He cried inwardly that it was over.
Feeling the faint pain at his neck, Xue Ying knew that from today onward, he would become a puppet in the other party's hands. The Cursed Seal on his neck could take his life at any time.
"Yes."
The facts lay before him, leaving no room for resistance. In the end, Xue Ying seemed to resign himself to his fate. Blind resistance brought no benefits; he might as well drag all those lords down with him. At that thought, hatred and jealousy welled up within him.
Why should he be controlled by someone else while those people were thinking about how to carve up the spoils? Was it simply because his territory was weaker?
The strong ruling the weak was not limited to commoners at the bottom; it was equally true among the lords. In their ingrained understanding, the strong could manipulate the fate of the weak. Though Uchiha Yuu controlling his freedom filled him with fear and unease, he could not summon any thought of resistance.
However, Xue Ying's heart twisted at his companions' betrayal and their use of him as a pathfinding vanguard. In a hoarse voice, he said:
"My lord, those lords are currently gathering their forces to besiege your territory. If you need it, I can act as an insider and stab them in the back at the critical moment."
Xue Ying's desire to drag them down and his eagerness to prove his loyalty made Uchiha Yuu nod slightly, tacitly approving his actions before adding:
"I have a task for you. You need to escalate this war and make them send out everything they have to attack us."
"Huh?"
Xue Ying thought he had misheard Uchiha Yuu's order. Shouldn't they be reducing the intensity of the attack and splitting