Ever since Emperor Yu abandoned his old ways seven years ago and began personally presiding over the court, the strength of the Yu Dynasty had slightly recovered.
Although they still lost more battles than they won against the Xuan Dynasty, they were no longer utterly crushed as before.
Emperor Yu sat in his study, staring at a stack of battle reports and pondering strategies to defeat the Xuan Dynasty. Ever since he took charge of the government himself, he realized that the Xuan Dynasty had grown fully fledged; neither their military strength nor their Qi Refiners were inferior to those of the Yu Dynasty.
Chapter 167