Bai Shan nodded, "Er Ge is a suspicious person. Without a convincing reason, he will doubt us."
Is there really a need for such an excuse?
If word gets out, people might think the emperor intends to take action against the grasslands, and everyone is already a bit tense.
But for now, this is only coming from their mouths, reaching the ears of horse bandits. It'll be fine with some cleanup afterward.
Assistant General Nie comforted himself this way, and his guilt towards the emperor and the Ministry of War was slightly reduced.
He followed Bai Shan's gaze to the mountains over there, and after watching for a while, said, "Young Master Bai, it's getting late. Let's head back."
Bai Shan nodded, turned around, and headed back to the camp.
