Liangzhou.
"Eunuch Hou, Governor Pei, as I march to Mingzhou, the Liangzhou army rests entirely on your two shoulders. Keep a close watch on the Great Wall. Should those barbarian bandits make any move, you may clear the fields and strengthen the walls, then retreat into Liangzhou City and hold it without coming out."
Lu Ji, massive as a mountain, sat astride a Blazing Fire Horse and gave his instructions to Eunuch Hou and the others staying behind.
"Rest assured, General Lü."
Pei Tiannan promised, "Leave the northern border to me. Nothing will go wrong."
"First Senior Brother!"
"Buqi?"
Lu Ji looked at the young master riding over. "What are you doing?"
"I'm going too."
Sun Buqi displayed the spear in his hand. "I've reached Bone Tempering Perfection. I can help."
"No."
Lu Ji refused. "You and Junior Sister will both stay obediently in Liangzhou. We have no need for you."
"Wait!"
Sun Buqi pressed, "First Senior Brother, tell me the truth. How is the situation in Mingzhou now? Why are you mobilizing a large army there again? Did something happen?"
"Dong An."
Without looking back, Lu Ji gripped his Fang Tian Hua Ji and rode away. "He betrayed the nation."
Dong An had betrayed the nation!
None of the others had known this sort of high-level intelligence.
Sun Buqi felt as if he had been struck by lightning. "Sis, my brother-in-law..."
Sun Li was nearby, but she had not gone up to speak with Lu Ji.
"A map!"
Sun Buqi quickly got hold of a map. "If Dong An betrayed the nation, then wouldn't all of Mingzhou be... Sis, what do we do?"
"Second Senior Brother and the others wrote that they've already sent people over."
Sun Li bit her lips until they nearly bled. "Don't tell Sister Lan,