"Lord Luo, wait!"
Violet had just left the Imperial Palace when Ouyang Long hurried up behind her. Looking at the mysterious woman whose face was always hidden beneath a veil, he felt both curious and puzzled. But that was not why he had stopped her. Under Violet's questioning gaze, Ouyang Long suddenly asked, "Lord Luo, what do you think of Jiang Hao?"
"Why do you ask, Lord Ouyang?"
She had first heard Jiang Hao's name from the fair-skinned young lackey back in the Military Camp in the City of Eternity. At the time, she had not thought much of his abilities, but now it seemed she had underestimated him.
Ouyang Long glanced around secretively. Only after finding that no one was paying attention did he quietly draw closer and lower his voice. "Xiao Lin has suffered repeated setbacks at his hands, so I sent someone to the Frontline to gather information. It turns out this man is no ordinary figure. His greatest backer isn't the Royal Family or Dragonkeep, but that Snow and Ice Banshee. Even Xiao Lin fears her. Do you think we still have a chance of winning this war?"
She had also heard about the Snow and Ice Banshee, but she simply could not understand why a Demon Beast would be so friendly toward humans without being a beast pet.
What puzzled him even more was why Jiang Hao, with such a powerful backer, had not used the Snow and Ice Banshee's strength to kill Xiao Lin. Once Xiao Lin died, could this war not be brought to an easy end?
"Then what do you intend to do, Lord Ouyang?"
Violet turned the question back on him.
Ouyang Long considered it before saying gravely, "If we win, everyone will be happy, of course. But what if we