Tang Hanpei was in a bad mood. He hadn't yet been able to get back to the Federation Comprehensive Academy, and he was still furious about Jie Yanbai, who had popped up from who knew where. The situation he had planned so painstakingly and had established with such great difficulty had been abruptly undermined by that single act of Jie Yanbai's.
The death of Song Chengyan had greatly weakened his forces. Such an outstanding commander as Song Chengyan was singularly sufficient to influence the development of the situation of the entire Heavenly Federation. Armies of thousands were easy enough to get, but a single general was hard to find. Tang Hanpei now had to face the headache of who would take over his motley troops, which were composed of forces from all over. That was one of the reasons he had remained behind; once Song Chengyan had died, no one apart from him could hold those people together.
