Thus, some time ago, Wu Qi had written earnestly to the Feng and Chen Families, laying out the might of the Heaven-Answering Army and hoping the three families could join forces to resist Zhao.
After roughly two months, the Feng and Chen Families finally sent their reply. Yet the contents of the letter mercilessly ridiculed Wu Qi.
More or less, it said that the tigers and wolves had grown old, no longer possessing their former ferocity, and had instead become like dogs, trembling at the mere sound of the wind...
Wu Qi was naturally furious when he saw this, but even more than anger, he felt helpless.
Helpless that the opponents who had tangled with him for so long were all such rat-like cowards, short-sighted and narrow-eyed.
"Mr. Wen, faced with such a situation, what should we do?!"
After a long while, Wu Qi suddenly asked.
"My lord, I do have a method."
Mr. Wen, too, remained silent for a long time before speaking with difficulty.
"Why not surrender directly? My lord's family is now entirely in that traitor Zhao's hands. If we surrender, your wife and children will surely be spared. To win the trust of the realm, that traitor Zhao cannot possibly treat my lord poorly. Your descendants will not lack wealth, glory, and prosperity."
"First there was a rain of heavenly Starfire, and then divine thunder that destroyed the world. That traitor Zhao may truly be able to rule the realm..."
"On the other hand, if we continue, the Feng and Chen Families will surely sit by and watch us fight that traitor Zhao to the death. Once we are weakened, they will send out their troops and strike us down in one blow. By then, there truly will not be the slightest path to survival."
Mr.