Chapter 288

White Emperor did not stay long before leaving, as there was nothing left to discuss. This crushing defeat of the Long Gang was entirely due to the sudden, unguarded ambush by Situ Hao and Du Shaofeng. It wasn't as though the Long Gang, the Crown Prince Party, and the Zhang family stood no chance against Situ Hao and Du Shaofeng. As long as Chu Jue did not head north to reinforce them, they had a fighting chance, and might even have won. But was it likely that Chu Jue would stay out of it? Earlier, Shangguan Zhirou had discussed with White Emperor a scenario where Situ Hao and Du Shaofeng would head north only after the south was fully unified. The current situation, however, was entirely different. The south remained locked in a three-way stalemate, while the situation in the north was crystal clear. If Zhang Qilin chose to stay out of it and retreated beyond the border, the final showdown would be fought between the Long Gang, the Crown Prince Party, and the Qing Gang and Hongmen alliance.