Either leave with Brother Xu, or remain in the settlement.
With the fated "destiny" having no sequel, those were the only two choices she had.
She could choose the former. Brother Xu pitied her, and might be willing to take her with him.
But what she wanted was far more than mere pity.
Besides...
She still had things she needed to do herself.
"What?"
Ning Ruo propped up half her cheek with one hand.
"Brother Xu, are you worried I won't make a good leader?"
"Not that." Xu Xing shook his head slightly. "I just didn't expect you to be so decisive."
Whether Ning Ruo could improve this settlement after becoming its leader...
No one knew. Only time could render its judgment.
But if she was not the leader, that would definitely be a bad thing.
After all, Ning Ruo was stronger than Lie!
In times like these, that alone was enough.
Along his journey, he had seen quite a few settlements. Without exception, the leader had always been the strongest person in the settlement.
The occasional exceptions were all situations like the settlement Feng and Mo had come from.
The strongest person had to unconditionally trust a leader weaker than himself.
But this settlement clearly would not see such a situation arise.
Never mind unconditional trust...
Given the state Ning Ruo had been in not long ago, it was already quite impressive that she had restrained herself from killing Lie and Jing.
"I'm only going with the flow."
Lie and Jing had handed her an opportunity. Naturally, she could not let it slip away.
This was the way to seize the leader's position with the smallest cost, the least chance of stirring unrest within the settlement.
"Speaking of which, if Brother Xu is worried I won't do well, why