Six Years in a Flash, I Entered the Grandmaster Realm!

[At month's end, Han-Chu quietly withdrew their troops from Shizhou.]

[The Northern Yan Army returned south, carrying the might of its northern advance, its momentum vast and mighty!]

[In late autumn of the same year, the Qianyuan Iron Cavalry withdrew from Jingyang City.]

[This withdrawal was not merely a concession by Qianyuan. It also ceded the fertile lands of Hexi, that rich territory bordering Northern Yan, to Northern Yan.]

[This move was no different from declaring to the world: though Northern Yan had not formally founded a state, its position in one corner of the realm was already secure. Across the four seas, all respectfully called it Yan Territory.]

[At year's end, the four states and Northern Yan jointly forged the White Horse Covenant and issued an edict to the four seas.]

[They slew a white horse as an oath and set a ten-year pact.]

[Whoever betrayed faith and abandoned righteousness would surely be jointly punished by the heroes of the realm.]

[As soon as this news emerged, the entire world erupted. The people sang in celebration, and the glad tidings swept from street to alley, everyone beaming with joy.]

[At last, the chaos of the five states had subsided, and the realm welcomed long-lost peace and harmony.]

[At year's end, Wu Ying, Empress of Qianyuan, performed the Feng and Shan sacrifices for the second time. The next day, she declared a "general amnesty under Heaven."]

[She appointed Gongsun Pingxi as chancellor, employed worthy ministers to reform official administration, streamlined government institutions, strictly assessed officials, surveyed fields and registered households, and struck at powerful clans' annexation of land.]

[During the autumn hunt of Empress Wu Ying, a high platform was raised atop the Qianyuan capital. The weapons of past campaigns were melted down, and long swords were recast into plows