After emerging from the Hidden Treasure, Chen Chuan had not yet returned to the Frontline when he received a message from Jibei Province midway. It said that Gai Shuhe had been captured and was being transported to Anbei Province.
Chen Chuan had previously only been responsible for the forces on the Nether Capital side. The garrisons in the various local Central Cities were not under his direct command, though theoretically, he had the authority to inquire into matters and requisition personnel.
What concerned him most was Gai Shuhe. He needed to find out about Chen Bitong through this man. Whether he was alive or dead, there had to be an answer.
After the fall of the Nether Capital, he had asked the local forces to keep an eye out for this man.
Regional warlords with considerable strength, such as Gai Shuhe, had naturally been priority targets.
The Conservative Faction might have treated his request perfunctorily, but the Central City garrisons aligned with the Progressive Faction had taken it very seriously, especially those in Jibei Province.
When they attacked the Gai Clan, they had initially encountered quite a few difficulties. The family had constructed a great number of bunkers and permanent fortresses in the mountains, relying on secret rituals and the advantageous terrain of the Convergence Zone to resist layer by layer.
Since the Nether Capital had been breached, enemies who resisted to the bitter end like this had been rare.
Yet while the Gai Clan had put on the appearance of fighting to the death, Gai Shuhe himself had never intended to stay. As early as when Great Shun's forces had reached the Nether Capital, he had begun planning his escape.
Once he confirmed that Great Shun's Fighters had been decisively drawn there, he swiftly led his family members in