He knew his father was hosting a banquet at the estate this evening. Elaborate preparations had been underway for half the day, keeping everyone in the household running frantically about.
Word was that an honored guest was arriving from above.
He also knew it was because of the war; the imperial court had sent someone. Ever since the fall of Jiankang, the garrison commander there had retreated here with his men before being escorted back to the Imperial City. The fighting had stalled right here in their Baling Prefecture, but the Male and Female Fiends leading the troops for the enemy this time were truly formidable, leaving them no choice but to ask the court to send reinforcements.
Chapter 105