On the whole, the war and discord during the rule of the imposter had ended, and everything had progressed toward the better. In three to five years, the mainland might be able to be restored to its former glory.
Of course, the catastrophic impact left by the fake Celestial Master Zuo was too significant and broke the original "three kingdoms" dynamic; now, the only Feixing Kingdom and the Zhaoyang Kingdom remained.
As known to all, triangles are the strongest and most stable among all shapes. The Feixing Kingdom and the Zhaoyang Kingdom waged war against each other for several years with cold malice. The two nations had annexed the Haoyue Kingdom and were now eyeing each other, wanting to devour the other. Although nothing much developed between the borders of the two countries, skirmishes still broke out from time to time.
1. An ancient Chinese proverb by Confucian philosopher Mencius. (生於憂患,死於安樂)