This expedition beyond the frontier was inherently dangerous; after all, they were an unsupported force traveling light. If they were discovered and surrounded by the Xiongnu prematurely, there would be no one to hear their cries for help.
Fortunately, they had chosen to sneak across the border and conduct a rapid, straight-line march. With Li Feng, a Qi-Observer who functioned as a living map, the journey to the Royal Court was remarkably smooth.
Under normal circumstances, the Royal Court would be the most heavily fortified location, as it was the main encampment of the Chanyu. Yet, no one—not even the Iron Lady herself—had imagined that Guanshan City would take the initiative to strike, nor that they could track down the location of the Royal Court. Because the Iron Lady had taken the main force south to invade Guanshan City, the current Royal Court was a hollow shell, possessing far less military strength than an ordinary tribe.
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