Li Yuanhu sat on the ground with his arms crossed and eyes closed in silence, quietly waiting.
He held one of the seven superior military ranks passed down in the Earl of North Border household, renowned in the desert for his giant hammers and brute strength.
To make an inappropriate analogy, if the Earl of North Border was the self-made emperor of Beifeng Prefecture, then he, Li Yuanhu, was one of his vassals.
However, the day before, when faced with a Shatuo Queshi determined to die, he had retreated a step. Although he quickly realized his mistake and rushed to rescue the prince, his act of retreating in battle was a breach of military discipline.
The Lord was not present, but the Old Madam was. When the Old Madam decided to punish him, he could only bow his head and accept.
