Xiao Wan'er looked at the letter in her hand, her smile fading slightly.
"The last time Second Sister wrote back, she said the Black Armored Army sent to inspect Mengshui Pass had encountered Barbarian Tribe scouts and suffered heavy casualties. I wonder how things are at the border now."
As she spoke, she put away the letter and gestured toward the guests. "Once they set off later, I'll write a letter and have it delivered to Mengshui Pass along with theirs."
Chen Yi gave a soft hum and returned his attention to entertaining the guests.
As noon approached, most of the guests at the Marquis's mansion had departed, leaving only Duke of Gan Zhang Xuan and his party.
According to several butlers, Duke of Gan intended to stay another two days, saying he wished to see the legendary "White Immortal" and "Snow Sword Lord."
Clearly, he had heard about the sparring match between those two.
Chen Yi merely smiled and let it pass.
He could roughly guess Duke of Gan's intentions.
In fact, ever since Chen Yi had suggested that Duke of Gan send people to Japan to investigate the situation and buy informants, Duke of Gan had been preparing for it.
Not only had he written letters back to Guangyue Prefecture, he had also discussed the details with Old Master.
Such as suitable candidates, arrangements on every front, and how they should respond when Japanese pirates harassed Guangyue Prefecture.
One of the concerns was how to ensure the safety of those sent deep into Japan.
After much thought, they could only think of finding a Martial Path expert to protect the people from Duke of Gan's Mansion on their journey to Japan.
That was why Duke of Gan had lingered in Shuzhou.
Using the opportunity of two Earthly Immortals