People clad in gray robes stood behind every army. Most had faces like withered trees and paid no attention to the dispute between the Pearl River Army and the Qishan Army.
Five Gray Robes had been standing behind the Pearl River Army. Although they had known the army for only a dozen days, both sides had worked together very pleasantly. The Pearl River Army rarely troubled the Gray Robes, and the five Gray Robes never made things difficult for them.
They had stayed out of the affair until now, but all five frowned slightly, their gazes filled with distaste as they looked toward the Qishan Army.
"They're stealing our credit!" Wang Li said angrily.
Jie Bingzhi hurried to placate them. "Don't be rash, everyone. Two Worlds Mountain exists to hold back the Demon Barbarians. Diverting disaster onto others is forbidden, but killing more Demon Barbarians is not. If someone could kill every Demon Barbarian outside the city, that would be a tremendous blessing for Two Worlds Mountain and the Human Race. Here at Two Worlds Mountain, those with greater ability are allowed to shoulder more work."
Zhang Qingfeng asked, "Chief Secretary Jie, how do we deal with someone stealing our credit?"
Jie Bingzhi said helplessly, "Enemy nations and rival armies have defended the wall together before, and they have wagered on military merit rankings, too. The only way to deal with stolen credit is to steal it back. There is no other way. They now have seven Grand Academicians and over thirty Hanlin Academicians. We couldn't outcompete them no matter what we did."
"My lord, how should we respond?" Su Lun asked for instructions.
"Respond? Since someone is helping us kill demons and wipe out barbarians, reducing the Pearl River Army's casualties, we should rest." Fang Yun answered blandly without