Upon hearing that Zhou Gu had come but left promptly, the Marquis Nanping was taken aback. Not only had he left, but he had taken Ning Chi with him.
He asked his housekeeper, "Why have they left in such a hurry? Was there an emergency?"
The housekeeper shook his head, "My lord, the Crown Prince did not say."
Marquis Nanping nodded, picked up his pen and wrote a letter of apology. After he finished writing, he reviewed the letter for a while before calling a servant and urgently sent it to the Capital City.
He acted decisively, and after completing his task, he stayed in his study for a long time, let out a sigh.
Half an hour later, an individual reported to Marquis Nanping, "My lord, the Crown Prince and Lord Zhou took the rest of the twenty thousand troops and went to the Eighteen Forts."
The Marquis Nanping was shocked, "Are they planning to attack the Eighteen Forts?"
"It seems so. Otherwise, they wouldn't mobilize all the soldiers."
