The woman's skin was extraordinarily fair, as delicate as crystal jelly. It seemed that the slightest pinch could squeeze water out of it.
At that moment, smug satisfaction showed on her beautiful face. If Chen Ping had seen her, he would certainly have been shocked by her lightning-fast promotion.
For she was none other than Ju Zi, whose advancement he had already cut short.
Even if she had committed a grave mistake, even if she had been demoted three ranks in succession, as long as Xu Tianran wanted to employ Ju Zi, the Sun Moon Empire's customary paths to promotion were all bullshit.
Ju Zi rose and paced back and forth inside the command tent. A moment later, she stopped and said gravely, "Relay my orders immediately, as fast as possible. Strengthen the reconnaissance blockade along the Star Luo Empire's western border. Don't let even a single fly get through from their side. We must cut off every means of reconnaissance they have."
"Yes!" the messenger answered, immediately turning to leave.
Several tall officers also stood on either side of the command tent.
As they looked at Ju Zi, a measure of admiration showed on all their faces.
When Xu Tianran submitted his petition requesting Ju Zi's appointment as commander-in-chief of all three armies, almost every military officer and civil official in the Sun Moon Empire had thought it was a joke.
How could a woman of only twenty or so become a marshal? His Highness the Crown Prince was blatantly appointing someone based on personal ties. What qualifications did this woman, who had once been demoted three ranks in succession, possess?
But Xu Tianran was simply too forceful. With the Holy Spirit Cult's support, he quickly suppressed every voice of opposition and forcibly appointed Ju Zi commander-in-chief of all