Xiao Mo followed the First Prince to the palace.
Sure enough, Xiahou Nan, Bai Qi, Zhang Yi, Baili Xi, Jian Shu, and the others had all arrived.
"Greetings, Frost King."
Outside the Imperial Study, Bai Qi and the others bowed to Xiao Mo with utmost respect.
In an age when a warrior would die for someone who recognized his worth, Xiao Mo was not only the discerning eye that had discovered their talents, but also their benefactor.
As they saw it, without Xiao Mo, they would never have risen to such heights.
So even though they had arrived before Xiao Mo, they willingly waited for him, letting him enter first before following him inside.
"Greetings, everyone." Xiao Mo cupped his hands and returned their salute. "Please, after you."
"After you, Frost King," they replied.
Xiao Mo nodded and did not stand on ceremony. He walked into the Imperial Study alongside the First Prince, with everyone else following behind.
The door closed.
Even within the palace, the Imperial Study had layers of formations that blocked probing spiritual sense. The fortune of the Qin Kingdom's mountains and rivers even enveloped the entire room.
"Everyone standing here today is someone I trust most. There's also that fellow Xiao Shi, of course, but he's at the border and couldn't return."
The Qin Kingdom's Lord smiled, easing the somewhat grim atmosphere, then looked at Xiao Mo, King Zhenxi, and the others before speaking slowly.
"Take a look at these first."
The Qin Kingdom's Lord waved a hand, and Eunuch Li handed Xiao Mo and the others a thick stack of documents.
After passing the documents around and reading them, Xiao Mo and the others all frowned.
These documents contained intelligence gathered by Qin spies in the Qi, Zhao, and Jin Kingdoms, along with reports from