News that the Yu Kingdom's emperor was gravely ill took only five days to reach Jiang Yunzhou, who had long since secretly stationed his troops.
That day.
The command tent bustled with activity, while the army sang mournful songs and prayed.
The Flourishing Kingdom's spies at the border received the news and also learned that Princess Wuya, who had been sent for a marriage alliance, had died in an accident. That very night, they launched a surprise attack without hesitation.
That night.
The two armies clashed.
The Yu Kingdom had made its preparations in advance, and the poisonous insects prepared by the Flourishing Kingdom inexplicably proved ineffective.
The Flourishing Kingdom's hundred-thousand-strong army was swiftly surrounded. Amid the chaos in its ranks, Jiang Yunzhou fired an arrow from a thousand miles away and took the enemy general's head.
With barely any losses, the Yu Kingdom swiftly brought the war to an end.
After that.
In just a few days.
Those among the Flourishing Kingdom's troops who wanted to live were absorbed into the ranks, while those who did not were cut down. Jiang Yunzhou deployed every stratagem to its fullest.
By the time the Flourishing Kingdom received the disastrous news, reports of victory were pouring into the Yu Kingdom's Capital.
The good news greatly delighted Chu Wenzong's imperial heart.
And so.
The emperor, who had been critically ill for so long, began to recover little by little.
After the Flourishing Kingdom lost a hundred thousand troops without inflicting any meaningful damage on the Yu Kingdom.
Its foundations shaken, the Flourishing Kingdom descended into internal strife.
On the day Chu Wenzong recovered.
While the entire Capital buzzed with excitement.
Chu Youning received Su Fuling, whose wounds had mostly healed, at her tavern.
"Yuer, thank you for helping me get rid of the