Later, he fabricated reasons to persecute your confidants and brothers, and many of them died as a result. Some were caught up in the internal strife, while others who saw through Qiu Hu's true colors secretly retired. Meanwhile, Qiu Hu continuously promoted his own family members to important positions, attempting to vie for the title of Dragon Commander once more.
"He poured all his energy into internal conflict, leading to one military defeat after another," Xiao Lingyue continued. "The lands you brought into our fold have been colonized once again. Some of our people have gone into hiding, while others died tragic deaths in the infighting—it was all part of Qiu Hu's scheme. I pretended to be unaware of what happened to you, especially since Qiu Hu has always harbored inappropriate feelings for me. So I endured, doing many things over the years that made our brothers' hearts turn cold. It was the only way I could remain within the Heavenly Dragon Army."
