Things were settled just like that, but they wouldn't be easy to carry out. The wedding between Wang Yue and Xu Weixiong was put off, and more than a year passed.
Fortunately, neither of them was in a hurry, and it gave Wu Su time to slowly recover her health.
Xu Xiao had also used that year or so to make secret arrangements, preparing for Beiliang to submit to the Xia Kingdom.
However, he hadn't told anyone about Wu Su's resurrection, nor had he made any plans to reveal it for the time being.
That day, Wang Yue took Jiang Ni with him to Qingliang Mountain to perform rites for the fallen Beiliang soldiers. While there, they would also discuss his marriage to the Beiliang Princess.
So Wang Yue traveled north with the betrothal gifts, without using Wuju.
But just as Wang Yue boarded a boat to head for Yongzhou, a vast navy surged toward them from the east. The ships blotted out the sky; there must have been tens of thousands of them.
When Wang Yue saw Prince Jing'an's flag at the head of the fleet, he couldn't help raising an eyebrow. Had that old man, who'd been biding his time, grown tired of living?
He immediately ordered his boat to turn around and face the oncoming Qingzhou navy.
When the boats on either side were still several hundred zhang apart, Wang Yue snorted. "Prince Jing'an, is Qingzhou planning to go to war with the Xia Kingdom?"
"Your Majesty, I wouldn't dare start a war. But we should at least discuss terms."
Prince Jing'an's aged voice rang out from the flagship of the Jingzhou navy, and his figure slowly appeared at the bow.
Wang Yue thought it over briefly and understood what was going on. Curiously, he asked, "I