I was starting to figure Guiguzi out. Much of the time, he liked to play up the mystery.
This time, the point of his visit was not truly to stop us, nor was it to tell me there was a ninety percent chance something would go wrong.
What he really wanted to convey was that ten percent chance of fortune.
In his words, it was an immense stroke of fortune.
As for what kind of immense fortune it was, he had not said. Or perhaps that was as far as he could calculate, and anything beyond that was impossible to predict.
Though he had told me to give up this mission, he did not actually want me to give up at all. That was why he had truly breathed a sigh of relief when I said I would not abandon it. He was worried that if I gave up, that immense fortune would be gone.
I was curious too. What sort of immense fortune could it be?
"Alright, I'll go check on the people from the three clans. Get some rest early. Don't worry, I'll arrange the ambush according to the original plan. I've also arranged the small squad that will receive you. Once your side starts fighting, we'll begin the extraction operation here! Of course, it would be best if none of these arrangements are needed. If we can smoothly take over those twenty thousand people, that would be ideal. Winning without bloodshed is the highest realm of warfare!" Xie Yi looked up at the sky, wearing the air of some lofty master.
Winning without bloodshed? I wanted to subdue the enemy without fighting at all.
But was that possible?
I returned to my room and did not disturb Yan Rou and Qianqian.
They needed to rest well at