Duke Li laughed derisively: "Impossible."
"Absolutely impossible."
"With talents like ours, we can barely stand firm ourselves. Just a mere traveling merchant."
"Even if there is a hidden identity, it would mostly be an outstanding disciple from some noble family able to hold one city; to occupy forty-two cities would be nothing short of a miracle."
"Might end up being overwhelmed by one's own ambitions."
"The situation in the Western Regions is turbulent and chaotic, the complexities among the Thirty-six Tribes resemble a cage, like Tian Ge'er, even Zhaowen; they're all talents, dashing young luminaries."
"Yet in these Western Regions, they are just two birds trapped by their circumstance."
Xiahou Duan, honest and brave, said: "The Military School says, one must first consider defeat before contemplating victory."
"But what if the tide turns?"
"You say, if someone comes to claim you, to make themselves heir whenever needed."
