"Why?" Lin Qing asked curiously.
"Just two days ago, Prefect Shen said a caravan had reported a large force north of Qingzhou. Judging by their gear, they were soldiers from the Luo Kingdom."
The Luo Kingdom's troops had already made it into Qi? Chen Xuan was a little startled.
Normally, every country had troops stationed along its borders. If they discovered an invasion, they would report it to the central government first, which would then notify the provincial authorities. Yet the Prefect of Zhang Wei had learned of this through a caravan. Either Qi's defensive system had collapsed, or those at the top had tacitly approved this advance.
He knew that a fellow disciple had once sent Liu Shuyue a warning, and he also knew her proposed countermeasure—relocating Qingzhou's people to Mala Village would both strengthen the village and give her control over the entire province. But the plan involved so many people that it would probably take about a year to show results. She had not expected the neighboring country's army to arrive so soon.
"I thought that even if Senior Sister Lan Qin joined forces with that new immortal master and took control of the King of Qi, they would still need two or three years before taking military action. After all, they would have to train a new force of cultivators—"
Liu Shuyue's brow furrowed deeply. She was torn.
Of everyone there, she cared the most about the Lotus Cloud Sect. She had long considered confronting the sect and demanding answers. Even if they turned her away, that would be an answer in itself.
Besides, this time Chen Xuan was the one proposing the trip.
She desperately wanted to agree on the spot.
But the army could not have appeared at a worse time. Countless people across