Long Aotian looked at Song Qinglin.
"Right now, you don't have a choice. They won't take a burden like you with them. So your life will have to be left to me."
Song Qinglin nodded fearfully.
Long Aotian looked at everyone. "Let me make this clear first. This isn't a place for playing house. This is a battlefield. Whether we survive, and how many of us ultimately make it out alive—I don't know."
"The battlefield is a little different from the jianghu. That is... as long as you still have value, as long as there is still hope, I won't abandon a single one of you. But if it comes to a point where someone has completely become a burden to the team, and will drag everyone down to die with them, I will abandon that person without hesitation!"
Everyone was very worried.
Kong Yirou clenched her fists.
Long Aotian continued, "If that person is me, I suggest Lu Chengwen take command, and you keep moving forward. Just leave me behind. There's no need to feel guilty. Because if I abandoned you, I wouldn't feel guilty either."
Everyone froze.
"So," Long Aotian continued, "choosing my side doesn't mean you have someone to rely on. You have to realize that you yourselves are strong! Extremely strong! You are trapped in a desperate situation, but as long as you grit your teeth and hold on to that one breath, you will definitely be able to charge out! If, in the end, we can't break out of this great array... then smile and tell yourself that you did your best. Accept fate. Can you do that?"
Zhao Ritian nodded. "That's right! We can!"
Lu Chengwen nodded as well.
Kong Yirou and Song Qinglin, along with another young man standing with this team, all