Chapter 90 Luoyang
The end of the Battle of Yunmeng was unexpectedly anticlimactic, despite the Jianghu Martial World’s intense focus.
The Righteous Faction Martial Artists, who had decisively won the battle at Hahong Lake and then swept into Hunan Province, pushing all the way to Mount Tianzi, were filled with hope that they could finally eradicate the Banun Faction. Even the Wudang Sect, busy closing the Ghost Gate in Hubei Province, gathered every ounce of their available fighting power and committed it to the war.
However, the main actors who brought the war to an end were neither the Banun Faction nor the Zhuge Clan, the direct parties involved, nor the Wudang Sect, who had seriously considered having their Sect Leader descend the mountain to drive in the final nail.
The one who put an end to the war was none other than the Anchal-sa of Hunan Province. As the head of the Jihyeong Anchal-sa Office, which oversees inspection and judiciary for a province, the Anchal-sa invoked the Great Ming Code and forcibly terminated the Martial World’s war.
Yet, no one believed this decision was solely the Anchal-sa’s discretion. Martial Artists were not ignorant of worldly affairs. It was a well-known fact that while Emperor Chenghua was wise and enlightened, his imperial favor would dim if Noble Consort Man spoke.
It was clear to anyone that Noble Consort Man was manipulating the Imperial Court from behind the scenes to protect the Banun Faction.
Unable to fully eradicate the Banun Faction, the Righteous Faction Martial World disbanded. Nevertheless, the harvest was significant. The Banun Faction’s prestige in the Martial World plummeted, and the Unorthodox Faction Martial World that had gathered to aid them disintegrated.
