"Alliance Leader Lu, what exactly are you trying to do?" Xu Qing asked in a low voice.
Lu Yin replied casually, "I just wanted to see whether Commander Xu Qing had the confidence to face my Eastern Frontier Alliance fleet head-on. Now that I've seen you, I'd say you don't."
Xu Qing's eyes widened, then filled with anger. He had indeed been played. The fact that he'd contacted Lu Yin so hastily showed that he didn't want to fight. But they were the invaders, and the only reason an invader wouldn't want a fight was a lack of confidence. "Alliance Leader Lu, it's no wonder you unified the Inner and Outer Universe. Your cunning is beyond me. Then I'll see you on the battlefield."
Lu Yin smiled. "Don't be in such a hurry, Commander Xu Qing. Have you forgotten our deal?"
Xu Qing replied coldly, "You started this war, not me."
"The truth is, I don't want to fight you. You can see that plenty of my experts don't want to fight, either. Otherwise, we wouldn't have been pushed back to the borders of the North Palace Territory and Canglan Territory. So I plan to complete the handover to the Sixth Continent and let them take over our defenses entirely. During that time, Commander Xu Qing, you can wait for reinforcements from the Heavenly Demon Empire. The timing should work out perfectly. What do you think?" Lu Yin said evenly.
Xu Qing's expression changed. "You're going to hand the eastern region over to the Sixth Continent?"
"I'm returning it. The Outer Universe belongs to the Sixth Continent in the first place, so giving it back is only right," Lu Yin replied.
Xu Qing's expression darkened. "When you traded the Supreme Ancestor's Skin for two months of peace, you weren't just