At these words, Ning Bei felt slightly relieved. Whether she could do it was a matter for later. At least Big Mother Dragon was still willing to give him a promise, wasn't she?
Both Spirit Cat City and the Kville Kingdom had entered a frenzy of preparations, looking as though they intended to swallow the entire Nili Kingdom whole. This had also left the Nili Royal Family terrified. Spirit Cat City and the Kville Kingdom were both making moves—surely they weren't doing so to come and support them? If that was the case, why hadn't they warned him in advance that the forces that had devoured Kville were about to attack the Nili Kingdom?
After thinking it over, the Nili King immediately sent a messenger to Star Luo City to ask Meng Shenji for reinforcements. Acting on Qian Renxue's orders, Meng Shenji had been temporarily handling the affairs of the Former Star Luo Empire all these years. After several years, he had managed them quite well, and his current official position was Governor of Star Luo City.
However, the Nili Kingdom was still quite a distance from Star Luo City. The round trip would certainly delay things considerably, not to mention that it was still uncertain whether their messenger could reach Star Luo City safely.
Half a month passed in silence. The Nili Royal Family grew as anxious as ants on a hot pan, because they had already received the news: in the west, the thousand-plus Soul Master troops led by Dai Mubai had swallowed up the Three Border Cities, while in the east, the Netherworld Manor's Zhu Family army had annexed the border cities in the same manner. This left them unable to defend both ends.
"Still no news from the messenger we sent? It's certainly unrealistic for them