Lu Xueqing stood atop the Stargazing Tower, looking down at the citizens along the riverbank. Her air of arrogance was even more pronounced than before, as if she were an empress reigning over the world, or a celestial maiden descending from the nine heavens.
If the victory banquet Long Zaitian had hosted for her previously was the highlight of her life, then this moment was when she would make her name resound across the entire Beiming Continent and leave a legacy for ages to come. This could be considered a way to make up for the celebration that Chu Xuan had ruined, and it was also the perfect opportunity to thoroughly eradicate Chu Xuan, avenging both Lu Tao and herself.
"Citizens of the Capital, listen well! This Marshal was previously harmed by treacherous villains, which led to the destruction of my cultivation and the severing of my martial veins. Fortunately, favored by the heavens, I have reshaped my Legendary Martial Veins, becoming the fourth person in the entire Beiming Continent to do so in the last thousand years. Since then, the Sovereign has recognized my worth and appointed me Grand Marshal Protecting the Country, in command of all the armed forces!"
Chapter 70