บท 845: Dead End

"There's news from Great Xia that our army suffered heavy losses in the first battle with the Wu Kingdom. Prince Xiao retreated to Nanling Pass with his troops."

The first battle meant that they would really fight each other, not the small-scale harassment and trouble from before.

"How could that be?" Song Jingchen tightened his grip on the teacup.

Someone must have reported what had happened in the Xuanyuan Kingdom to the Wu Kingdom. It was already a foregone conclusion that Great Xia and the Xuanyuan Kingdom would become allies. By attacking Great Xia now, wasn't Shangguan Yu afraid that the Xuanyuan Kingdom would retaliate?

Something flashed across Song Jingchen's mind. He was about to make a note of it when someone knocked on the study door.

Thirty Thousand glanced at Song Jingchen and quickly opened the door.

Xuanyuan Ziming walked in with a solemn expression. "Brother-in-law, my father has something urgent to discuss with you."