"Marshal Ye, you were previously occupied with fending off the pursuit of Prophet Demon Master Ba Yan and Ancient Demon God She Wa. Later, the matter of granting the King of North Sea a posthumous title further divided your attention. You may not have noticed the shifts in power across western Great Zhou."
As he spoke, Tu Zheng handed Ye Zhen a heavy jade slip.
Ye Zhen sank his divine sense into it, and his expression immediately turned astonished.
It was a rather detailed map of military front-line changes, containing two fronts in total.
One was the southern front under Prince Xun Ji Mao.
Ji Mao had originally been one of Great Zhou's eight Princes of Consultation, and had been a Prince of Consultation deeply trusted by Benevolent Sovereign Ji Long.
When the Demon Race invaded, Prince Xun Ji Mao had been entrusted with a critical mission. Leading the elite troops under his command and directing the local forces of Nanzhou, he fought against and exterminated the Golden Roc Demon Race in Nanzhou.
As an old-established Prince of Consultation, Prince Xun Ji Mao possessed formidable ability and strength. In a short time, he had stabilized the situation in Nanzhou.
Yet not long afterward, Benevolent Sovereign Ji Long fell, and Crown Prince Ji Ao ascended the throne. At the same time, rumors spread that Crown Prince Ji Ao had murdered his sovereign father.
Prince Xun Ji Mao seized the opportunity to declare that he would avenge his deceased imperial brother and uncover the truth. Thus, he carved out his own domain and declared independence.
Under Prince Xun Ji Mao's careful management, four surrounding prefectures had rallied to his banner. For a time, Prince Xun's power swelled dramatically.
However, the Golden Roc Demon Race ravaging Nanzhou had still not been wiped out.