Too many eyes are on the battle in Huai State; without exaggeration, this battle concerns the direction of the entire world situation thereafter.

If Chen Mo wins, not only can he establish his dominance in the North, but he can also significantly increase his success rate in dominating the world.

However, if the alliance of Lu Sheng, King Chong, and Prince Huai wins, then the vast foundation that Chen Mo has painstakingly established will collapse in an instant, and interests will be divided among various parties.

As for the common people, it is only if Chen Mo wins that their good days will come.

Not that Chen Mo is particularly kind to the people, that's just one reason; the key is, if Chen Mo wins, he can bring lasting stability and peace to the people, sparing them from the suffering of war.

On the other hand, if the alliance wins, it represents multiple forces. They are united now, but that doesn't mean they will always be together. It's possible that in the future, or maybe even now, in dividing Chen Mo's wealth, they might fight again due to uneven distribution, waging wars in all directions.

So, as soon as this battle ended, the news quickly reached the spies dispatched to Huai State by various powers, and then spread rapidly.

The first to learn of this news was King Anping of Yan State.

At this time, King Anping was no longer in Prince Anping's Mansion.

Taoyuan County.

This small county town, less than a hundred miles from Yuan County, now has a garrison of over ten thousand troops.

And these ten thousand troops are the elite under King Anping.

Since King Anping ordered the gathering of troops, once the troops assembled, he personally led the army to garrison in Taoyuan County, waiting for the battle in Huai State to end, so that no matter who wins, he could strike like an arrow.

Back hall of the government office.

King Anping was enjoying fruit after a meal sent by the lower magistrate, embracing a beauty found from who knows where, listening to melodious tunes, in high spirits.

Compared to Prince Huai and King Chong, King Anping indulged in pleasure.

It wasn't that he was naturally prone to enjoying pleasure, it's just that the circumstances didn't allow it, wedged between Huai State and Chongzhou, giving him no chance to pursue his ambitions.

Later, as he grew older, he lost interest, only wanting to live peacefully in Yan State, but King Chong and Prince Huai kept pressuring and tempting him...

In response, he could only use some little tricks of his own.

While eating grapes peeled by the beauty and then fed into his mouth, King Anping kissed the beauty.

Just as King Anping was planning to hold a small post-meal meeting, Zhang Le's shout came from outside the back hall.

"Report—Prince, something big has happened."

Hearing that something big had happened, King Anping thought something had happened in Yan State, and he lost the mood to flirt, pushing the beauty in his arms aside and hurriedly walking to the front hall.

Upon reaching the front hall, Zhang Le was waiting anxiously, and King Anping frowned, raising a hand slightly: "Speak."

Zhang Le wasted no time and spoke urgently: "The spies report that in the early morning three days ago, outside Song Family Slope in He County, Huai State, the Chen Army broke the alliance of King Chong and Lu Sheng. Chen Mo even personally shot dead Luo Qingyang and Gongsun Yan, captured Liang Mu and Hui Cheng alive, then led the army to retake He County. The remaining forces of King Chong and Lu Sheng's alliance fled into Yan State, with the Chen Army not pursuing further..."

"Hiss..."

Even as Zhang Le spoke quickly, he was interrupted by King Anping's gasp of surprise; his eyes revealed some shock: "What did you say, Luo Qingyang and Gongsun Yan were shot dead by Chen Mo?"

In his impression, Gongsun Yan and Luo Qingyang were Divine Power Realm martial artists, capable of activating the divine power within themselves. Even if they weren't Chen Mo's match, they shouldn't be shot dead with arrows; dying in a fight wouldn't be so "childish."

"This is what the spies reported, although the spies did not witness the battlefield, so the information might have been gathered indirectly, but it's certain that King Chong's alliance has been defeated, and the routed army has retreated to Yan State," Zhang Le said.

King Anping's shocked expression eased a bit. Indeed, the spies hadn't witnessed the battlefield firsthand, and discrepancies with the actual situation were inevitable, but the defeat of the alliance was unmistakable.

He said, "Really unexpected, the alliance made such a strong offensive, yet ended up in a humiliating defeat. Anyway, when the news reaches Chongzhou, King Chong will surely be furious."

"Prince, what about us?" Zhang Le asked.

"Didn't I say, whoever wins, we support; now that the alliance is defeated, and they've fled into our territory, we're going to hit the fallen," King Anping said.

After speaking, King Anping narrowed his eyes slightly and called out loudly towards the hall's outside: "Wang Ying."

"Prince." A general clad in battle armor walked in steadily, saluting King Anping.

Wang Ying is King Anping's top general, but King Anping's power is much weaker compared to Prince Huai and King Chong, without any strong noble families supporting him, so Wang Ying is only a Fourth-Grade Martial Artist.

"Pass my orders, gather the entire army, and surround Yuan County for me, don't let a single traitor escape," King Anping said.

"Traitor?" Wang Ying was momentarily confused, his mind unable to process.

"Lu Sheng is disturbing the court, holding the Emperor hostage, colluding with traitors Chu Yan and Chu Yi, even deceiving me into trusting them. Now that I've seen through their treacherous plot, I naturally can't let the mistake continue to grow; I will lead the army to personally suppress the traitors," King Anping said with great hatred, even directly mentioning King Chong and Prince Huai's names.

Wang Ying: "..."

Zhang Le: "..."

"Additionally, send out all the spies, I want to know the specific situation that happened at Song Family Slope," King Anping commanded.