Ten thousand miles away, on a drill ground in the Southern Territory, Prince Xing of Chu, Xuanyuan Xiong, was inspecting his troops.
Although half of the thirty thousand soldiers were new recruits, they stood in neat formations, exuding an air of grim determination. Now that they were fighting under the banner of restoring their kingdom, their morale had increased imperceptibly.
Xuanyuan Xiong, now in his middle years, stood on a high platform clad in a bright yellow dragon robe, looking down at his thirty thousand crack troops with smug satisfaction. "Soldiers, we people of Chu have our own heritage; how can we allow ourselves to be ruled by others? Now that Li Feng is dead, it is clearly divine retribution from the Heavens against that villain..."
Chapter 456