"Master of Hou Family, is it really true?"
...
As soon as Master Fanyin left, the remaining five to six thousand soldiers from the Mansion Army under Fan Longhe's command suddenly realized what Hou Yuxiao had just said; their expressions turned excited. They began discussing among themselves, and many directly sought confirmation from Hou Yuxiao.
Hou Yuxiao's mouth curled into a slight smile as he turned his head toward the direction of the Mansion Army. Of the thirty thousand soldiers from Tongling, little more than five thousand remained. The smile on his lips became even thicker.
