"Other than General Chu Han, who else at Wolf Fang Base can make the final decision on an alliance?" Lu Chuxue made one last patient effort, putting it as plainly and directly as possible to make sure Ding Siyao understood.
Ding Siyao sat across from Lu Chuxue, the tea in his cup long since gone cold. He lowered his head without saying a word, no one knew what he was thinking.
This was already the tenth day of their meetings. For ten whole days, every conversation had begun like this and ended with Ding Siyao's silence. Today was the same—same time, same room, almost the same opening remarks.
Sigh...
Lu Chuxue was utterly helpless. Rubbing her temples, she said, "You don't know anything about anything. Could you at least send someone over who can discuss the specific terms with me? Duan Family Base sincerely wants to ally with Wolf Fang. We're different from the other bases. General Duan Jiangwei made it very clear: Wolf Fang can name the conditions."
This was their final concession. If they gave any more, were they supposed to hand over the entire Duan Family Base to him?
Ding Siyao still said nothing, intently staring at the cold tea in his hand.
Unable to bear such silence, Lu Chuxue continued, "Do you really need General Duan Jiangwei to come personally and meet General Chu Han? A general's status should be enough to meet your general, shouldn't it?"
This was Lu Chuxue's attempt to pressure him. Everyone knew that unless there was an extraordinary incident, a dignified general would never casually travel to another base just to drink tea and chat with another general.
This time, Ding Siyao finally reacted, but his reaction immediately made the atmosphere in the entire room turn strange.
"Do you have a