For Xue Rushi, fending off Bao Bozhao and Xie Baoshu's siege had already taken every ounce of his strength.
As for the Qi Army that had suddenly struck from the rear, he dared not dwell on it, nor did he have the capacity to judge whether it was real or false.
That declaration to Chongxuan Sheng had been his final struggle and test.
Jiang Wang's sword that shifted the Star Tower was proof enough that he possessed the ability to step into the Divine Presence Realm at any moment.
When the last straw came down...
Xue Rushi's surrender became the natural course of events.
The city-protecting grand formation dispersed. Dai City's gates were thrown wide open, and Xue Rushi bound his own hands, leading a group of defending soldiers who had discarded their weapons out of the city to offer their surrender.
They came out through the south gate.
Naturally, Bao Bozhao and Xie Baoshu also crowded over.
As for Chongxuan Sheng's talk of friendly forces making way—how could they not know whether the Qi Army had fully occupied Huiming? The seven cities in southern Linwu Prefecture were still locked in bitter battle, and over there, they had not even laid a hand on Huyang Pass's gates!
How exactly Dai City's military merit should be counted, why Xue Rushi had surrendered, and to whom he had surrendered—all of that was still open to debate!
Jiang Wang and Chongxuan Sheng rapidly exchanged voice transmissions, trading opinions back and forth.
"They came to attack Dai City. Whose idea do you think it was?"
"Obviously Bao Bozhao's." Chongxuan Sheng answered casually. "The Earl of Shuofang commands the Thunder Annihilator Army and is also a seasoned commander of the battlefield. His family's inherited military arts and strategies naturally cannot be lacking."
"Then why is