhou.
By now, Xue Zhenyue's obsession with the martial path had risen another level. It could be said that he had tossed every affair of Great Zhou's military to Lin Zongyue.
Thus, there were matters Xue Zhenyue could ignore, but Lin Zongyue could not.
At the victory banquet last time, Lin Zongyue had already seen that something was off about Ji Xuanyuan, but he had not said anything.
After all, Ji Xuanyuan had been targeting Su Xin rather than himself at the time. Lin Zongyue had a decent relationship with Su Xin, but not one good enough for him to step forward on Su Xin's behalf.
But today, Ji Xuanyuan had suddenly summoned everyone. Yet after they arrived, Ji Xuanyuan himself was nowhere to be seen, while Ji Wuling directly announced that Ji Xuansi would handle Great Zhou's affairs from now on. That was rather thought-provoking.
Still, Lin Zongyue did not yet know what the Ji Imperial Clan intended, so he said nothing.
Tie Zhan and Tie Ao, seated opposite Lin Zongyue, appeared even more calm.
Tie Ao held two dark-gold iron balls in his hands, rolling them about as he half-closed his eyes, seemingly lost in thought.
Tie Zhan was much the same as his elder brother, except the two iron spheres in his hands were silver, forged from some unknown material.
The military had the deepest ties with the Six Fan Sect, and Lin Zongyue likewise knew what these two men represented to Great Zhou.
Among Great Zhou's many armed institutions, the Six Fan Sect was the