Sanyou Weimen had just fled back to his own territory when Alice called him. "Let us pass through. We're heading to Steiger's territory."
"Why?" Sanyou Weimen asked.
"To merge." Alice sounded helpless. "We can't stay in that region anymore. We have no choice but to leave."
Sanyou Weimen said delightedly, "Then why not merge with me? I can take you in too."
Alice smiled and politely declined. Who could possibly outscheme you? If we joined you, we'd definitely become your vassals. We might as well work with that blockhead Steiger.
"Sorry, but we've already signed an agreement with Steiger," Alice said.
Sanyou Weimen was depressed to the extreme. He deeply regretted only thinking about fleeing earlier and failing to consider what would happen afterward. If he had thought a little further ahead, he could definitely have profited from the breakup of the Eight Nation Alliance. Unfortunately, it was all gone now, handed over to that fool Steiger. Still, it was not entirely bad. At least it could curb Liu Jie's development in the Northern Region and keep the Central Region from becoming even more chaotic.
"Fine, I'll let you through. I'll also send you some Return Scrolls. We signed a cooperation agreement before, so you can use the teleportation scrolls at our fortresses. That will save you two days."
Alice had originally intended to ask him for exactly that. She had not expected Sanyou Weimen to agree on his own, and she said excitedly, "Thank you."
"I'll only give you one minute. I don't want Gaelgar to escape through my territory too. Otherwise, Lu Yang will target me. When that happens, to protect myself, I may have to join Lu Yang in coming after you."
Alice let out a long sigh of relief and said gratefully, "Don't worry. That absolutely