Lv Shiheng's expression remained unchanged as he smiled and said, "Head Priestess, you overstate your concern. These days, I have been diligently preparing for battle, training soldiers day and night, and recruiting masters... Unless Maitreya comes in person with a grand army, it's not going to be easy for Yu Cixiu's meager forces to break through Xiangyang."
Tang Wanju smiled. "Is that so? The Governor is truly capable."
"I dare not accept such praise," Lv Shiheng said. "If there's anything Xiangyang is lacking, it's funds and grain. Could the Head Priestess help by arranging a shipment from Jiangnan... Oh, the roads are blocked. Perhaps from Heluo then? The grain stores there are abundant."
Tang Wanju replied indifferently, "My authority doesn't extend to Heluo."
Lv Shiheng was taken aback. "Why? I hear that Your Majesty granted you significant powers for your mission southward..."
