A side hall in the Princess's Residence.
"We have news already?"
Lin Sheng sat squarely in the seat of honor, his gaze falling on the man below as he asked calmly.
"Reporting to you, Imperial Son-in-law, this is the information General Meng just sent back. I have already verified it."
Below stood a brawny man with an upright bearing and an honest face, dressed in light armor. As he spoke, he took a sealed letter from inside his clothes and respectfully presented it.
The man was named Kui Shan. He was also one of the commanders of the Imperial Capital's guards and served as Meng Lie's deputy.
He had joined Lin Sheng's command alongside Meng Lie.
Lin Sheng nodded without saying anything further, took the letter, and opened it.
After returning to the Imperial Capital, Meng Lie had followed his instructions and led men into the Eastern Sea's Open Ocean Region to investigate the Rakshasa Sea Region.
After all, the two beastman brothers he had encountered in Northern Yan had given him news of the Void Beast, the Double-Headed Suanni. Naturally, he would not let that opportunity slip away.
He had simply never expected news to arrive when Meng Lie had been gone for only half a month. This truly surprised him. Even the Military Department's finest warship would need at least a month or two to reach the Rakshasa Sea Region in the open ocean.
Searching the many islands there for the beastman tribe would undoubtedly take even longer.
Still puzzled, he opened the letter. After glancing over its contents, he narrowed his eyes, then understanding dawned on his face.
"No wonder the news came so quickly. So that's how it happened..."
According to the letter, Meng Lie and his men had happened to rescue a merchant ship from