After Yuan Tan arrived north of Onion Ridge, he sent someone ahead to notify Li Jue, as misunderstandings about recognition were unlikely to occur.
Although to outsiders, Central Asia might appear to have a similar ethnicity to the Central Plains people, the Central Plains people themselves perceive significant differences, making non-recognition improbable.
At the time of Yuan Tan's arrival, Li Jue and others had just finished creating a map when they received a report from the soldiers that the Han Army was approaching.
"Ha, how did they arrive so quickly? Wasn't it supposed to be half a month?" Li Jue asked Guo Si and Fan Chou in bewilderment.
"Probably accelerated," replied Guo Si thoughtlessly, which the group found quite reasonable.
"Then let's go welcome our Little Military Advisor," said Fan Chou, stroking his somewhat prickly beard.
