This angered everyone; they went to the higher-ups causing a commotion, but what happened? The actions of the State Preceptor were chilling; not only were they unmoved, but they also intended to punish the unruly officers. If it weren't for the protection of the Heavenly General, who knows how it would have ended.
The court thoroughly chilled the hearts of the Overseer soldiers!
What worried him the most was that Lord Chen led troops in a secret expedition to the Ten Thousand Mountains and then disappeared. Gao Yu, who had been supporting the Overseers against demons for the past two years, was wholeheartedly supportive of him.
"What is it?"
Gao Yu asked quietly.
"Sir, someone from the Ninth Mountain left a note at the door, addressed to you for perusal," the clerk reported, then took a few small steps forward, letting a folded note fall from his sleeve and handed it over with a bow.
