"What? A major defeat at Cijian?"
By now, they had returned to Qianqiu Palace. When Yu Wenye finally spoke of the contents of the letter, even though Shang Ruyi had been prepared for it, she couldn't help but exclaim softly, staring wide-eyed at Yu Wenye, "Really defeated?"
Yu Wenye lowered his head, scanned the few lines on the letter again, and then nodded.
Shang Ruyi took a deep breath.
In recent days, everyone's attention had been focused on the case at Hot Spring Palace, the pursuit of rebels at Wanggang Village, and the city-wide hunt for assassins, almost neglecting other matters. Yet they still kept a string taut in their hearts for the battle where King Qi led an army eastward towards Luoyang. Earlier reports said he had already occupied Cijian.
Logically speaking, the place was not far from Luoyang, and if there was a battle, results should have been known immediately. But unexpectedly, there had been no news for two months.
