"A secret."
That was Qin Ran's answer to Perikena's question.
He certainly would not explain that it was all thanks to the Frost Wolf and Fire Crow.
In fact, using the Frost Wolf's sense of smell and Fire Crow's eyesight, he had long since tracked the movements of the other group of Snake School remnants. He even knew exactly how many bases they had.
Simply put, if those people did not care about the prisoners he had captured, he had been ready to take the initiative and attack.
But from the look of things now, there was no need.
Moreover, this made Qin Ran realize that among the six prisoners he had captured, one or more had to be extremely valuable.
The female leader of the Snake School froze at Qin Ran's answer.
Then, before she could ask another question, Qin Ran walked straight toward the smiling Mary.
Everyone present had been deeply uneasy when they heard Qin Ran's plan.
Even with hundreds of fully armed palace guards, they had felt the same way.
Everyone knew the gap between ordinary soldiers and members of the schools.
Even with bows and crossbows, they could only achieve some results through surprise.
As for anything more?
Unless their numbers reached an overwhelming level.
Otherwise, it was impossible.
But Mary was different.
Mary trusted Qin Ran completely.
She had even agreed to his simple plan without a moment's hesitation when he proposed it.
To Mary, Qin Ran would do whatever he said he would.
That remained true even when they faced another branch of the Snake School that had effortlessly wiped out the original remnants.
And had the facts not proved her right?
"Have the Crow School members help the soldiers clean up the battlefield."
"They probably won't have left any clues, but no