Soon, news that the Chu Kingdom and the Yan Kingdom had massed troops on the Qin Kingdom's borders spread throughout the court. Quite a few commoners had already heard about it too, and word continued to spread.
Neither the Chu Kingdom nor the Yan Kingdom shared a border with the Qin Kingdom.
A small kingdom lay between the Qin Kingdom and each of the other two kingdoms.
Wedged between great powers, these two small kingdoms courted favor on both sides, maintaining a delicate balance with their larger neighbors. Their guiding principle was to offend no one.
The Qin Kingdom had even granted these two small kingdoms considerable favors.
Yet, against all expectations, they had allowed the Chu and Yan armies passage through their lands.
This enraged the people of the Qin Kingdom.
The Qin Kingdom's Lord flew into a rage at court, declaring that he would not only destroy the two small kingdoms between them, but also teach the Chu Kingdom and the Yan Kingdom a lesson!
Before long.
The Qin Kingdom's Lord issued his orders.
Xiao Mo would lead the Northern Wastes army against the Chu Kingdom, while the Qin Kingdom's renowned general, King Zhenxi—Chang An—would lead troops against the Yan Kingdom.
The Qin Kingdom's Lord had also considered sending Xiao Shi.
But the Wei Kingdom had only recently been pacified, and Xiao Shi was needed in the Northern Wastes to keep it in check.
After all, many aristocratic clans in the Wei Kingdom were obedient on the surface while constantly brewing wicked schemes in their hearts.
Otherwise, if another rebellion broke out in the Wei Kingdom, they would truly be in trouble.
When the Qin Kingdom's Lord's decree arrived, Qin Siyao stared at it and fell into a long silence.
Qin Siyao knew that once her husband left