To counter the fierce offensives of the Yunqin and Guangming martial dynasties, the Sheng-Tang martial dynasty formed a seven-nation covenant with six other dynasties, managing to stabilize the war front for the time being. Consequently, Feng Yue was not in immediate danger within the city of Shen'an.
However, the covenants of the Central Plains were notoriously fragile and could collapse at any moment. Chen Xuan was still eager to return to the Central Plains as soon as possible. Even if he could not single-handedly turn the tide, he at least wanted to whisk Feng Yue, Luo Rong, Su Yourong, Lin Mi, and Yang Liuyin away before the collapse of the Sheng-Tang dynasty.
As for Beigong Xian and Jian Zhou, their original purpose was merely to investigate the Nine Songs, and Jian Zhou’s primary goal was the leader of the Flying Thorn assassins. Neither man had any intention of meddling in the Central Plains conflict—and given the current situation, they were in no position to do so anyway.
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