"I will join the battle," he said. "If there is an opportunity on the Scarred Gorge battlefield, I will fight here. If not, I'll take part at Base Five."
Aida Kang was also aware that its recent actions had sparked discontent in its second brother, especially since today's battle had not yet truly ended and Dongguo Cilian had already seized the opportunity to interfere.
Otherwise, it would only need to stick to the original plan to capture Ji Xinghe or Ji Rongxinyue alive, and today's military casualties wouldn't have been an issue — on the contrary, there would have been great merit.
There would also have been the opportunity it had always craved.
"Good."
The Imperial Emperor looked at Aida Kang, and a tiny curve suddenly appeared at the corner of his mouth, invisible to anyone in the dim light.
But the words he said next sent a chill through Aida Kang's heart.
"If there's no chance to capture Ji Xinghe alive this time, then kill him. I authorize you to use nuclear weapons."