Wu State, its capital, Jianye Royal City-the royal palace!
After reaching an agreement with Xiao Ying, the people of Wu State used the Teleportation Formation that very night, returning to Jianye Royal City before dawn. They urgently summoned the civil officials and military generals loyal to Wu State's Sun Clan.
On the Great Huan side, Xiao Fengxuan, its third prince and the Carefree Evil King, took the lead, assisted by the two State Commissioners, Xiao He and Chengshalina. The two princesses, Xiao Huaiying and Xiao Nianying, also accompanied them, though they were mostly tagging along to broaden their horizons and would not actually fight. Bearman and Golden Fire, two members of the Witch Clan formerly of the Black Tower Tribe, led a thousand Immortal Guards as the main force. War Dragon Marquis Long Ju and Faith Tiger Marquis Ji Bu led the experts of Lingnan Baiyue, Evil Warriors, Saint Warriors, palace experts, experts of the Wise-Righteous Two Mohists, and experts from the many powers affiliated with the Great Huan Celestial Dynasty-roughly ten thousand people in all!
As soon as they entered the palace, the thousand Immortal Guards acted first, eliminating or securing suspicious targets inside the Great Wu Palace. Then the ten thousand Great Huan experts conducted a comprehensive sweep and stood guard to ensure the palace's security and secrecy!
Only when the blazing sun began sinking westward did the senior ministers and generals stationed throughout Wu State, those most trusted by the Sun Clan, arrive one after another at Jianye Royal City.
On Wu State's side, King Sun Jian headed the gathering. His brothers Sun Qiang and Sun Jing, his four sons known as the Four Outstanding Talents-Sun Ce, Sun Quan, Sun Yi, and Sun Kuang-his eldest daughter Sun Shangxiang, his ten-year-old youngest son Sun Lang, his wife Empress