The two armies joined forces, and Wang Yang's prestige reached unprecedented heights.
The Jingzhou soldiers saw Wang Yang subdue the barbarians with a gesture and command them as effortlessly as his own arms, and all thought him divine! The barbarian soldiers saw him at the head of a great army, a king returned, and revered him even more than a celestial being!
Le Luoluo could not help admiring a father's discerning eye for heroes and far-reaching foresight! Wang Yang truly was a dragon and phoenix among men, and his background was unfathomable! He had conjured up soldiers and officers like clouds with effortless ease, and even had official supplies of provisions! What an extraordinary foundation!
When Wang Yang first visited the Wenyang Tribe, he had said that his army waited outside and that failed negotiations would mean war. Looking at things now, those really had not been empty words!
As for Ang Ta, he was obedience itself, attending Wang Yang at every turn and bowing to his every wish. Not only did he lead his entire army in paying homage to the Divine Envoy, he personally attended the Yidu Tribe's morning and evening prayers. Every other word out of his mouth was "Our god above" or "The Divine Envoy is immortal." He even begged to join the Holy Guard, hoping to become "a keen blade forged by the Divine Envoy's own hand" and "King Pan's loyal, sturdy shield."
Tian Dadao regarded Ang Ta as a formidable rival. He said nothing to his face, but behind his back he often whispered reports to Wang Yang, vividly describing how Ang Ta had courted allies and strutted about after Dahan, the Tribal Lord of Wuning, arrived!
Dahan had made preparations of his own.
Before setting out, he had prepared three grades of introductory