The fighting was over.
Old Ma had retreated.
Everyone from the Ma Family who had survived by sheer luck withdrew from the Northeast.
Taking their place, Chun Prefecture's Lei Zis moved into Shen Prefecture.
The Northeast having a new king was now a foregone conclusion.
Aside from Ma Ran and a handful of younger family members who had remained in the Capital, the Ma Family's adults had been almost entirely wiped out.
At this point, the Ma Family could no longer stir up trouble.
On the streets, there were only bands of Lei Zis sweeping through, with the occasional sounds of hacking, killing, and pleas for mercy.
With the arrival of reinforcements, the Lei Zis launched a bloody purge of the Ma Family's remaining forces.
Against the Ma Family's lackeys, who knew only how to bully civilians, Chun Prefecture's Lei Zis were simply on another level.
There was even the bizarre sight of ten Lei Zis chasing down over a hundred lackeys.
Inside the Five-Star Hotel built by the Ma Family.
Guotai Min'an stood in a neat row before the top floor's floor-to-ceiling windows.
On the brightly lit streets, the vendors struggling to make a living were gone, as was the usual bustle of traffic.
It was as though the city had died in an instant.
Only vehicles packed with Lei Zis sped along the roads.
"Xiao Yuan... truly a born strategist."
"The Ma Family had no cause to complain about losing."
"Heh, who could have imagined Chun Prefecture had hidden so many Lei Zis around Shen Prefecture?"
The big shots could not help remarking, "Little White Tiger married a good wife."
Less than ten hours had passed between Little White Tiger sending the signal and the Lei Zi Army entering the city that night.
Even if all the Ji