Seeing Xue Chuxin about to take flight, Chen Xiaojun hurriedly asked, "Senior Chuxin, you're leaving in such a hurry. Is the situation outside the mountains that urgent?"
Xue Chuxin nodded, her expression growing grave. "In Heavenly Wolf Commandery, the Wolf Bandits broke through the outer forging market at the foot of Heavenly Wolf Mountain. The Heavenly Wolf Three Trials were breached one after another, and even the mountaintop at its very heart was invaded."
"Fortunately, Heavenly Wolf Mountain's rugged terrain allowed the defenders to hold their ground. The Heavenly Wolf Three Trials and the mountaintop plaza never fell completely, and they held out until our troops arrived."
"However, the local garrison suffered devastating casualties, and your Chen Clan's Brocade Guard lost more than half its men as well."
She paused before continuing, "Worse still, the Wolf Bandits made off with a large quantity of weapons and military supplies. This incident has already caused an enormous uproar and far-reaching repercussions."
At these words, everyone's expression changed drastically, shock surging through their hearts.
Chen Xiaojun murmured to himself, "As I thought, things are even worse than I imagined."
Heavenly Wolf Mountain had once been chosen as the Heavenly Wolf Sect's base. It possessed an earthfire vein, with the North River to its north and numerous mines nearby, making it an ideal location for forging. Thus, the Heavenly Wolf Sect had forged and sold weapons there itself.
After the Heavenly Wolf Sect fell, the Chen Clan and the authorities converted the site into the Heavenly Wolf Mountain Forging Market, taking over many of the blacksmiths and other forging craftsmen who had belonged to the sect.
The forging market was now an extremely important source of iron goods for the region surrounding Chang'an Fortress, divided into three tiers from top to bottom.
Its core