Seeing that they were allies, everyone's vigilance naturally relaxed a lot.
However, they soon regretted it, as these allies came running from all directions, not to greet them warmly but, zombie-like, to pounce and bite without a word. Some even dragged them toward the Three-Branch Junction, as if intending to slowly consume them in the Goblin Cave.
Everyone was dumbfounded for a moment, yet more and more people emerged, until three or four surrounded each of them, making the situation increasingly chaotic.
Yuwen Ji had brought only ten thousand soldiers on this expedition. After all, they had just unified the land, and the Imperial Court was unstable. He wouldn't have come if it weren't for Yuwen Feng's death.
But his arrival left the Imperial Capital vulnerable, forcing him to leave a large number of troops there to keep the ministers in check.
