"That's your negotiation, He Xifan?! You've doomed us! I'm done!" Han Yao turned on him right there, whistled, and everyone backed away.
"Hey! Weren't we supposed to stand united? Is this how you do it? Were we supposed to bow and scrape and beg them not to beat us?" He Xifan was so furious he laughed. Didn't every negotiation start with a red face before slowly seeking peace?
"Then you should look at who you're dealing with! They're powerful and heavily armed—do you think they'll reason with you? Instead of putting it nicely and asking them to destroy the Southern Ghost Gate, you provoked them into attacking all three of us. That's unbelievably stupid!" Han Yao cursed angrily.
He Xifan glared at Han Yao, growing angry as well. "They've forced us this far. Was I supposed to speak sweetly to them?"
"Enough! I'll go ask what this is about!" Ru Xue'ning frowned. Although the drums of war had begun to sound, the army seemed to be relying mostly on intimidation, so she thought there was still room for discussion.
I stepped forward and volunteered. "Sister Ru, take me with you. This battle should be avoided if at all possible. Why start a dispute over things we haven't even seen yet and waste our military strength for nothing?"
"Mm, all right. Come with me." Ru Xue'ning nodded. Besides saving her before, I had also outmaneuvered Fu Qingyun and Zu Yun, so she had some faith in my abilities.
Ru Xue'ning immediately flew across the sea. I didn't dare think too much about it; I summoned the Dragon Shark in the water, stood on its back, and followed Ru Xue'ning toward the large ship.
When the soldiers saw us approaching alone, they went inside to report. The general who had driven us