Ju Zi's Methods

Zhongli Wu and Long Zhanye had waited at the front lines for several days, pacing back and forth in mounting agitation.

Their gazes kept turning toward the distant Sun Moon Empire, yet the order to launch the final war against Shrek had still not arrived.

The troops Zhongli Wu and Long Zhanye had long since deployed were also growing impatient.

They could not understand why, at such a once-in-a-millennium opportunity, the Sun Moon Royal Family was still hesitating.

What exactly were they hesitating over?

Could they not see that Xuan Zi was already on the brink of death, and that more than half of Shrek's powerhouses had fallen?

Another two days passed.

At last, a message arrived from Ming Capital. The Sun Moon Emperor, Xu Tianran, had issued an order.

All forces under the Holy Spirit Cult, along with Long Zhanye's two Soul Engineer legions, were to immediately return to the capital.

This was like a silent clap of thunder exploding through Zhongli Wu and Long Zhanye's camps, instantly stirring waves of dissatisfaction and suspicion.

Both men sensed that something was amiss. Shrek was on the verge of collapse after a single push, so why withdraw all troops at the final moment?

Long Zhanye's gaze darkened slightly as he unleashed a wave of pressure upon the soldier who had delivered the message.

Under that mountain-like pressure, the soldier hurriedly spilled everything he knew like beans from a bamboo tube.

"The Empress War God... has awakened. She said she wishes to hold a victory banquet and invite all officers and soldiers to drink together, in order to boost morale."

This explanation, as though forcibly shoved into their hands, still could not dispel the doubts and dissatisfaction in Long Zhanye and Zhongli Wu's hearts.

They had not yet achieved final victory,