A hint of greed flashed through King Liang’s eyes, but he quickly concealed it. He said, “There were some important military matters that I wished to discuss with the country lord, but your subordinates actually stopped us and prevented us from meeting.”0

“You two, really! King Liang, why didn’t you tell me if you had something to talk about?” Tushan Yu remarked. She was an incredibly beautiful woman, with countless pursuers all around her. How could she not know what King Liang was really thinking? However, she didn’t expose him, and pretended to scold her subordinates to let the matter pass instead. She asked, “May I ask what it is that King Liang needed to talk to me about tonight?”0

King Liang naturally wouldn’t continue to chase after the prior matter, as that would only ruin his image. He used the chance to say, “We aren’t too familiar with the Fiend races’ territory. I wonder if the country lord has assigned any soldiers to patrol the surroundings?”0

Tushan Yu was stunned, asking, “Could it be that your side didn’t assign any patrols?” She thought that was absolutely unbelievable, as such a thing was something any army would know to do.0

King Liang’s face heated up and he quickly said, “I did want to assign some guards to patrol the surroundings, but there are some brats on our side who stopped me and said that doing so would make it seem as if we didn’t trust you, and that it would tarnish the relations between our two sides. I didn’t want to listen to them, but I...6