May I ask what I, Meng Zhang, have done wrong?
With a single sentence, he left General Pulos and the other imperial generals speechless.
Yes...
What had Meng Zhang done wrong?
Nothing at all!
They were the ones who had initially advocated withholding support and refusing to send troops.
Naturally, those who offered no support and sent no troops would earn no merits.
They were also the ones who had agreed to Meng Zhang's terms.
They were the ones who had stood by with folded arms, even laughing as they waited for Meng Zhang and Ling Zhan to return to camp with their tails between their legs.
But now that the others had unexpectedly captured Heavenly Demon Capital City, while they themselves were barred outside and could not obtain even a shred of merit...
Could they turn around and claim that Meng Zhang was in the wrong?
The main problem was that they did not even know what to say!
As he watched the many generals fall silent, their expressions gradually turning awkward, Meng Zhang narrowed his eyes slightly, and his face turned completely cold.
He spoke in an indifferent tone:
"Everyone, the terms we agreed upon before were witnessed by all."
"When faced with a matter of such importance on the battlefield, you so-called allied forces refused to send troops. That in itself violated the alliance agreement. As the commander-in-chief of this Final Chapter of Demon Extermination campaign, I was initially entitled to go to the Holy Academy Council and make things unpleasant for you."
"But I, Meng Zhang, did not do that. Yet now, you have turned around to question me?"
"Ask yourselves—are you worthy?"
Meng Zhang's words were exceedingly sharp.
Like a sword, they pierced straight through everyone's hearts, leaving them with their mouths open but unable