The Original Characters' Progress (3)

"Why are you here? Don't tell me you're heading to the battlefield too?" Yu Tianheng was the first to speak, his tone laced with curiosity.

"No, we came with the dean to escort provisions. We just finished handing over the supplies and were planning to take a look around the city."

Ma Hongjun picked up the wine glass from the table, poured himself a drink, and spoke as he drank.

"By the way, the moment I entered Jialing Pass, I felt that something was strange."

"Why doesn't this place feel like a battlefield at all? It's so peaceful, without even a hint of tension. What's going on?" Ma Hongjun put down his wine glass and asked doubtfully.

He had heard that Jialing Pass was the main battlefield between Heaven Dou and Martial Soul Hall. He had expected a scene of drawn swords and imminent battle, but it was unexpectedly peaceful.

"If you'd arrived half a year earlier, you definitely would have seen a real battlefield. That was what you'd call brutal! But now, as you can see, both sides have been in a truce for over half a year."

Yu Tianyang picked up the wine pot and filled both Oscar's and Ma Hongjun's glasses. Then he raised his own glass, signaling for them to drink.

"Come on, have a drink first. This wine is a specialty of Jialing Pass, and it tastes pretty good."

"A truce? This is the first time I've ever heard of opposing sides on a battlefield voluntarily calling a truce—and for such a long time at that. Isn't that too strange?"

Oscar raised his glass and took a sip, savoring the taste as he spoke in disbelief.

In his understanding, once a war began, it could only continue until one side admitted defeat. There was no