Su Yueli frowned, but in the end, she went to the border city under siege first.
Nearly a million people lived within the city.
Once the gates were breached, even if the enemy army did not deliberately massacre anyone, the chaos alone would claim countless lives.
She tore open space and appeared directly above the battlefield.
The army formation below had already finished gathering power.
Tens of thousands of cultivators struck at once, and cracks spread across the city-protecting formation.
"Stop!"
Su Yueli pressed down with one palm.
The siege formation halted on the spot.
The commanding general looked up at her, and his expression changed at once.
"Retreat!"
The order was given, and the army withdrew as quickly as possible.
Yet Su Yueli did not leave. She knew this army was merely waiting for her to go.
Once she left, they would return.
"Fall back to the border."
Su Yueli landed before the general. "You are not to attack this city again within three days."
The general did not agree.
"Senior Su, we did not send any Thirteenth Realm cultivators."
"The ones attacking the city are ordinary troops."
"This does not violate your rules."
"There are a million civilians in the city."
"But this is also a crucial military stronghold."
Bearing the pressure, the general spoke. "If we do not attack the city, the defenders within will strike our country's rear."
"A war must always end in victory or defeat."
"If no city can be attacked, then you might as well declare that the territories of the four dynasties may never change."
Su Yueli's gaze turned cold.
The general's breath caught, but he still did not retreat.
He knew Su Yueli would not casually kill him.
At least, not before he had openly violated her rules.
That judgment gave