For Sakura Country, Lu Ping'an had always remained calm; after all, this wasn't the world line he had encountered before. In this world, the relationship between the two countries was a bit better.
After all, Huaqi's sphere of influence wasn't as strong as in another world line, and the Eastern Country had risen earlier. Naturally, the "small neighboring countries" had to learn how to get along with the neighboring superpower... Reality is always quite ironic; small countries will do their utmost to prevent the rise of a neighboring large country, but once the large country truly rises, they become quite friendly.
But the relationship between the two countries wasn't much better, as some things hadn't changed.
