That day, everyone—including the elders of the Academy outside the imperial capital—silently watched the direction of Jinling Ferry.
By the time Qin Wentian and Hua Mantian returned to the City Lord's Manor with a troop of men, that faint purple qi in the sky had already vanished without a trace.
Then, accompanied by a clap of spring thunder heralding the Awakening of Insects, a drizzling spring rain began to fall.
Inside and outside the city, everything finally grew quiet.
The soldiers who had just won a great victory did not immediately raise their cups in celebration. Qin Wentian said they would wait until the final battle, when they reported their merits to His Majesty, and celebrate together then.
The generals also knew that the imperial army had kept its horses in the southern mountains for many years, yet had never won a victory on the battlefield.
These two ambushes were, without a doubt, the greatest victory the imperial army had ever achieved.
Some soldiers had even been bottling up their resentment since before Tiger Gate Pass, and only released it today.
Without a doubt, everyone believed that the Prince and the Great General could lead them in repelling the barbarian army's attack.
Jinling Ferry was precisely the perfect place for them to establish their merit and make their names.
When Hua Mantian returned to the City Lord's Manor, the guards told her that the Prince had not yet awakened and would not allow anyone to disturb him.
Seated in the reception hall, Hua Mantian looked at Qin Wentian and the military strategist, Dongfang Gan, before sighing softly. "Then we'll wait until tomorrow to discuss it."
She truly could not fathom it. Speaking only of the purple qi that had appeared today, she dared say that under heaven, one could