"Anyone who wants to leave can go now."
The Great Xun King Who Guards the Nation frowned. "What about the murderer?"
"I'll find him."
"What about the ceasefire agreement?"
Su Yueli looked at him. "Do you still intend to honor it?"
The Great Xun King Who Guards the Nation fell silent.
He did not.
After the Deputy Envoy's death, he could no longer trust Great Qian.
The Great Qian Commander-in-Chief would not withdraw as agreed, either. The other dynasties were just as afraid of falling into a trap.
The talks had failed completely.
Su Yueli removed the Formation around Sky Evolution Mountain.
The representatives of every dynasty left at once.
Not one of them lingered for even a breath.
Even as they departed, they remained wary of one another.
Within half an hour, all eight dynasties' front lines received new orders.
Halt the withdrawal.
Prepare for battle.
Some armies even advanced.
The agreement signed that morning was null and void.
Han Yu stood atop the mountain, watching the figures vanish one by one. Her anger had yet to subside.
"Master, they aren't worth saving."
Su Yueli said nothing.
"You've done so much for them, yet they suspect you want the whole continent for yourself."
"Let them fight."
Han Yu's eyes reddened. "Let them all die on the battlefield!"
Su Yueli looked at her.
Han Yu bit her lip and turned away.
She knew she had spoken in anger.
Countless ordinary people were still on those battlefields.
The people who gave the orders might never die.
Those who died in the greatest numbers were always the ones who had no say in whether a war began.
Su Yueli looked away.
"The Demon Mark hasn't dissipated."
She opened her palm.
That wisp of Demon Qi was trying to break through its seal.