The guard walked over and picked up the letter. After checking it and finding nothing suspicious, he handed it to one of the generals.
The general carefully opened the letter and read it. His expression changed drastically, and he said to the other generals beside him:
"Everyone, come into the tent first. The rest of you, get back to your duties."
"Yes, sir."
Guagua: [Host, do you think Nian Siting will believe us?]
Song Yaoyao: [We've already warned them. Whether they believe us isn't something we can decide.
But a capable leader would make preparations in advance, even if he didn't believe every word.
Because the consequences would be more than he could bear.]
Guagua: [Mm.]
Meanwhile, after the generals entered the Grand Tent, one of them asked:
"General Liu, what happened?"
The man addressed as General Liu passed the letter in his hand to the others.
They took the letter and skimmed through it, taking in ten lines at a glance.
After reading it, they exchanged looks, then all began talking at once:
"Is what this letter says true?"
"We don't know!"
"What was the messenger trying to accomplish, delivering a letter like this in the dead of night?"
"Whatever his motives, all I want to know right now is whether what the letter says is true.
If it is, we need to prepare in advance."
"We can't be sure of that either!"
"I think we should report this to our lord immediately and let him decide."
"Yes, yes, tell our lord right away."
A short while later, a Sea Eagle flew from the military camp outside the city toward Suyu City, then into Nian Siting's residence.
Nian Siting looked at the letter in his hand, his expression unreadable.
An advisor asked:
"Your Highness, what happened?"