What determination Ji Yanyue and the others had was unknown.
Whether Jing Kingdom had any sincerity, and how much sincerity it had, need no longer be discussed.
As for the disappearance of Qi State's Prodigy, there was no need to bring up again the terms Ji Yanyue had promised on Jing Kingdom's behalf in the Ancient Demon Den!
Not long after the eight Current Era True Lords departed the Wuyandu Mountain Range, news had already swept across the world—
Liyuan City of Sheng Kingdom had fallen!
Qi Hong, Sheng Kingdom's famed general, had been slain amid the battle, with only his head returning to Weidu.
Sheng Kingdom's capital was named "Wei," bearing the meanings of "unaccomplished" and "not yet reached," representing the unceasing ambition of Sheng's people.
Before departing the capital, Qi Hong had pointed to the banner and declared that he would stake his head upon it: he would surely break Wutulu and capture Wanyan Xionglue before his sovereign!
And now...
His head had indeed served as the guarantee.
Liyuan City had changed hands.
The banners of Wutulu and Great Mu had officially been planted within Sheng Kingdom's borders.
Yet one matter was even more shocking than the outcome of this battle.
The one who had ultimately planted Wutulu's banner atop Liyuan City's walls was not Wanyan Xionglue, commander of Mu Kingdom's Wutulu cavalry, but Cao Jie of Qi State!
Cao Jie, commander of Great Qi's Spring Death Army among the Nine Legions, and a figure listed in the Military Affairs Hall!
Cao Jie, who had been confined to his home over the death of Huang Yixing, Pacification Commissioner of Hengyang Prefecture!
In other words, Mu Kingdom's commander in the Mu-Sheng war had never been Wanyan Xionglue. The one who had faced Qi Hong and ultimately cut him down