Chapter 227

By the time the White Emperor recovered from the assassination attempt, the entire north—from inside the passes to beyond—had long been carved up by his allies, leaving only Kyoto untouched. The Small Knife Society, the Heroes' Association, the Yihe Tang, and the Northeast Zhang Family were now the four major underground forces in the north. What the White Emperor could not understand was why not a single faction had moved south. Were they all that terrified? Were they afraid of Jun Chen? Afraid of a stab in the back? Or afraid they wouldn't get used to the climate and water in the south? The White Emperor certainly wanted to head south, but he was pinned down in Kyoto by the Small Knife Society, the Heroes' Association, the Yihe Tang, and the Zhang Family from beyond the passes, unable to make a single move. He had even considered breaking up his Long Gang into scattered units and air-dropping them into the south... but he had to worry about whether he would be ambushed. Once the spoils of victory had been divided, the Northern Alliance naturally dissolved and passed into history.