"Then can I call you Big Brother? Or Big Brother Strategist would work too." Ruan Qiushui's charming eyes danced, making her look utterly delicate and alluring.
"Mm, suit yourself. But General Ruan, a form of address doesn't represent a relationship. I hope you understand that incorporating your camp will still proceed according to procedure." I swallowed. This young woman really was something—obedient and well-behaved, and quite the flatterer too. But I wasn't a novice anymore. I couldn't let a woman's few sweet words send me to the heavens and make me forget who I was.
"Oh, then please follow me, Big Brother." Ruan Qiushui agreed readily.
I followed Ruan Qiushui outside the military camp. Zuo Chen's two Black and White Impermanence generals came along as well. Partly, it was for protection, and partly, it was to ensure the troops were properly incorporated. After all, I wasn't truly from the City God of New County's faction.
Once we reached the entrance, as expected, more than three hundred female ghost generals were arrayed there waiting. One look at their neat and splendid formation told me that Ruan Qiushui, this Ghost King, was formidable at leading troops and had schemes aplenty. I immediately became cautious.
These weren't Dai Mei and Song Wanyi. Between me and those two female ghosts, we were willing to sacrifice our lives for one another. The trust between us was something Ruan Qiushui could never compare with.
"Big Brother, look. These are the elite troops of Wuyajian. Are they strong and well-equipped?" Ruan Qiushui asked. She made no attempt to conceal anything, instead laying out the facts plainly.
My yin-yang eyes swept over them. These three hundred elite soldiers were indeed all at the Ghost General level or above. There wasn't a single Yin Soldier among them. With this