When Wang Chong snatched her away, he had not taken the hundred-odd Jiang Clan attendants who had accompanied her. He could sense Jiang Wenjun's goodwill, as well as Yuwen Xuandu's frustration at his unfulfilled ambitions and his greedy desire to regain power. But his conflict with the Jiang Family, like his conflict with the Wen Family, could not be resolved, so there was no need to resolve it.
During this period, he had been fighting almost without pause and constantly expanding his territory. He had long since had no time to spare for sending reports to the court. Apart from the one occasion when he had lodged a complaint, he had sent no further documents to Chang'an.
Thus, Chang'an as a whole had little detailed knowledge of Wang Chong's situation. Last time, the Empress had been uneasy and sent Gao Gun over, only for him never to return. That was what had led to Jiang Wenjun coming to Tongzhou in the name of the Princess of Yan. Besides the Empress's orders, the Jiang Family had also egged her on behind the scenes. Yet neither the Jiang Family, Jiang Wenjun herself, nor Yuwen Xuandu, who had been sent to oversee the affair, had ever imagined that Wang Chong could stir up something on such a scale!
Occupying the Five Provinces was one thing, but Wang Chong had actually had the audacity to attend the Heroes' Assembly and claim the position of Beast God. He had supposedly even married two Hu women: one was the younger sister of Shafeina, Holy Mother of the Eternal Life Holy Church, and the other was Aydana, the Moonlight Princess of the White Camel Tribe. Upon learning this, even Yuwen Xuandu had the absurd feeling that this fellow might be Tianpeng reincarnated.
Wang Chong washed up briefly,