Lu Yun narrowed his eyes. The million-strong Dusk Phalanx were his first troops in this world, and Yuchi Hanxing his first confidante outside the Envoys of Samsara and Infernum.

She guarded the Sword Lake to the south of Dusk Province with the Dusk Phalanx, her duty to ensure the continuous integrity of the province’s lifeline. Within the Sword Pavilion by the Sword Lake lay Dusk’s transportation formation, a strategic chokepoint that had to be protected by a strong, loyal army. 

Thus, Lu Yun hadn’t summoned Yuchi Hanxing back to the capital city in all this time. She was permanently posted to the lake to guard the transportation formation while making use of the Sword Lake—another...