Battle of Flying Horse Ranch (Part Two)

"I'm sorry. The Li Clan may be good, but unfortunately, I refuse." Looking at Li Xiuning before her, Shen Luoyan could not help sighing softly. Then she glanced at Li Tianfan's corpse on the ground with a complicated expression and firmly shook her head at Li Xiuning.

At this moment, Shen Luoyan was utterly disappointed in Li Mi. For such a crucial matter, he had actually excluded both her and Xu Shiji. No wonder even Xu Shiji had begun making contact with the Li Clan.

The fact that Li Xiuning was willing to spare her showed that Xu Shiji's defection to the Li Clan was basically certain. If it had not been confirmed, Li Xiuning definitely would not have revealed it.

Shen Fei and Yang Guang's exposure of Cihang Monastery's plan to choose an emperor on Heaven's behalf had certainly greatly damaged the monastery's prestige, but it had also raised the Li Clan's reputation considerably. As a result, many people who had been wavering now wanted to join the Li Clan.

The people of this era did not possess Shen Fei's lofty ideals. To them, bringing glory to their ancestors and becoming marquises and ministers were what mattered most. Joining the Li Clan now could even earn them the merit of following a dragon.

The Li Clan was no fool. Taking advantage of this opportunity, they began recruiting famous talents everywhere, with the Wagang Army as one of their primary targets.

The Wagang Army, now split in two, had greatly diminished in strength. Anyone with a little foresight could see that its momentum was gone and that it had missed its best opportunity for expansion. Under such circumstances, some of those who had previously joined the Wagang Army naturally began to reconsider their choices. These people had no unwavering loyalty