Looking at the battlefield where the smoke of battle had not yet dissipated and the soldiers who had survived the ordeal, Bai Linzhu's tense nerves finally relaxed, and he let out a long sigh of relief.
If it weren't for Li Yutian's divine intervention, facing the sea beast's terrifying defense and the energy beams from its mouth, coupled with the werewolf Odman's cunning sneak attack, the First Legion would likely have paid an unbearable price this time.
Now, not only has the entire main force of the legion been preserved, but the mission of annexing the Khanate region has also been successfully completed, and the small number of casualties is already a blessing.
Li Yu nodded slightly to Bai Linzhu in response.
His gaze then fell on Bai Ruyu, who was standing to the side.
The Sixth Star Lord, who usually had a cold and aloof demeanor, was now looking down slightly, his hands twisting together helplessly. His beautiful face showed a rare embarrassment and a hint of pitifulness that was completely out of character for him.
However, this pitiful appearance was completely at odds with his unusually cold face, and it had no power to harm him at all.
“Li Yu, the situation was too critical at the time. The sea monsters and Odman were working together, and we couldn’t stop them at all... You were the only one I could think of.” Bai Ruyu looked up and explained, her eyes pleading for forgiveness.
Li Yu didn't really blame Bai Ruyu. As they were on the same side, it was only natural for Xingjun to help, and there was nothing wrong with asking him for help.
He just felt that the way of asking for help by "summoning" was too abrupt.
Without even a warning, they dragged the person off their horse and into a puddle on the battlefield, where they were almost trampled flat by a giant beast...
Li Yu was completely unprepared and didn't even have time to explain to Fu Xiyao and the Seventh Regiment.
The people on the Seventh Regiment's side are probably completely baffled right now.
This experience was far from pleasant.
At this moment, Bai Ruyu seemed to remember something important and quickly glanced at her brother beside her.
Bai Linzhu nodded slightly to her, indicating that it was more appropriate for her to be in that position.
Bai Ruyu took a deep breath, as if she had made up her mind, and turned to Li Yu:
"Li Yu, you've heard of Tianlong, right?"
“Of course.” Li Yu raised an eyebrow, wondering why Bai Ruyu was mentioning this person now, and why it seemed that everyone with a certain level of status knew Tianlong.
"I recently received news that all twelve constellations have been assigned their positions, a fact that can be inferred from the number of earthquakes that struck Central Plains," Bai Ruyu suddenly added.
"Oh, by the way, Tianlong is now one of our Twelve Star Lords, he is the Fifth Star Lord."
"Tianlong is the Fifth Star Lord!?" Li Yu looked surprised, making no attempt to hide it, clearly indicating that this was the first time he had heard of such a thing.
Li Yu frowned slightly. He hadn't expected that Tianlong, with whom he had had an indirect conflict, would also become a Star Lord.
He suppressed his emotions, calmly looked at Bai Ruyu, and waited for her to continue.
There must be a deeper meaning behind all this information.
Bai Ruyu seemed to realize she wasn't good at beating around the bush, and a hint of impatience appeared on her face. Ignoring her brother's earlier words of comfort, she directly and bluntly stated:
"Ugh, all this beating around the bush is so troublesome! Li Yu, let me just be direct with you."
She seemed to have shed a burden, and her tone became much lighter:
"The Fifth Star Lord, Tianlong, hopes that we twelve Star Lords can unite sincerely and not split into small groups because of our respective power backgrounds. He also does not want to see infighting among the Star Lords."
Bai Ruyu looked directly into Li Yu's eyes:
"So, when my brother and I visited Tianlong Mansion last time, he asked us to convey his apologies to you."
"If possible, he is willing to explain everything to you in person."
After Bai Ruyu finished speaking, she smiled slightly:
"I thought I would have to go back to Zhongzhou before I could see you, but I didn't expect it to be so soon."
"Apologize to me?" Li Yu fell silent upon hearing this, feeling a deep sense of confusion.
Did Tianlong express his apology to him?
Putting aside Tianlong's status and strength, the other party's reputation and influence in Zhongzhou are far greater than his. There is no need for the other party to apologize to him for the Ao Gongzi incident. There is no substantial conflict between them.
As a mere squad leader, given his special status as the Tenth Star Lord, he was hardly worthy of Tianlong's subtle apology through a messenger.
This is completely illogical; it's absurd in every way.
“Yes,” Bai Ruyu nodded affirmatively, seemingly also feeling that the reason was a bit weak, but she still continued to convey it.
"Tianlong also said that he would guarantee your complete independence and that you would not be under the specific jurisdiction of any force. As long as you reveal your identity as the Tenth Star Lord, any force in Zhongzhou related to Tianlong Mansion will fully cooperate with you, which also represents the official attitude."
She looked at Li Yu's still calm and expressionless face and continued:
"As you know, the Holy See has been taking increasingly frequent and deadly actions against our Star Lord recently."
"Tianlong does not want any Star Lord to be ambushed and killed before the great battle with the Holy Throne arrives. Therefore, he hopes that all Star Lords can temporarily obey his unified command and dispatch."
Bai Ruyu added at the end: "Of course, if you have any conditions or concerns, you can raise them at any time, and Tianlong will do its best to coordinate."
Li Yu finally understood completely this time.
The First Star Lord Lei Xiao was not the overall commander of the Twelve Star Lords at all. After all this time, it turns out that the newly promoted Fifth Star Lord Tianlong was the official leader of the Central State, favored and tacitly approved by the authorities.
It seems that Tianlong wants to command all the star lords in a large-scale operation led by him.
The Bai family, as a powerful clan rooted in Zhongzhou, clearly hoped that everyone in the Star Lord system could be included in the unified planning and management of the Zhongzhou government, which is why they were willing to help Tianlong convey this message.
Seeing that Li Yu remained silent, Bai Ruyu softened her tone and asked tentatively:
"Li Yu, Tianlong won't force anyone to obey orders. If it's really necessary, and you don't want to follow his commands, you can act alone..."
"Listen, why wouldn't I listen?" Li Yu suddenly spoke up, unusually agreeing with a tone that even carried a sense of entitlement.
"Since we are jointly resisting the Holy Throne, unified command will be more efficient. Tell Tianlong that he can contact me directly with any new orders, and I will cooperate with the operation."
Li Yu's unusually straightforward reply stunned Bai Linzhu and Bai Ruyu, who were standing to the side!
The brother and sister exchanged a surprised look.
They had read the documents and knew that Li Yu and Tianlong had some misunderstandings during their conflict in Shuicheng because of Young Master Ao's matter.
Therefore, the two had already anticipated that Li Yu would refuse.
But to their utter surprise, Li Yu suddenly agreed so readily; her attitude changed far too quickly!
"That's great!" Bai Ruyu was the first to react, and a rare smile bloomed on her usually cold face.
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