Yang Jia’s first reaction when he heard the news was: Is this fake?

If Li Ze were so easy to capture, the Dawn Guild would have been destroyed long ago. After all, he's a member of the Li family. No matter what, having been able to suppress so many clans for so many years, their strength cannot be underestimated. Even if they're just a small faction in the game, not in the eyes of the higher-ups, they can't be so easily dealt with, right?

However, it turns out that if you walk on the road too much at night, you will really encounter ghosts.

Even if others can't recognize Li Ze, it's impossible for Li Bai not to recognize him.

In fact, the current scene was quite dramatic. Although Li Bai and Li Ze both had the surname Li, their relationship, both in the past and now, was so weak that it could be ignored.

Although Li Bai was the sharpest weapon of the Li family, she was constantly on the battlefield, having rarely lived with the Li family on Earth, and was unfamiliar with their people. Li Ze, on the other hand, was much closer to Li Fang than his daughter, Li Bai. While not being groomed as an heir, it was close.

Unexpectedly, the day of tit-for-tat came so quickly, and Li Ze was taken down without even having any chance to fight back.

Of course, Li Bai had never actually considered Li Ze as an opponent, because she felt that a person like Li Fang would never trust anyone, let alone train anyone. He was proud and overbearing, demanding that everything be under his control, so he only needed subordinates, not so-called heirs.

But to Li Bai's surprise, Li Ze didn't say anything to her. After being caught, he cursed Zheng Yizhao instead. After investigating, she found out that her previous suspicions were true. Zheng Yizhao had mobilized most of the Dawn Guild and made a desperate attack on Qingluan City.

This surprised Li Bai because it exposed a fact that he had never thought of before: the person in charge of the Dawn Guild was Zheng Yizhao, not Li Ze!

Li Bai couldn't help but frown. If that were true, it meant their victory wasn't that significant, and Yang Jia might actually be in danger due to his carelessness. Zheng Yizhao had a lot of ulterior motives when he threw Li Ze out as a deception.

Thinking of this, she naturally had no patience for Li Ze and directly shut him up. Then she asked, "Where is the seal of the Lord of Yuyan City?"

She had originally thought that Zheng Yizhao would also carry such an important item with him, but she hadn't expected it to be in Li Ze's possession. This puzzling arrangement really tested her reasoning ability, so Li Bai didn't think much about it. After getting the seal, she contacted Yang Jia directly.

But surprisingly, the attack Yang Jia faced was not fierce. The two sides were in a tug of war. Obviously, Zheng Yizhao did not deploy all his troops.

Upon learning what had happened to Li Bai, Yang Jia's eyes nearly popped out of her head in shock. Although this was just a spur-of-the-moment decision, Yang Jia had considered the difficulty involved. This development was completely beyond her expectations and was truly unbelievable.

But no matter what, this is the fact. What they need to do as they have the upper hand is not to study what went wrong, but to quickly reap the fruits of this battle before everyone reacts!

Previously, the game had been a four-on-four situation, with the difference in strength between the two sides being relatively small, resulting in a stalemate. However, if the Nirvana Guild could swallow the Dawn Guild, they would undoubtedly gain a greater advantage. Furthermore, using some other means, it would not be impossible to stabilize the chaotic situation in the game in a short period of time.

So Li Bai quickly retreated with his spoils.

By the time she reunited with Yang Jia, the battle wasn't even over yet. Without even saying anything else, Yang Jia took the Swift City seal and shattered it with his own, incorporating the Dawn Guild's map into the mix before finally breathing a sigh of relief.

This was entirely her own fault. According to the original system, the cities would only begin their campaigns after the barrier disappeared. Each city they conquered would then receive a seal, and the map would naturally be pieced together. But Yang Jia intervened, having the eight guilds combine the maps into one, which made her task infinitely more difficult. Without the map, it wasn't considered her territory, and no matter how hard she fought, she couldn't capture it.

However, after this precedent is set, the stalemate will be broken.

After finishing this, Yang Jia and Li Bai analyzed what was going on.

"It's not surprising that Zheng Yizhao is the boss and Li Ze is just a puppet," Li Bai said. "Among the young people of our generation, Li Ze has never had a big reputation, while Zheng Yizhao is very valued by Li Fang."

"So what exactly does Zheng Yizhao want to do?" Yang Jia was puzzled. "Logically speaking, Li Ze is still very useful to him. It shouldn't be difficult to evacuate him. What's more, he also left the seal to Li Ze. It's like he's waiting for you to take it!"

Li Bai also continued, "And this so-called war right now, it seemed like it was the real deal at the beginning, but now it seems..."

This way, it's more like a show than a war.

The two looked at each other. Although they didn't say it out loud, it was obvious that they understood each other.

Yang Jia took a deep breath before expressing his guess, "He wouldn't really give up the Dawn Guild just to give you a big gift, would he?!"

"Why did he do that?" Li Bai couldn't help but frown slightly and asked in confusion.

Yang Jia snorted, "Of course it's because he's deeply in love with you, so knowing you need the Dawn Guild, he's trying to give it to you!"

Her love rival is truly formidable!

Just why has Zheng Yizhao been so honest for such a long time and is actually holding back such a big move?

Yang Jia's previous idea was correct; he should have resolved this matter before Li Bai returned. However, due to a moment of negligence, Zheng Yizhao actually accomplished this. Even if Li Bai didn't have any feelings for him, he still had to accept such a big favor.

Li Bai laughed. "Don't be ridiculous. The Zheng family may not be as powerful as the six great families, but they are equally well-established and deeply rooted in the Chinese region. Having grown up in such a family and received the best upbringing, how could Zheng Yizhao be someone who acts on his emotions?"

If he really was, he would not be valued by Li Fang.

Li Bai therefore found Yang Jia's speculation completely ridiculous. She was more convinced that Zheng Yizhao made this choice out of some political motive—though what that motive was was still unknown.

Yang Jia insisted on her own opinion, but she thought about it again and felt that Li Bai's opinion of Zheng Yizhao was not a bad thing for her, so why did she have to prove Zheng Yizhao's sincerity?

That's a love rival!

So she paused and said, "Forget it. No matter what his reason is, the situation is favorable to us now. What should we do next?"

"Zheng Yizhao has brought most of his men here. We can first recruit the rest of the territory and then deal with him. This way, even if others react, there will be nothing they can do."

Yang Jia immediately dispatched troops to the cities that had previously belonged to the Dawn Guild. Those willing to submit were naturally fine, as they would simply hand over management rights. Those who stubbornly resisted would be completely eliminated.

So in such an orderly arrangement, the Nirvana Guild completely took over the Dawn Guild, and finally surrounded Zheng Yizhao outside Qingluan City.

It stands to reason that Zheng Yizhao wouldn't have failed to receive the news, but in reality, he never made any response. The large number of troops guarding Qingluan City seemed to have fallen into complete silence, without taking any action.

It was not until the Dawn Guild was brought into its sphere of influence that Li Bai received the letter sent by Zheng Yizhao.

He was willing to surrender.

This attitude was like playing house, completely baffling. At least that was what Yang Jia, who was on high alert at first, found it baffling.

But no matter what Zheng Yizhao's purpose was, being able to use this method to peacefully evolve the situation and minimize the losses was naturally of no harm to them. So there was no reason to refuse.

Yang Jia even gritted her teeth and thought that even if Zheng Yizhao asked her to follow Li Bai in the future, she would have no choice but to agree.

After all, we should set an example for those who come after us, right?

However, in fact, after Yang Jia agreed to surrender and sent people to receive such a large number of people outside the city, and then dispersed them and placed them in various cities, Zheng Yizhao suddenly disappeared.

In the game, it is very easy for a person to disappear completely, just log off and never come back.

Although this result was extremely baffling, no one was planning to actually find Zheng Yizhao to ask him what he was thinking. However, Yang Jia was still very upset about the way he left.

If he stayed and negotiated with Li Bai, Yang Jia felt that he could accept whatever was said. But this kind of behavior of starting something but not finishing it made it difficult to let go so easily.

If Zheng Yizhao really makes up his mind to do something, he will definitely be a person who can accomplish great things!

So Yang Jia was even more confused about what he wanted to do.

If, as Li Bai suspected, he was considering interests and politics, then giving everything up would be completely unscientific, as he seemingly gained nothing. If he truly wanted to rise to the top, he would surely be able to cause a huge upheaval in real life, not just in the game.

But if, as I guessed, he did it for Li Bai, then why didn't he take the opportunity to make a request?

Is there really someone in this world who says, "I love you so much I'm willing to give everything for you just to see you happy"? Even if there is, is Zheng Yizhao such a person?

Yang Jia cares very, very much!