"Is King Mu still attacking the city?" I urgently needed to understand the situation. After all, knowing yourself and your enemy meant victory in every battle.
"He's been unable to take it despite attacking for so long. He's now been holed up in Dalong County for two days. I don't know what he's plotting. The few of us came to ask the City God to send reinforcements," White Impermanence said.
I glanced at Daimei. She nodded. "Yes. King Mu is full of cunning schemes. For some reason, he stopped after one battle. Could it be that he thinks Water Town is impossible to conquer, so he's turned to recuperating and conserving his strength?"
"How could that be?" My thoughts raced as I tried to figure out what might make King Mu stay in Dalong County instead of attacking us. Then I thought of Zhou Xuan and Ruan Qiushui.
I suddenly saw the light. My little nephew must have rescued his mother. Now that he could come out, there was no other reason except to lure me there. And the fact that Daimei had arrived here safely was probably thanks to me as well.
King Mu knew my weakness all too well. Was he planning to wait until I arrived, then play Zhou Xuan and Ruan Qiushui as his two trump cards, leaving me tied down and afraid to act?
If my little nephew lost his mother, he would probably come running back to kill me, wouldn't he?
I glanced at the child beside me, who was licking a lollipop while crying his eyes out, and sighed.
If King Mu brought out Zhou Xuan and Ruan Qiushui, would I really be able to strike them down? I was troubled by the thought. After all, they were old acquaintances. If I truly