Upon returning to the kingdom, Lu Hong naturally received warm hospitality from the king, and his accommodations were moved next to the palace where Xixi resided, separated only by a wall.
After going through the motions, the kingdom's banquet concluded, and an exhausted Lu Hong returned to his quarters; the whole ordeal was more tiring than fighting.
Lying on the soft, warm bed, Lu Hong calmed his mind to reflect on his journey to the martial meeting.
Everything appeared reasonable; he had dealt with Sangxi and eliminated the hidden dangers Lei Shan posed to the empire, but it also revealed a very critical issue—he wasn't careful enough, and his arrangements and plans were lacking.
Had it not been for the Steel Fortress Skill that resisted the erosion of molten flames, he might have perished in the underworld. Ultimately, it was his overconfidence and not having prepared an escape route in advance.
