A week later, the standoff between the two nations escalated. The king's disappearance made Mingcheng Kingdom even more brazen.
Meanwhile, the confrontation at Shangtang River unexpectedly ended without resolution. The reason was simple: after discovering that the spacecraft in the cave had been damaged, Mingcheng Kingdom flew into a rage and attacked the royal city!
In response, all the troops in the royal city were deployed, fighting Mingcheng Kingdom's army outside the city walls.
The battle lasted three days and three nights. Mingcheng Kingdom was kept out of the royal city, but many Tianyun Kingdom soldiers died.
Moreover, with the city gates blocked, Tianyun Kingdom's royal city was isolated. Supplies could not get in, people could not get out, and it was completely besieged.
At the same time, an extremely terrible piece of news spread throughout the royal city!
Mingcheng Kingdom had deployed its forces, and a large number of troops had already arrived at Tianyun Kingdom's border!
Upon receiving the news, Tianyun Kingdom's generals and ministers collectively lost sleep and were consumed with anxiety, discussing the matter together for half a day.
With the king absent, they could only figure out how to deal with it themselves first!
The National Teacher had remained safe and sound for several days, and his courage had grown. He drank and sang at the National Teacher's residence, indulging in music and revelry every night, paying no attention whatsoever to these matters.
When someone went to invite him, he beat that person up.
When a group of ministers went to the National Teacher's residence, he beat every last one of them up.
He was arrogant and overbearing, infamous throughout the royal city, yet no one dared provoke him.
The royal city's troops were occupied solely with resisting the Mingcheng Kingdom forces attacking the city.