Meanwhile, Lin Yi's heart was burning hot as well.
When it came to martial prowess, now that the Heaven-Answering Army had unified the Southern Wasteland, his strength truly amounted to little before all those gifted military generals. He had originally been nothing more than an ordinary soldier; it was only because he had followed Zhao Cheng that his position had risen step by step.
After all, if he had possessed extraordinary talent, he could not possibly have been merely a common soldier when he first encountered Zhao Cheng.
Yet now, he remained the foremost of the military officials. The military officers of the Chain Mountains faction in particular clustered tightly around him.
He, too, knew full well that his own abilities were limited. Thus, he knew how to recognize and employ talent. At the same time, the trials of this period had greatly honed his capabilities, making his position exceedingly secure.
Of course, he also knew that the most important thing he possessed was loyalty. That was his greatest pillar of support.
As he looked back upon the past now, it all felt like a dream.
Several years ago, he had still been a commoner. Being too poor, he had no choice but to join the Yellow Heaven Army, merely so he could have a mouthful of food.
But now, he stood below one man and above tens of millions, holding high rank and great power, with boundless honors bestowed upon him.
The mud-legged peasant of old was now a titled general.
He vaguely remembered that when he was thirteen or fourteen, he had merely glanced at a landowner's daughter and been beaten by his father, who told him that the noble were not for lowly commoners like them to look upon.
But what about now?!
He had killed countless