"What are you thinking about?"
Suddenly, Bibi Dong's voice interrupted Lu Qian as he imagined the future.
Although startled, Lu Qian forced himself to remain composed and replied:
"Master, are you heading back to Spirit Hall next, or...?"
"Since I've come out, I'm not going back to the Bibi Family. That place was never my home."
"Then you should head back to Spirit Hall first."
"No. This time, I'll oversee the front lines. I'll only return when the war between the Two Great Empires is over."
Bibi Dong's expression suddenly turned solemn as she spoke coldly.
"Well..."
Lu Qian was somewhat surprised. He had thought his presence here would be enough, but he had never imagined Bibi Dong's resolve would be so great.
"This will be a protracted war. And for now, both we and the Seven Great Clans will hold our positions."
"Why?"
"Because that's the agreement I made with the Bibi Family."
Bibi Dong then gave Lu Qian a meaningful look.
"An agreement?"
Lu Qian vaguely began to understand something.
"Otherwise, why do you think I appeared in time to save you?"
So that was it!
Lu Qian finally understood why Bibi Dong had appeared at the critical moment to save him. Although he might not necessarily have died, her timely intervention had indeed been extremely important.
Otherwise, Lu Qian might really have fallen victim to Bibi Xi's murderous hands.
He simply hadn't expected the price of Bibi Dong saving him to be a ceasefire agreement!
"You guessed correctly. I did trade a month's ceasefire for that intervention."
Bibi Dong spoke calmly.
"Master, you..."
Lu Qian had never imagined Bibi Dong would treat him so well.
After all, the Seven Great Clans still lacked a comprehensive plan against Spirit Hall, which was why Lu Qian could currently lead