No More Pretending-Draw the Bow and Nock the Divine Punishment Arrow!

Lin Liming was numb with shock. He had never expected them to use his son as a threat.

But weren't these people on the Emperor Xia's side?

Weren't they all from the Great Xia Divine Dynasty?

And now they stood on the opposing side?

The Emperor Xia's gaze fell upon Qin Luo as well. He did not know Qin Luo, but he knew Xia Heng, Xia Botao, and the others standing beside him.

His expression darkened like still water as he stared at Xia Botao and said in a deep voice, "Xia Botao, you have disregarded the trust I placed in you and defied my orders. What exactly are you trying to do?"

Xia Botao gave the Emperor Xia a faint glance. He held almost no reverence for the Emperor Xia, after all, because he was not the complete Xia Botao.

Just as he was about to speak, someone beat him to it.

The speaker was Xia Heng. He wanted to rise through the ranks too badly. He had not found an opportunity before, but now one had come.

He looked at the Emperor Xia and said solemnly, "Your Majesty, do you not know that when a general is in the field, the sovereign's orders may not always be obeyed?"

"The situation in the Northern Ice Plains is complicated and ever-changing. King Tian Nan defied your orders only for the sake of the Great Xia Divine Dynasty and the Human Race."

His voice trembled at first, but as he saw more and more people gathering, his words became increasingly smooth.

Beside him, Xia Zhuo stared at him fixedly and snorted coldly. He had never imagined Xia Heng would have such audacity, openly challenging the Emperor Xia here.

To be honest, he had not even thought of this just now.

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