After settling the various matters with Wei Lingying, Zhang Yu returned to his residence. He then sent a letter back to Daoist Zuo, explaining that refusing this time would instead be even more disadvantageous to their side, and that only a proactive response was the best course.
At the same time, he reminded Daoist Zuo to exercise greater caution this time and strengthen the expeditionary force as much as possible. The two teams could arrange a date next month to set out together.
The Wei Clan Army and the Fu Clan Army were both expeditionary forces of Kui Lodge Star, and the lives of soldiers were lives nonetheless. He would not disregard their survival simply because he was with the Wei Clan Army. With the two teams cooperating this time, he would also do his utmost to look after them.
However, he was unfamiliar with the Fu Clan Army. There might even be bought-off informants within its ranks, so he did not reveal his plans to commission outer armor for the Wei Clan Army.
Moreover, the Fu Clan Army was far wealthier than the Wei Clan Army. If they were willing to spare no expense in strengthening themselves, they certainly had plenty of means to do so.
After having Li Qinghe send out the letter, he went to the study and browsed through Yeya Prefecture's recent newspapers. Since Yeya Prefecture was effectively a large military prefecture, most of the reports concerned pacification and expansion, with only a handful of items about other prefectures.
After finishing them, he returned to the quiet chamber. Once seated, he called out in his mind, summoning forth the Great Dao Unified Text.
His gaze settled upon the Divine Awareness Seal. He had already thought this seal through in the lower level; now was the time