Cao Qianyang and Long Mingyuan exchanged a glance, and both their eyes showed signs of indecision. Just as they reached out to grab their wine cups, the long-silent Lord of Chui Mountain Town, Duan Hong, finally spoke.
"If I am not mistaken, the Xing River that Lord Xia Hong mentioned should be what we Nine Towns call the Heng River. Great Xia, as an Outer Realm power, has wantonly encroached upon our Nine Towns' territory. Do you think a single banquet will gloss over these matters so easily? Lord Xia Hong, don't you think that's a bit too naive?"
As soon as Duan Hong spoke, Shangguan Yang immediately continued, "When did our war between Jin Mountain and Muyin come to the point where Great Xia could intervene? They decimated over two thousand of our Defensive Army soldiers and captured our Jin Mountain's Deputy Army Chief Shangguan Ning. Great Xia, for just arriving, is acting far too broadly!"
