The Golden Tent Khanate had already begun to contemplate retreat. By the time Su Xin and Pang Yuande returned to Great Zhou, the war in the Northern Frontier was essentially drawing to a close.
There were basically no more large-scale battles between the two sides now, only minor skirmishes.
The moment Su Xin and Pang Yuande arrived at Shengjing City, a ceremony was immediately held to welcome them into the city.
In this war between Great Zhou and the Golden Tent Khanate, the most dazzling figures had not actually been Tie Ao and the other True Martial Realm experts fighting on the Northern Frontier battlefield, but Su Xin and Pang Yuande, who had opened up the situation in the Central Plains.
Pang Yuande was secondary. His performance had been steady and proper, beyond reproach, but Su Xin had been utterly stunning.
Not only had he successfully united the Seven Great Gangs, causing Great Zhou's strength in the Central Plains to surge severalfold, he had also joined forces with their experts to kill Mogo, who had come in the True Martial Realm. That alone was enough to grievously wound the Golden Tent Khanate's vitality; whether it could ever return to its current peak state remained uncertain.
Thus, this welcoming ceremony was centered on Su Xin, and Pang Yuande felt no jealousy over it.
After all, Su Xin's achievements were plain for all to see, and Pang Yuande himself had earned no small amount of merit. At the very least, this contribution was enough to secure his position as Great Zhou's fourth Great General.
After Su Xin entered the city, the martial artists of Shengjing City all but focused their eyes on him, directly overlooking Pang Yuande at his side.
After all, this man before them had slain a True Martial Realm