Chapter 74: The same strategy cannot be used twice.

"Speak," the man said in a low, cold voice, devoid of any emotion.

"The Viper Tribe," Shu Ning said directly, appearing quite calm.

Upon hearing this, the man's eyes instantly turned even colder, and he exuded a dangerous aura.

"The Viper Tribe?" A hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, then quickly disappeared.

Then, a sinister expression appeared on his face, and he said in a chilling tone, "Who gave you the guts to go there?"

"Or are you one of them?" He spoke slowly and deliberately, his voice laced with suppressed madness, staring intently at her, awaiting her answer.

Although Shu Ning was chilled by the cold aura emanating from him, she said, "I..."

How could she put it? Her beast-lover was indeed in that tribe, but she wasn't taking sides; she just wanted to stop this fight.

Help! This side quest is harder than the main quest!

"I'm not from their side," Shu Ning said, trying to appear calm.

"Oh?" The man's expression softened slightly upon hearing this, a hint of amusement flashing in his eyes.

"Then why did you go to the enemy tribe? Hmm?" He moved closer to her, gently stroking her hair, his words carrying a seductive undertone.

Shu Ning wanted to say that her beastly husband was over there, but seeing his expression... she decided against it.

"To stop this war." Shu Ning finished speaking and looked up to observe him.

"Stop? Ha... How kind of you..." The man chuckled, a barely perceptible madness flashing in his eyes.

Then he cupped her face in his hands, his fingertips caressing her cheeks, his face very close to hers. "Listen to the sounds outside. Is this what you call stopping?"

Shu Ning frowned. This was indeed something she hadn't expected. The leader of the Viper Tribe was truly formidable, launching sneak attacks for two consecutive nights. No one would have anticipated this.

“I didn’t know they would launch a sneak attack tonight, but it will stop as long as your leaders give up fighting.”

"Naive, who do you think you are?" The man's expression suddenly turned cold, and his hands slid off her face.

"Don't waste your energy. This war isn't something you can just stop as you please," the man said with a hint of anger and a cold laugh.

Shu Ning knew that war was very complicated, but in the end it was all about fighting for territory and resources.

"But if we don't stop, the losses will only increase. Are you just going to watch your men die one after another?"

The man's expression hardened, and his tone turned icy. "So what?"

He clenched his fists so tightly that his knuckles turned white.

"This is war, and sacrifices are inevitable."

"But if you don't stop, some of your men are already on the verge of extinction."

Upon hearing her words, a flicker of surprise crossed the man's eyes, before he looked at her with a cold, sinister gaze. "How did you know?"

"I...heard about it," Shu Ning swallowed and made up an excuse.

The man's expression turned grave. After a moment of silence, he spoke, "This is the cruelty of war..."

“But you don’t need to worry about it,” he said in a low voice.

Seeing that he remained unmoved, Shu Ning felt deflated.

Suddenly remembering something, he asked, "Why do you insist on fighting the Viper Tribe?"

"Why? Of course, it's because..." The man's expression suddenly turned cold, but a madness was hidden deep in his eyes.

He paused deliberately, a strange smile curving his lips. "Get more, including you."

Shu Ning was surprised. This was no fun. Why was she saying such random things?

"Cough cough..." Shu Ning used a cough to cover up her slight panic.

"But I wasn't even there before you started fighting, so why did you fight them?"

"That's for expanding territory." He placed his hands on her shoulders, his fingertips turning white from the pressure, as if trying to meld her into his very bones.

At that moment, the venom on his fingertips quietly seeped into her wound.

"To strengthen my abilities, so that... I can better protect the people I love."

"Hmm..." Shu Ning frowned, feeling a sharp pain from his movements.

After noticing her expression, the man's eyes flashed with a hint of cunning, before he released her and gently rubbed the spot that had just been pinched sore.

Shu Ning frowned at his unpredictable actions. This guy, really, did he really want her to use her beauty to seduce him?

Give it a try, you never know...

"If you're willing to give up the fight, I'll become your female, how about it?"

The man's eyes suddenly lit up, and he gripped her shoulders, his words filled with suppressed madness, "Really!?"

But after calming down for a while, his eyes darkened again.

He used this tactic on the other side so many times that he himself almost fell for it.

"I can't stop," he said in a low voice.

"Why?" Shu Ning asked, and immediately understood.

Recently, the Viper Tribe has been launching frequent attacks. She's here advising him to stop, but isn't that just asking for their lives?

She looked at him awkwardly, "If I can get them to stop, can you give up fighting them?"

Shu Ning looked at him expectantly.

The man's expression shifted repeatedly, and after a long silence, he slowly spoke, "If you can do it..."

Then he gently cupped her face in his hands, his possessiveness almost overflowing in his eyes, and said, "I can consider it."

"Hmm... Alright, if I can persuade them to stop, you have to keep your word."

"Of course." The man's lips curled into a cryptic smile. "But... how are you going to persuade him?"

Shu Ning hadn't thought it through either, but she still pretended to be confident and said in a mature tone, "You don't need to worry about this, it's my own way."

She managed to persuade this cold and aloof guy, so she doesn't believe she can't persuade that guy who's cold on the outside but warm on the inside.

The man frowned slightly, looking somewhat displeased, but still stroked the top of her head. "Okay, I believe you, but..."

He leaned close to her ear and said in a low voice, "You can't use the same tricks as them and me, remember that."

He smiled as he finished speaking, but a hint of worry flashed in his eyes as he thought about her going over there.

“I’ll send someone to take you there,” he said.

"No need." Shu Ning refused. There was a fierce battle going on outside, and she didn't want to go through there; she might even get caught in the crossfire.

"Then how will you get there?" he asked.

"Watch closely." Shu Ning smiled and then disappeared before his eyes.

Anyway, she won't see him again after this side quest ends.

Just as the man was about to say something, he saw her suddenly disappear from his sight. He froze instantly, his eyes widening in shock.

His heart skipped a beat. He reached for the spot where she had just been, but found nothing.

His eyes narrowed slightly, his expression dark.

No wonder she suddenly disappeared in the cave and we couldn't find her anywhere.

A smile played on his lips. "So that's how it is..."

Shu Ning guessed the approximate location of the Viper Tribe. Since they attacked at the entrance, their leader should be not far from the entrance.

Those in command during wartime generally don't go to the front lines, but rather stand in the rear, or some don't even go to the scene at all.

As soon as Shu Ning appeared, the orcs from the Viper Tribe who saw her pinched themselves in surprise.

It seems to hurt.

He felt he might have seen something unclean, so he quickly backed away.

But looking at how beautiful this female is, she doesn't seem like any kind of demon or monster.

"You, you, you..."

"Where is your leader? I need to see him," Shu Ning said to him.

The orc ran off to find their leader.