"Could it be that you are afraid that the Zhou and Yan... might embark on a long expedition, to attack the Tianfeng Kingdom without success?" Bai Qingyan picked up the teacup, smiling as she spoke, "If there's a need to launch a long expedition to Tianfeng Kingdom, the Zhou would have to borrow a route from Xiliang, traversing long distances... This trade would not be worthwhile, and since Tianfeng Kingdom is allied with Xiliang, Xiliang most likely wouldn't allow passage through its territory for the Zhou and Yan Kingdoms."
Xiao Rongyan followed, "Setting aside the matter of borrowing a route for a long expedition, speaking of the area around the Tianfeng Kingdom, it is all desert, and the desert swallows Tianfeng Kingdom's territory every day. The Zhou has no interest, and my Yan Kingdom... is also not interested. The Monarch of Tianfeng Kingdom can rest assured."
