The brief peace was shattered.
War had finally arrived, inevitably. Yet White Phoenix Fief had unexpectedly not been drawn into the flames.
"What is Meng Chuan doing? He actually declared war on the territories under Great Xia Fief. Could it be that Lord Xia Feng has already met with misfortune?" Qiao Rui asked.
Several of the parties declaring war after Heavenly Prefecture Territory, such as Cecil Fief, were all vassal territories of Heavenly Prefecture Territory.
Vassal territories advanced and retreated alongside their suzerain territory, but this was more of a political statement. No one believed vassal territories possessed much war potential; the outcome of a war still depended on the suzerain territory. At the very least, the several vassal territories under Heavenly Prefecture Territory were basically fragile hollow shells.
Of course, Bone-Melting Fief was an exception. Xia Feng's attitude toward vassal territories was distinctive. He had not imposed overly harsh conditions and had even allowed Bone-Melting Fief to retain its own army. This was difficult for many Star Alliance lords to understand.
Xiao Xing, the lord of Bone-Melting Fief, was also known as the luckiest lord in the Star Alliance. Not only had he gained considerable freedom, but he was also protected by Xia Feng's prestige. That was how he could stand alongside Shi Yu of Goldstone Fief as the "Twin Stars" among the younger generation of lords.
This time, Meng Chuan had directly declared war on the grounds of an old grudge from three years ago.
Meng Chuan had elaborately explained the origins of that grudge at length in the lord group chat, but Bai Xiaowen could not even be bothered to read it.
What old grudge? It was nothing more than an excuse for war, a fig leaf.
As a result, Meng Chuan drew widespread condemnation in the