He already used the punishment for Miao Yi as a stern warning to Xiong Xiao. Xiong Xiao himself had been keeping a low profile all these years, afraid to cause trouble. Suddenly making such a move didn’t seem to be in Xiong Xiao’s best interest. His current strength wasn’t enough to rebel against Yang Qing, and he wouldn’t be able to survive the consequences of doing so either. The only possibility was that something made Xiong Xiao desperate, and as of now, the candidate list for the Sea of Constellations Subjugation Crusade was the only possible reason.
Indeed, Yang Qing had thoughts of taking action against Xiong Xiao, but now wasn’t the right time. Besides, Xiong Xiao had been following him for many years. Without some sort of pretext, Yang Qing would never be able to make a move on Xiong Xiao.
