Blood-Clad Night Ride Attacks Handan, Wei City Borrows Passage to Shake Border Pass

With the external threat gone, King Qian of Zhao returned to his life of indulgence, wallowing in wine and women every single day.

Guo Kai was much the same; with no assassins left to threaten him, he lived a life more comfortable than any immortal.

Yet, the good times did not last long, and soon, dire news arrived in waves.

"The Blood Butcher has arrived in Yingchuan Commandery. That very night, he wiped out every last soul of the resistance there, and he himself remains unscathed..."

"The Blood Butcher led his troops to sweep across Yingchuan Commandery. Every force we were secretly supporting has been slaughtered by him. Even our spies, who were posing as merchant caravans, have been completely annihilated..."

"Disaster, Your Majesty! The Qin State has massed its troops at our borders!"

"What?! Who is the commanding general? Could it be that the Blood Butcher has been given command again?"

"It is not the Blood Butcher. Wang Jian and Meng Wu are leading the armies, attacking from the two fronts of Taiyuan and Shangdang!"

"Quickly, summon General Li Mu back to defend!"

"Has the Qin State gone mad? They haven't even digested the lands of Han, yet they start another war."

"Your Majesty, do not panic. Wang Jian has led troops to attack many times before, and was he not driven back by General Li Mu? As long as the Han territories remain unstable, the outcome will not change!"

"That is true. Chancellor, is there any change regarding Zhao Cheng?"

Guo Kai laughed. "No changes. That Blood Butcher seems to have given up on himself after being demoted. Since slaughtering the resistance in Yingchuan Commandery, he spends every day in his manor there, drinking and indulging in pleasure."

"According to Ji Xue'er, he has lost all fighting spirit.