You were taken hostage, why pursue the Enemy's Empress?

"No way you can go!"

The voice of Gu Niang was sinister and full of resentment. Although Ji Tong had basically confirmed Ying Wuji's sincerity, she had never believed anyone around Ji Tong except herself, including Nangong Yan, who Ji Tong doted on so much.

Because in this world, only she was truly loyal to the leader.

Nangong Yan's abnormal behavior was so obvious, not to mention Ying Wuji?

Gu Niang had never let her guard down against Ying Wuji, and she had been observing the situation on the battlefield all along. The current environment was not suitable for observation, but her perception was quite keen. Even if she couldn't see the whole picture, she could still figure out the general situation.

Something was very wrong!

Ying Wuji turned around, looking at her with an extremely calm gaze. "You are not willing to exchange cards with me. We have no choice but to go to our deaths. Now there is an opportunity for negotiation to save our lives. Why should I give up?"

"Negotiation?"

Gu Niang sneered, "Is it negotiation, or surrender?"

Ying Wuji chuckled, "Is the rain too heavy, making you lose your mind? Before being tricked by your leader, I was the Great Li's son-in-law, the chief priest of the academy, and the head of the four thousand elite troops of the Bai family. Is it not good enough for me to stay honestly in the son-in-law's mansion? Do I still need to surrender to the Great Li?"

Gu Niang: "..."

Although she was quite suspicious of Ying Wuji's motives, there seemed to be nothing wrong with what he said.

But she showed no intention of lowering the sword in her hand.

Ying Wuji sneered, "Do you not believe me?"

"How can I trust you?"

Gu Niang's voice was cold. "Look at how many of our people have died on this journey, and how many from your Bai family?"

Ying Wuji nodded slightly, instantly understanding that Gu Niang's perception was not as terrifying as he had thought. He felt a little embarrassed to tell her that not a single one of his people had died.

He snorted, "The promise your leader made to us was to safely send our Bai family out at all costs. Is there a problem with me trying to minimize the losses for our Bai family according to the agreement?"

It seemed like there was no problem.

But Gu Niang still persisted, "What makes you so sure that this negotiation will definitely yield results?"

Ying Wuji coldly snorted, "Nonsense! I have more resources at my disposal now. Why else would the Great Li seek negotiations with me? If your cards could send all of us from the Bai family out, do I need to take such a big risk? This is all the consequence of your incompetence. Now you're questioning why I want to negotiate. Aren't you embarrassing your leader?"

Gu Niang: "..."

At this point, the summoner from the Kingdom Li was getting impatient. "Young master, don't make it difficult for me! His Majesty asked me to count to three, and I've been delaying it. Now I have to count! Three, two..."

"Got it, I'm coming over right away! You keep nagging, so annoying! Damn it!"

Ying Wuji cursed impatiently, and the summoner immediately shut up.

"Wuji, are you really going?"

Hua Chao approached with a worried look. "Although our situation is not good right now, we may still have the strength to fight. The Great Li is deceiving you into going over now, and if something happens to you..."

"Don't worry!"

Ying Wuji comforted her with a hug. "If that's the case, I am confident that I can escape back."

With that, he discreetly placed a wooden figure in Hua Chao's arms.

Hua Chao calmly tucked away the wooden figure.

Her tone was still full of concern, with a hint of sobbing, "But I'm afraid!"

Ying Wuji smiled and patted her cheek. "It's okay, your mother and the others are here to protect you! Be good..."

"Okay..."

Hua Chao responded softly, reluctantly returning to the Bai family's camp.

Ying Wuji's tone turned harsh, "Gu Niang! If I really can't come back, according to your promise, protect my family well. Otherwise, your leader won't get any benefits from the Tianren Clan!"

With that, he left directly.

Gu Niang was still struggling in her heart, but she felt like there was nothing wrong with the situation.

She had seen Ying Wuji's performance all along the way, always protecting his family. This person might deceive the leader, but he would never deceive his own family.

His negotiation over there might not be foolproof.

But his family was in her hands.

Although the Bai family was strong, they only had less than a thousand people, and the remaining three thousand five hundred were all new recruits.

Wasn't it easy for her to control them?

So she did not stop Ying Wuji.

In fact, Ying Wuji had no intention of caring whether she stopped him or not.

As he was leaving, he turned around and said, "If I manage to escape back later, I hope you will immediately exchange information with me, and don't make a joke of the alliance between me and Ji Tong."

With that, he left directly.

Gu Niang's face darkened, but she finally took in Ying Wuji's words.

Indeed, they could not afford to have internal conflicts. All of these were the leader's power.

While Ying Wuji went to negotiate, they finally had a chance to catch their breath.

Although these black-armored warriors were fearless, their physical strength had indeed decreased significantly.

As for the people of their clan, they were even worse off, as their morale had dropped a lot due to the feelings of oppression and fear. They needed to boost their morale.

If the Bai family really had a trump card, they might be able to preserve their strength to the greatest extent.

"Little Gu Yao?"

A voice sounded.

Gu Niang's face showed some impatience as she turned to see that it was Ying Wuji's birth mother, Bai Yi.