After the tri-service forces dispersed, Zhao Lie and Liu Zhenteng walked shoulder to shoulder to the council hall.
Number Eleven had already instructed someone to light the candles.
Once the two of them were seated in the positions of host and guest, Zhao Lie began, "You've had a hard time, Military Counselor! This successful Western Expedition and its complete victory are truly thanks to your brilliant strategies and wonderful plans, which saved our army from danger at critical moments time and again!"
Chapter 289