Stop Pretending

But Xue Beng truly had no idea how things would develop.

Moreover, the enemy did not launch an attack. They did not even do anything, merely remaining below the border pass.

A few months later, Xue Beng finally understood the Fengyun Empire's Empress's intentions.

She wanted to subdue the enemy without fighting—to annex the Heaven Dou Empire without relying on battle.

After all, the Heaven Dou Empire was indeed in chaos now.

At first, only ordinary people had wanted to go to the Fengyun Empire. Now, even Soul Masters were clamoring to go there.

Both the military and the people of the Heaven Dou Empire had fallen into disarray.

This situation tormented Xue Beng so badly that he could not sleep at night. Yet trying to stop these people from leaving the Heaven Dou Empire would only treat the symptoms, not the root cause.

Instead, it would make the Heaven Dou Empire's citizens and Soul Masters even more alienated from the empire.

Xue Beng had no choice but to admire Qin Yun. With such a casual move, she had already made it difficult for them to cope.

The enemy had not even made a move yet. If they did, who knew what would happen?

"We can only wait for Spirit Hall now. I hope they truly cannot stand the Fengyun Empire's actions."

As time passed, while Xue Beng waited in the Heaven Dou Empire with his heart in his throat, Qin Yun was instead traveling through mountains and rivers.

No, she was not sightseeing. In a hidden location, she was searching for something.

"That faint call drawing me here should be coming from this place, right?"

Qin Yun frowned as she searched through a mountain range.

Originally, she had planned to defeat the Heaven Dou Empire as quickly as