The special forces troops' hushed murmurs halted immediately. It was a clear sign of respect toward Governor Xiao that they wouldn't question any of his decisions, even this questionable one; this was why Zhou Liao had dared to announce that the unusual order was Governor Xiao's doing.

Of course, just because the troops respected Xiao Zhengyang didn't mean that they would do the same to Zhang Lie. 

After all, they were the most elite troops of Qi.

In the second realm, because of...