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At Hanyang Pass, Xu Zhongxing and Su Donghe were standing on a city gate tower and watching a massive ship gliding slowly overhead. It was moving toward the Shattered Realm.
Su Donghe suddenly felt a pang of emotion and said, “It’s been three years, hasn’t it? This is the first flying vessel to head to Outer Jin.”
Xu Zhongxing narrowed his eyes slightly and said, “It seems the royal court is about to make a major move.”
“They aren’t really going to go to war with them, are they?” Su Donghe asked.
Xu Dongxing shook his head. “Don’t you know His Majesty’s temperament? The bigger the commotion he makes, the less inclined he is to actually fight. If they were truly going to war, they would have secretly sent a high cultivator to carry out an assassination first.”
Su Donghe suddenly remarked, “Three years ago, we were driven all the way back to Inner Jin by the Shamans. Today, the court is finally reestablishing administration… it’s just a shame we weren’t the first pioneers.”
Suddenly, Su Donghe recalled Xu Zhongxing’s family and stopped himself from saying more.
Xu Zhongxing gave him a helpless smile. “We’ve worked together for three years—don’t you know what kind of person I am by now? You’re not from a noble clan, which is both a blessing and a curse. There are many things I don’t want to do, but I have to. There are also many things I want to do, but I cannot.”
Su Donghe asked in a subdued tone, “I’ve never quite understood this—in your hearts[1], which is more important: the royal court or your clan?”
Xu Zhongxing replied,...
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