This trip to Nanjiang, for Hou Yuxiao, the greatest gain so far wasn't the conquered Hei Miao City, but that his personality had become even more cautious.
Especially when faced with some critical decisions.
If Zhantai Wuyuan, a mere six-year-old child, could plot against him, not to mention these old foxes, one shrewder than the next, even though he sensed that Hong Ju was truly severely injured, and even his words matched 80 percent of his own speculation, Hou Yuxiao still dared not fully trust his words.
Letting Hong Ju stay in Hei Miao City while he himself, with the token, went to investigate Hong Miao City seemed like a mere proposal but was in fact a test; if Hong Ju did not agree, insisted on following, or directly requested Hexi's troops, then it was highly likely a deceit.
Luckily, Hong Ju agreed!
