A man who never unfurls ambitions to soar above the clouds wastes the towering body he was born with!
The cold wind howled, and snowflakes drifted down from the depths of heaven, blanketing the overhanging, layered eaves.
Clang!
Clang, clang, clang-
Clear bell notes rang through the thirty-six majestic, solemn halls with their overhanging gable roofs.
As the ringing quickened, countless Embroidered Uniform Guards emerged from their offices.
They all looked up toward the Drum Tower, their eyes full of envy.
After three years, the bell was ringing again.
Who was being promoted to Thousand-Household Commander?
It had to be the man at the helm of the Ping'an Division Guard Station. He was closest to that position, and he had just cracked the Left Chief Censor's corruption case.
Only eighteen years old!
In the Embroidered Uniform Guard Office, where competition was fierce and promotion requirements were the strictest, Lord Jia had risen to Thousand-Household Commander at eighteen. His ability was plain for all to see.
Jealousy was human nature, but none of his colleagues voiced any doubts.
One look at Lord Jia's record of achievements would silence every last dissenter!
"One mistaken thought, a lifetime of regret."
A stout man in a black Flying Fish Uniform lowered his head and sighed, regret clouding his face.
He was General Banner Qian.
When he had failed to secure the position of Hundred-Household Commander, resentment had filled his heart.
Had he bowed his head and pledged loyalty unto death, perhaps he would now be wearing a silver-white Flying Fish Uniform.
"That punch really did smash open a road straight into the clouds."
No one felt more deeply about it than Small Banner He Liang. When that fresh-faced young man had just joined, He Liang had led a squad to the earthen kilns to arrest a murderer. The young man had shown no fear, knocking the murderer flat with a single punch.
Brave