Matters in Lingnan

The Lingnan arc really wasn't that exciting. Shadow knew that, but he couldn't skip it entirely, so he had devised a winding plot to move things along faster. Besides, the end of the year was genuinely busy, and the current results gave him neither reason nor motivation for a burst of updates. Everything had its ups and downs; what mattered was sticking with it. He had never let up on posting at least two chapters a day, which wasn't too little. If you enjoyed the story, please keep supporting it. Thank you! Please vote with your monthly tickets!!! Enable automatic subscription!!! Recommend it!!!

Lingnan's factions were remarkably straightforward. Once they had decided to strike a deal with King Wuhuan, they began preparing to hand over the military and political control of the four passes and four routes through the Five Ridges, Fanyang City, Panyu City, and other locations without waiting for the Wuhuan Army to arrive. They showed such sincerity that Jian Shang and his people could find no fault with them. In fact, they were thoroughly satisfied.

Three days later, the million-strong Wuhuan Army finally reached Hengpu Pass, the first pass into Lingnan. Led by Lord Xinling Wei Wuji, with Tian Dan, Yang Ning, Gao Gong, Tian Mang, and other generals as his deputies, the army entered without trouble. Fifty thousand troops stayed behind to reinforce the pass, while the rest dispersed to take over military strongholds across northern Lingnan. Everything went so smoothly it was hard to believe.

Meanwhile, King Fanyang Lan Ge summoned the commanders of northern Lingnan's military strongholds to Hengpu Pass.

"My lord, this is Lei Zhao, commander of Hengpu Pass... Bi Yuan, commander of Kuangpu Pass... Mo Yi, commander of Yangshan Pass... Cen Hong, commander of Huangxi Pass... and Zhong Chun, Jiang Yi,