What did this mean?!
Neither of the two assignments was particularly great or small!
Yet they swiftly allowed everyone to guess Xiao Ying's intentions.
Everyone knew that Lü Fengxian, the Great Huan Celestial Lord's eldest son, was brave and skilled in battle, known as the War God; Xiao Fengtian, his second son, was wise and skilled in governance, already showing the makings of a sage emperor.
Under normal circumstances, this would certainly have been a good thing-a blessing for Great Huan.
But their order of birth was reversed. If the eldest legitimate son had excelled at governance and the second son at warfare, everything would have been perfect and easily resolved! Instead, their birth order was the opposite. Add the relationship between their mothers, and problems arose. Even the War God Fengxian still bore the surname Lü!
More importantly, the Great Huan Celestial Dynasty had nearly split apart, chiefly because of the conflict between Huan Empress Qi Ji and Heavenly Empress Lü Zhi, and between the eldest son, Lü Fengxian, and the second son, Xiao Fengtian.
The focus of Xiao Ying's two assignments was obvious: one concerned governance, the other military affairs. He meant to test his two sons' abilities. He might not name an heir based on this alone, but it would certainly influence his decision.
"You..."
Xiao Ying looked toward Evil Consort Hua Qiandai, then shifted his gaze to the young man beside her. Handsome and imposing, yet radiating a sinister air, he was presumably Xiao Ying's third son, Xiao Fengxuan. After a moment's hesitation, Xiao Ying ordered:
"Take full responsibility for hunting down the enemy's powerful cultivators, including the descended immortal gods, primarily loose immortals and above. Afterward, report the disparity between our forces' strongest cultivators!"
Xiao Fengxuan's thick brows knitted. He glanced at the breathtakingly beautiful