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The moment Ji Yanxiu said this, Su Xin's expression immediately darkened.
What had Ji Yanxiu said before? That he would grant Su Xin the greatest possible autonomy to establish a force.
And now? Ji Yanxiu had already chosen the new force's name, mapped out its capabilities and scope of authority, and had even planted several of his own confidants within it. In that case, did this new force belong to Su Xin, or to Ji Yanxiu?
Su Xin said coldly, "Your Highness, do not forget the promise you made back then. Now you have practically taken over this entire new force yourself. I am merely its nominal commander. In that case, whose force is it really?"
Ji Yanxiu said indifferently, "Beloved Minister Su, under all Heaven, is there any land that is not the king's land? Along the shores of the realm, is there any man who is not the king's subject? Great Zhou will be mine in the future. Can I not interfere with a personnel appointment?"
As he spoke, Ji Yanxiu suddenly clapped his hands, and several martial artists entered together.
Su Xin's eyes narrowed. Aside from Ji Yanxiu's confidants Wen Yu and Lou Quanzhong, those who entered included Fang Jiuyuan, Liu Wuqian, and two Soul Fusion Realm martial artists Su Xin did not recognize.
Those two Soul Fusion Realm martial artists were precisely the martial artist surnamed Wu and the martial artist surnamed Zhang who had secretly watched Su Xin during the Heaven-Observing Banquet.
Ji Yanxiu smiled. "Beloved Ministers Fang and willow must be quite familiar to you, Beloved Minister Su. As for these two, they are Wu Mingchong and Zhang Zhaoxian, both Jianghu experts who have recently pledged themselves to me.
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