Chapter 67

"Non-negotiable?" These four words cast a deathly silence over the entire Stargazing Tower. One had to understand that transferring military power to Lu Xueqing was a direct command from Long Zaitian, backed by an imperial decree. As subordinates, the Marquis of Southern Suppression and the Marquis of Eastern Suppression were duty-bound to comply. Yet, not only were they openly defying the decree, they were using Chu Leiting as their justification. Wasn't this the equivalent of telling everyone that, in their hearts, they recognized only Chu Leiting, and not Long Zaitian as their sovereign? Even though Chu Leiting had died in battle five years ago, his weight still far surpassed that of Long Zaitian.