"Lord Governor keeps harping on about the missing banners, but what is in this Sword Box?"
After a long contemplation, the elderly man surnamed Luo finally spoke.
"Out of the fourteen banners of Liaodong, I have only lost one. There are still thirteen within the Sword Box."
"I would like to open the box and verify, may I?"
"You may not, whoever tamper with the banners shall die."
The Luo elder fell silent, but the coldness in his eyes as he gazed at Li Yan was as deep as a ravine.
After a long time, he spoke sternly, "If we were to discuss official business, Lord Governor, losing the banner would mean failing the imperial grace, and it should be my Dragon Tiger Office's duty to take them into custody for safekeeping."
Li Yan responded with a laugh instead of surprise, "The implication of your words just now, are you trying to stop me from retrieving the Dragon Tiger Banner?"
