Everyone thought that Emperor Xijing would not agree, since conquering a small country so easily would simply mean annexing it. Making Nanling a vassal state would always be a potential threat.

Emperor Jingcheng agreed to the peace treaty, but demanded that the Emperor of Nanling personally come to Xijing to sue for peace as a sign of sincerity.

Dongyang and Beixiang were unsure what the Emperor of Xijing was planning. They had secretly assembled a million-strong army, determined to fight Xijing to the death.

Emperor Nanling's trip to Xijing for peace talks will inevitably involve Dongyang and Beixiang as well. With the four kingdoms gathered, undercurrents will be swirling, making it a veritable trap.

——Grand Secretary's Residence

Mu Wanyu had been living in fear lately. The man claimed to be an envoy from Beixiang who was being chased and had fled to her room.

Mu Wanyu couldn't help but roll her eyes. There were so many guards outside her room, and even the emperor's men were outside. Why did she have to hide in the Grand Secretary's mansion when there were so many places to hide?

But she was terrified of dying. This man constantly threatened her with his life, so she had no choice but to treat him to good food and drink. The crucial point was that he refused to reveal his name; if she died, she wouldn't know where he would go to seek revenge!

Mu Wanyu sat at the table practicing calligraphy, then impatiently looked up and glared at the man leisurely sipping tea: "Hey! Envoy from Beixiang, when are you finally leaving!"

The man raised an eyebrow, then continued sipping his tea nonchalantly: "Your emperor will soon be hosting a banquet at the palace, and as the envoy from Beixiang, I will naturally be attending."

Mu Wanyu cursed him a hundred times in her heart, but dared not say it out loud, and could only awkwardly smile.