The death of Demon Emperor Fifth Crown Prince Po Yue caused an enormous uproar within the Devil Race, alarming Demon Emperor Ami Hao and Great Prophet Jiu Xi. Yet on Great Zhou's side, it caused scarcely any ripples.
Even Ye Zhen only learned the rough details a day after the incident. As for Luoyi, they were completely unaware of it.
When Ye Zhen had returned and smashed Demon Emperor Fifth Crown Prince Po Yue's army in one stroke at Changling Commandery City, he had not pursued them relentlessly.
For one thing, the Zhenhai Army had endured prolonged, bitter fighting and suffered considerable losses. The entire army needed rest and recovery, and was unfit for further battle.
For another, Ye Zhen had deliberately not driven Demon Emperor Fifth Crown Prince Po Yue entirely out of Changling Commandery. He had some intention of nurturing the bandit to assert authority.
As long as Demon Emperor Fifth Crown Prince Po Yue remained within Changling Commandery, Ye Zhen had ample reason to reject any possible orders.
Especially orders from Grand Priest of the Ancestral God Hall Dongyang Si Chen within the Holy Sacrificial Army.
If he went back to serve under Dongyang Si Chen, would that not be like taking the enemy's hidden arrow and placing it behind his own back?
Thus, after Demon Emperor Fifth Crown Prince Po Yue retreated to Anping County in Changling Commandery, Ye Zhen merely dispatched one army of the Zhenhai Army that had undergone only a brief emergency rest, along with part of the Demon Slave Army, to garrison another small city nearest to Anping County.
They built defensive fortifications, watched Demon Emperor Fifth Crown Prince Po Yue's army, and rested at the same time.
The Zhenhai Army truly needed to recuperate.
However, Changling Commandery had always been vast