Ye Chuan's heart was savagely pierced. His face flushed red as he said angrily, "I was only following orders. How was I supposed to know Black Queen had a Pioneer backing her?"
"You still dare talk back?!"
Slap!
A bright red handprint landed on Ye Chuan's face, blood spilling from the corner of his mouth.
"You were following orders?" Azure Dragon Grand General roared. "Following orders meant going after a dog? The Speaker ordered you to capture the Empress Village villagers. Did he order you to kill a dog?
So many people went, yet you were the only one determined to kill the dog? Showing off, were you?
This is beyond me. Go apologize to Black Queen and Master yourself."
The furious Ye Chuan instantly lost all his anger upon hearing those final words, leaving nothing but endless terror in his eyes.
With a thud, he dropped to his knees and begged through tears, "Father, you can't abandon me! I'm your son! I worked so hard to become a four-star General. I have such a promising future ahead of me. I'm supposed to inherit your legacy and bring glory to the Ye family..."
"You worked hard?" Azure Dragon Grand General said coldly. "If I hadn't pulled strings for you, you wouldn't even have become a Lieutenant General!"
"Father! Father! Please help your son one more time! Don't you have a God-Taboo Object? Go see the Speaker and offer it to him. Lord Pioneer will surely forgive me for your sake and for the God-Taboo Object's sake."
Azure Dragon Grand General hesitated for a moment before finally letting out a long sigh. He lowered his head to look at the bronze ring on his hand, his face filled with pain.
"Azure Dragon, you came at just the right time." Inside