Lingnan secured

With nearly half the residence collapsed and numerous poisonous creatures still lurking inside, it was no longer habitable. Jian Shang and his companions could only wait for the army from Hengpu Pass to arrive.

The army from Hengpu Pass arrived quickly. Less than the time it took an incense stick to burn passed between the first sound of footsteps and the appearance of troops, and soon King Fanyang, Lei Zhao, and the others came hurrying over.

"Power corrupts. You seem very confident, King Baiyue!"

Watching the well-trained troops from Hengpu Pass converge from every direction, then looking at King Baiyue, Lan Fenghuang, who stood there without the slightest change in expression, Jian Shang offered a puzzled warning.

Beneath her black robe, Lan Fenghuang's lovely face broke into a smile, but she said nothing. With the darkness of night concealing her, no one noticed the release and relief hidden in that smile.

"Fenghuang! Are you all right?"

The Hengpu Pass soldiers hurried over, led by King Fanyang, Rong Ge. Rather than greeting King Wuhuan first, King Fanyang looked straight at Lan Fenghuang and called out with anxious concern.

"Huh?"

At this sight, not only King Wuhuan and his companions, but even Wu Fulong and the others frowned deeply in surprise.

Wu Fulong, in particular, looked at King Fanyang with unmistakable vigilance and hostility.

"Can they all be trusted?" Instead of answering, Lan Fenghuang glanced at the men beside King Fanyang and asked.

From their behavior, the two clearly knew each other well and shared an unusual relationship, not merely that of a ruler and a puppet subordinate.

King Fanyang nodded solemnly. Naturally, anyone he brought with him was a trusted confidant.

"Brother! I've already negotiated an agreement with King Wuhuan!"

To everyone's surprise, Lan Fenghuang spoke softly and calmly.

Silence.

Utter