Act as circumstances required...
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After hearing that reply, Eunuch Li felt as though the sky had gone dark. What the hell?!
This was seriously bullshit!
They had practically emptied their savings just to summon this big shot, counting on making it all back in one go!
And yet, at the crucial moment, he had gone back?
Back to Changbai Mountain?
Had he left immediately after handing military command over to them?!
At first, they had thought he was throwing in a bonus because he felt he had charged too much. Turns out he had never planned to head south with them at all.
At that thought, every Reincarnator from the Qing Court showed a bitter expression.
This was a big problem.
Although they held the military advantage, that rising star on the enemy side alone had the strength to take on two of them.
Then there was Novsky, that treacherous bastard, along with those three powerful old monsters from before.
There was truly no chance of victory.
All the investment this Mission Space had made would go down the drain...
The two men's faces turned utterly bleak at the thought.
"We've lost this time!"
Eunuch Li tried his best to remain composed, but everyone could still sense the resentment and indignation in his voice.
"Let us leave. We'll take the army and withdraw. Otherwise, if anything happens to us, Yelü Hongji will swallow up the Jurchen troops. Liao alone would be enough to bathe the Great Song Dynasty in blood."
The leader of the Eight Banners also tried his best to emphasize their advantages. After he finished, Eunuch Li continued.
"And though you're very powerful, if we're willing to pay part of the cost to remove our restrictions, you still won't be able to take us down anytime soon.