After Lu Yin left, Xia Yan turned to look at Long Laogui. "That child is ruthless when he needs to be, and he has also done great things for Humility’s Gate. He’s been given an important task to fulfill at this place. You went too far."

Long Laogui replied in a strange tone, "I was just educating a junior."

"No one in this place is your junior. His name is Ah Qi, and he is the sixth colonel of my second array base." Xia Yan was very dissatisfied with the old man’s response.

Long Laogui frowned as he stared at Xia Yan. "Your background and mine have nothing to do with each other. You’re a part of the Xia family while I am from the White Dragon Clan. You have no business speaking about my clan’s affairs."

"This is the office of the second array base’s general!" Xia Yan shouted back.

Long Laogui was unconcerned. "So what?"

Xia Yan seethed with rage, but there was nothing that he could do. The Ceaseless Impetus sourcebox array had five bases, and the four ruling powers had been put in control of  those bases. The controller of the array and the commander-in-chief were from different families, to prevent complete authority over it. However, if a general ended up in conflict with the core of the array, it would lead to many problems.

Xia Yan did not want to get embroiled in an argument with Long Laogui regarding this matter, so the General remained silent.

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After leaving the general’s office, Lu Yin's expression became much darker. He had clearly sensed that Long Laogui was...