Elder Li was shocked to learn that Fengyu had dispatched a Forbidden Army unit to escort the grain convoy. He was utterly unsettled, having assumed Fengyu would come to negotiate. Unexpectedly, Fengyu defied expectations by sending the Forbidden Army to retrieve the grain during such a vulnerable time for the Imperial City's defenses.
Nuanyang personally heading to Jiangnan represented Xie Xun's decree.
"Why would Lin Helin agree to let General Nuanyang lead the Forbidden Army out of the city? The Imperial City's guards are already spread thin. Didn't Lin Helin try to stop them?"
