The Xu Family, once under attack from all sides, had become heroes of the entire Cangqiong Empire thanks to this sudden reversal of fortune.
In the face of Xu Ji's legendary military exploits, all the previous plots against the Xu Family now seemed laughably weak and utterly insignificant.
For an Emperor, what could possibly be more exciting than expanding his territory?
Especially since the falling of the seven stars had cast a pall of misfortune over Cangqiong, and the Empire had been threatened by the two mighty empires of Great Yan and Da Han to the north and south, the situation had been dire.
Although both Great Yan and Da Han had now withdrawn their forces, nearly everyone in the Cangqiong Empire, from the highest official to the common citizen, was seething with a pent-up rage they couldn't vent.
A mighty empire with a thousand-year legacy, treated like a fat lamb to be carved up and devoured... This had deeply wounded the proud hearts of the Cangqiong people.
