The actions of the four women shocked everyone. Even my nominal father was a bit unsettled, wondering whether he should send his own children to study with me to avoid being implicated. The main reason was that Little Eighteenth was simply too daring and reckless, wanting to declare war on the Imperial Dynasty on the strength of his hundreds of thousands of Houtian Martial Artists. The Imperial Dynasty had at least a million Houtian Martial Artists, not to mention an uncountable number of Xiantian Experts. It was truly a case of a newborn calf not fearing the tiger, and he could only hope he wouldn't be dragged down with him when the time came.
Our army had already begun dismantling the camp and preparing to withdraw. However, Noble Consort Rou rushed over and intercepted Prime Minister Zhang. Apart from holding her young son, she was followed by her daughter. Originally, many of the princes and princesses had been full of enthusiasm, wanting to follow the 18th Prince to learn a thing or two.
Yet upon hearing our declaration of war, many of them were frightened into stopping in their tracks. Only Noble Consort Rou had no such misgivings, wanting solely to make her son powerful. She hurriedly brought her children along to block Prime Minister Zhang, stating that back when they were young, I had promised her two conditions. Now she wanted to cash in one of those conditions, demanding that I attentively teach all of her older brothers, older sisters, younger brothers, and youn…
Chapter 269