Of course, an old fox like Xu Jiawei would not deliberately offend Dai Hao just to win over Bai Luo.
The Life Association had wiped out the White Tiger Duke's Estate not long ago.
But as long as Dai Hao, the White Tiger Duke, still stood, his influence could not be ignored.
After all, the White Tiger Duke's Estate owed much of its standing as one of the Star Luo Empire's great houses to Dai Hao himself.
The estate alone amounted to little, and the power it controlled was limited.
What mattered was that Dai Hao, the White Tiger Duke, held considerable power in the military.
An old fox like Xu Jiawei never put all his eggs in one basket.
Winning over Bai Luo did not mean he could simply disregard Dai Hao.
To keep Dai Hao from thinking he was being deliberately excluded, Xu Jiawei had sent him away before Bai Luo and the others arrived in Star Luo City, citing Bandit Suppression and the need to welcome Shrek Academy.
After all, Dai Yueheng, a member of the Shrek Academy Team's Main Team, was the White Tiger Duke's own son.
Sending Dai Hao to greet them made perfect sense.
It also gave Xu Jiawei a reasonable excuse not to invite him to the welcoming banquet.
It wasn't that he wanted to exclude Dai Hao!
Dai Hao simply had important duties and was far outside Star Luo City. It couldn't be helped.
He could offer Dai Hao a few small rewards afterward.
Then Dai Hao would have no complaint against the Star Luo Emperor. He might even become more loyal.
As for the Bandit Suppression mission...
That was merely something to do along the way. Xu Jiawei had hardly given it a thought.
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