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”What, do you disagree again? Or are you dissatisfied with the arrangements from His Majesty and me?”

Seeing Qin Tian sitting aside in a daze without saying anything, the Martial King turned his head and asked, seemingly casually.

Resolutely refusing to go on an expedition with the Xiao brothers, Qin Tian had already made up his mind at this moment, and immediately got up, saying to the Martial King: ”Your Highness, the Xiao brothers are all civil servants, and you let them lead the army on an expedition...”

”Although they are civil servants, their cultivation is not low, what can’t they do?”

Before Qin Tian could finish speaking, the Martial King interrupted him.

”If the Xiao brothers lead, I... I apply to withdraw.”

Qin Tian once again firmly expressed his stance.

”Withdraw? Haha, do you think His Majesty and my orders are child’s play?” The Martial King was not prepared to agree to Qin Tian’s request.

Qin Tian insisted: ”Your Highness, you should know that there is enmity between me and the Xiao family, they hate me. If we go on an expedition together this time, any conflict between us may seem minor, but delaying the great cause of suppressing the Demon Clan is significant.”

Upon hearing this, the Martial King seemed to have anticipated that Qin Tian would bring up this matter, and leisurely said: ”I have heard about the matter between you. You accidentally killed the two brothers Xiao Lingyun in the Martial Arts Arena, which is not a crime, and I believe it was not your intention either.”

”This matter is, from start to finish, just a misunderstanding. Since it’s a misunderstanding, you can apologize to the Xiao family and explain, thereby resolving it. I believe the Xiao family is magnanimous and would not make it difficult for you.”

”The joint expedition this time is exactly the best opportunity to resolve the enmity between you. All of you are court officials of the Wang Chao. There’s no enmity that can’t be resolved, wouldn’t you agree, Qin Tian?”

The Martial King’s words infuriated Qin Tian greatly.

Magnanimous? Qin Tian didn’t believe that about the Xiao family.

Qin Tian knew very clearly that unless the Xiao family was destroyed, the hatred between him and them could never be resolved.

Yet the Martial King here was actually asking Qin Tian to apologize and resolve the enmity!

This was simply absurd!

Qin Tian stood beside the Martial King, and solemnly said: ”Your Highness, I have objections to this arrangement.”

”Keep your objections to yourself, my order has been made, and there’s no room for you to change it. Go back and prepare, depart in two days!”

”I still want to appeal to His Majesty.”

”You dare!”

Upon hearing Qin Tian’s intent to report this matter to the Ice Emperor, the Martial King tossed away his fishing rod, stood up directly, and warned Qin Tian as he stared at him:

”Without my permission, you are not allowed to meet the Ice Emperor privately!”

”Let me tell you bluntly: If you dare to disobey my orders, I could easily have you eliminated! Do you understand?”

The Martial King’s words carried a threat, and Qin Tian was so angry that his veins bulged, clenching his fists.

However, reason told him that now was not the time to fall out with the Martial King.

”Understood. I take my leave!”

Qin Tian gritted his teeth and turned to leave directly, without saluting.

This Martial King was too cunning.

When there was trouble and he needed the Martial King’s help, he hid in the room, completely ignoring Qin Tian as his subordinate.

Now that things had passed, the Martial King remembered that Qin Tian was his subordinate, commanding and threatening him all around!

Such a person who forgets loyalty and lacks responsibility, Qin Tian despises the most!

But now, he had already made too many enemies and couldn’t afford to offend the Martial King anymore, so Qin Tian had no choice but to endure.

Yet, he memorized this grudge, along with previous difficulties and provocations from the Martial King.

One day, he would settle these accounts with the Martial King!

As the Martial King watched Qin Tian angrily leave, he also showed a contemptuous expression and said quietly:

”Getting more and more arrogant, dare to talk back to me?”

”If it weren’t for the fact that you still have some use, I could have taken care of you today!”

The Martial King sat down and continued fishing.

But he reminded himself in his heart that this Qin Tian, a lonely wolf, is arrogant and cannot be left alone. If Qin Tian returned alive after the expedition, he must find a way to eliminate him.

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”Xiao Yunhu and Xiao Yunkui?!”

When Qin Tian returned to Qin Mansion and shared the outcome of his meeting with the Martial King with the crowd, they all exclaimed in surprise, one by one stunned.

Zhou Yang said: ”If I remember correctly, Xiao Yunhu is the father of Xiao Lingyun, and Xiao Yunkui is the father of Xiao Qingshan.”

Upon hearing this, Qin Tian nodded.

Lin Yu was astounded, angrily: ”Boss, the Martial King deliberately arranged for you to go on an expedition with the Xiao brothers. He wants to roast you over the fire!”

”Right, the Xiao family have always wanted revenge on you. Going out with these two, they’ll definitely try every way to make it difficult for you, even put you at the forefront, dying at the hands of the Demon Clan! This move is too cruel!”

”The key is that the leader of the expedition is Xiao Yunhu, which makes it difficult. As the boss, you’ll be subordinate to them, under their leadership, with no room to struggle.”

Xiao Zhuang and Lin Yu were both distressed.

On the side, Zhou Yang quietly thought, saying: ”It seems that between the Xiao family and the boss, the Martial King chose to help the Xiao family.”

”Hmph, this old fox wouldn’t blatantly help the Xiao family. The Xiao family must have offered him enticing conditions, so he betrayed me!”

Qin Tian stood in the living room, with his hands behind his back.

At this point, the matter had no room for maneuver; he must go on the expedition with the Xiao brothers.

He immediately discussed strategies with Zhou Yang and others, but no plan seemed appropriate.

Eventually, Qin Tian decided to leave Zhao Lanjin and Zhou Yang behind to protect Xiao Zhuang and others in the Imperial City, while he took only Du Qiuniang with him on the expedition.

In the next two days, Qin Tian’s position as the Great Governor of the East Gate was removed, and apart from holding a virtual position as a Second Grade Assistant Minister of the Ministry of War, he had no official duties.

Besides a five-hundred-person guard regiment, he had no military power.

Even Zhao Lanjin and Zhou Yang’s positions at the East Gate were simultaneously revoked.

Now, the whole group of Qin Tian was idle at home.

Qin Tian understood very well that someone was definitely targeting him, targeting them.

It’s just that he wasn’t sure whether the mastermind behind it was the Ninth Prince, the Martial King, or the Xiao family?

Two days later, Qin Tian, along with A-Tai and Du Qiuniang, left Qin Mansion and went to report to the military camp.

The Tianyuan Dynasty dispatched a total of 100,000 troops to suppress the Demon Clan invasion.

According to the arrangements and division of military power, Qin Tian had the command authority over only 20,000 troops, Xiao Yunkui also had 20,000, while Xiao Yunhu had full command over the remaining 60,000.

This distribution of forces was clearly designed to bypass and control Qin Tian.

When Qin Tian and Du Qiuniang arrived at the military camp on time, the oath-taking conference at the camp was already in its final stages!

They had informed him that the oath-taking conference would start at nine o’clock. Qin Tian arrived at eight fifty, yet it was almost over!

A show of power.

Qin Tian knew very well this was a show of power from the Xiao brothers!