The Desolate-tier City Lord presumably knew that Yuan Xi could not be persuaded. His earlier words had merely been a casual probe—best if it worked, normal if it did not. Now that he had received Yuan Xi's response, he let out a long sigh, turned toward his own Uniting Dao City, and said heavily, "Abandon the city!"
He naturally did not fear Xiaoyue City alone. But under the present circumstances, Xiaoyue City had Yuan Xi supporting it. She alone was holding back his three Uniting Dao subordinates, leaving little room for him to make a difference.
What Luo Feng could see, how could he not see as well? If this dragged on until his three Uniting Dao subordinates were defeated, the situation would collapse like a mountain avalanche after the army's defeat.
Rather than wait for that moment, it was better to cut off an arm to save the body now—abandon the city and preserve himself.
"City Lord!" The female cultivator inside the city answered in shock. She could not help recalling the scene from many years ago when she had first entered the city. She had been brought here as a captive, yet the City Lord had not treated her harshly. Instead, he had cared for her greatly. Only after all these years had she truly given him her loyalty. Thereafter, she had assisted him wholeheartedly in building their strength step by step, until they had finally reached the Desolate-tier.
If they abandoned the city today, all the effort and sacrifice of these many years would vanish into nothing.
How could she possibly accept that?
"My lord!" The three Uniting Dao cultivators battling Yuan Xi changed color even more dramatically.
If the city was abandoned, the female cultivator within could still use the Uniting Dao Pearl to flee into