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What followed was unremarkable. Huyan Zhao led everyone out of the city to formally surrender, while the Red General personally dug out the founding stone of the State of West Ji.
The state fell with startling efficiency.
Because the Panlong army had already taken de facto control of the capital, everything inside the city continued as usual. There were no upheavals, no dramatic scenes.
Strictly speaking, Zhong Shengguang was merely an official of West Luo. He had no authority to bestow titles or rewards upon Huyan Zhao. Even claiming to be “acting on the monarch’s behalf” would have been improper, since West Luo had never authorized him to send troops to attack West Ji in the first place. However, no one present bothered to raise the issue, not even Huyan Zhao himself, who shamelessly asked when he might depart for the Lugua River.
“Not yet,” the Red General replied flatly. “You’ll stay in the capital for a while longer.”
Two days later, Huyan Zhao finally learned why. The forces that had come to West Ji’s aid had not been entirely wiped out. Several remaining armies within the state tried repeatedly to break through the Panlong army’s encirclement, but all ...
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