Chen Yu coldly stared at Li Xiubai kneeling on the ground, a satisfied smirk playing on his lips. He slowly walked up to Li Xiubai and said in a low voice, "Remember, in this world, the strong are respected. If your Red Sky Alliance doesn't have the strength, don't waste your time with empty talk. If you want to continue receiving aid from my Tianyu Base, you'd better behave yourself and don't let me find out you have any improper thoughts. Otherwise, next time it won't be as simple as kneeling." Chen Yu's words were icy and resolute, each word seemingly squeezed out from between his teeth, filled with undeniable authority.

Li Xiubo gritted his teeth, his hands clenched into fists, his nails digging deep into his palms, but he dared not resist in the slightest.

In fact, he understood from beginning to end that he had no right to compete with Chen Yu.

However, due to historical reasons, the people of the Red Sky Alliance hate Chen Yu and the people of the Tianyu Base to the core. They have always believed that Chen Yu and his base members have robbed them of their resources, which has led to their current difficult situation of survival.

Everything in Tianyu Base should now belong to their Red Sky Alliance.

In order to maintain stability within the Red Sky Alliance and consolidate his power, Li Xiubai had no choice but to follow the wishes of the Red Sky Alliance members, blatantly belittling Chen Yu and the Tianyu Base, and constantly instilling hatred in them in order to arouse the fighting spirit and cohesion of the Red Sky Alliance members and gain their support.

But he also knew that such behavior was tantamount to dancing on a knife's edge, and sooner or later it would bring unpredictable disaster. Whenever the night was quiet and Li Xiubai was alone, this fear would surge into his heart like a tide, making him toss and turn and unable to fall asleep.

Compared to the fact that he only knelt down to Chen Yu today, it doesn't seem too bad.

Thinking this, a bitter self-mockery rose in Li Xiubai's heart.

If he hadn't chosen the wrong side back then, he would probably be a high-ranking figure in the Tianyu Base today, instead of struggling to survive in this dark and hopeless environment. But reality doesn't allow for "what ifs," so he can only accept his current situation and do his best to maintain his rule.

"Get lost," Chen Yu said.

Li Xiubo felt as if he had been granted a pardon. He quickly kowtowed to express his gratitude, then got up, head bowed, and hurriedly led his angry and resentful subordinates away.

"Sir, isn't it too lenient of us to just let Li Xiubai and the others go like this?" Lin Lele said with some dissatisfaction as she watched Li Xiubai's departing figure.

Chen Yu sneered, his eyes revealing a deep calculation: "Let them go? Maybe."

Upon hearing this, Lin Lele stared wide-eyed at Chen Yu, looking at him with a puzzled expression, as if waiting for Chen Yu to provide further explanation.

But Chen Yu said nothing. He turned to Ma Zhiyong, the leader of the militia and commander of the First Regiment of the "Anti-Cold Disaster Relief Militia Corps," and ordered: "Pass on my order to thoroughly investigate all the refugee camps in the surrounding area. Execute on the spot any those with malicious intentions or those who are extremely vicious! Expel any who dare to secretly collude with the Red Sky Alliance or spread rumors detrimental to the Tianyu Base from 500 li away. From now on, we will not provide them with any relief. Let them fend for themselves!"

Upon hearing this, Ma Zhiyong's expression hardened, and he immediately gave a respectful military salute, replying loudly, "Yes, Mr. Chen!"

Then he began to systematically issue orders to his soldiers.

Chen Yu nodded in satisfaction. This operation to clear out the surrounding refugee camps was actually a spur-of-the-moment decision on his own.

For some absurd reasons, the scale of the army mobilized this time was rather exaggerated. Sending them back would not only damage the army's prestige but also dampen the morale of the soldiers.

So he could only find some work for them to do, but this unfortunately caused trouble for the people in the refugee camp.

…………

On the other side, Li Xiubai, covered in dust, led his men to escape from Chen Yu's army.

"Xiao Zhang, stop the car." Li Xiubai instructed the driver, then slowly stepped out of the sled, looked back in the direction of Chen Yu, his eyes slightly narrowed, as if he was thinking about something.

His soldiers also got off the vehicle, looking at Li Xiubai with enthusiasm and anticipation.

"Leader, give the order! We swear to avenge the humiliation you have suffered today!" a burly warrior said indignantly, his voice echoing in the cold wind and resonating with the other warriors.

Upon hearing this, Li Xiubai's lips twitched slightly, and a hint of displeasure flashed across his face.

“I appreciate everyone’s good intentions,” Li Xiubo said slowly, his voice carrying a hint of composure and calmness. “But we should not act rashly today. Chen Yu and his Tianyu Base are powerful, and a head-on confrontation would only lead to our own destruction.”

Upon hearing this, the soldiers exclaimed excitedly, "Leader, we are not afraid to die! How can we swallow this insult that bastard Chen Yu has humiliated you like this!"

Li Xiubai raised his hand, signaling everyone to be quiet. His eyes became unusually deep: "Of course I understand your anger and resentment, and I know that you are all good men of my Red Sky Alliance, and the most loyal warriors of this Alliance Leader! It is precisely because of this that I am unwilling to see you go to your deaths in vain."

The soldiers wanted to say something more, but were interrupted by Li Xiubai's raised hand.

He took a deep breath and continued, "If you really want to do something for the Red Sky Alliance, and for me, I hope you can promise me one thing."

After Li Xiubai finished speaking, he scanned the group of Red Sky Alliance warriors with a burning gaze.

"If you, our leader, say the word, we will go through fire and water without hesitation!" a soldier shouted passionately, and the other soldiers echoed him. Their voices gathered into a firm force in the cold wind.

Li Xiubai nodded, a hint of satisfaction flashing in his eyes.

Then, to everyone's puzzled looks, he got back onto the sled and even took the driver's seat.

Then he said calmly, "You may commit suicide."

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