Chapter 1114: Letting Loose in All Out Battle! (II)
“Therefore, the best result is that all sides restrain themselves in battle and do not trigger the second awakening ahead of time,” Jiang Li said softly. “We need to build our forces and find the ancient city of traitors. We cannot permit their replicas to freely walk through the world. This is the best plan at present.”
The priest was much more rational than he’d been last time. “The king’s first thoughts are also to constrain the ones we deal with... Are they really that terrifying?”
“They are!” The king nodded after a period of silence. “Not only Red Dust, but Ying Hongyue as well. Ying Hongyue may still be in Great Li. This king cannot take any risks with Li Hao, that would be gambling the future of the nation! As for when the second awakening happens and these people walk into the world... We can just withdraw our troops if it comes down to that. We are but a small fringe nation—their target will not be us.”
“Is the great king afraid?”
“Afraid?” The king couldn’t help but laugh. He wasn’t and shook his head to emphasize the notion. “It’s not a matter of whether I’m afraid or not, but if Great Li can suffer the consequences of provoking those we can appease. Our roles should be reversed—it would be interesting if I insisted on cooperating with Li Hao and you advocated for the parley of five. That would make more sense!”
The king laughed as the two held opinions opposite of what they would usually express. Of course, this had to do with their recent experiences. He’d encountered Red Dust and Ying Hongyue, whereas Jiang Li had spent time with Li Hao’s group. Both felt that the enemies they’d encountered were thorny opponents, so their perspective was very different from what they usually voiced.
The Great Li king laughed for a while before he was interrupted by a runner outside the tent. “Your Majesty, we have a visitor from the Skystar Commander Office!”
“Show them in!” The king’s eyebrows raised.
“Understood!”
The tent flap opened to permit entry for one.
“It is a matter of joyous tidings that the Great Li king has returned!” The newcomer beamed radiantly.