"I think I just sensed a familiar presence." Ji Yueyao tugged at Mu Yanxuan's clothes. "It felt like Xia Yaoxuan's presence."

"It's him," Mu Yanxuan answered directly.

"Huh...?" Ji Yueyao was stunned and looked behind Mu Yanxuan. "When did he get here? How come I didn't know?"

"He just showed his face there briefly, then seemed to have something urgent to attend to and left in a hurry." Mu Yanxuan put his arm around Ji Yueyao to stop her from looking around anymore. "He's gone now."

At this point, Mu Yanxuan's smile faded slightly. She hadn't expected Xia Yaoxuan to still have the energy to run out despite being so injured... He must be extremely weak by now to use his powers again.

No wonder they left in such a hurry... They overestimated themselves.

Why did he suddenly leave...? Ji Yueyao glanced at Mu Yanxuan and felt that he was hiding something from her. She looked away and looked at Xu Lingnan again. She would ask Mu Yanxuan about these things later; it wasn't the right time yet.

"We've launched a direct attack on the second seat of the Nanxiao base. Chief Yu, now it's your turn to give me an explanation," Ji Yueyao said calmly.

"Zhong Jue, you were too impulsive." Yu Zhenlong's face was somewhat serious. In fact, he hadn't expected things to turn out this way. He had originally only planned to use Zhong Jue's impulsiveness to get rid of Ji Yueyao while simultaneously turning against Mu Yanxuan, so that he could more firmly secure Qin Lichang as his powerful ally. After all, although it wasn't said openly, from the moment he sent people to kill Mu Yanxuan, their Xiyu base had already turned against Mu Yanxuan's forces.

He didn't believe Mu Yanxuan knew nothing. When he first heard that Mu Yanxuan had come to the Xiyu base today, he immediately knocked over the teacup on the table and quickly sent people to monitor Mu Yanxuan, thinking that Mu Yanxuan had come to take revenge... With such a relationship, how could he feel at ease leaving such a bomb in the Xiyu base?

He already has backup and methods to deal with Qin Lichang, but when it comes to dealing with Mu Yanxuan... he doesn't have enough bargaining chips.

There was no intention to punish Zhong Jue in his words. Yu Zhenlong simply focused his gaze on Ji Yueyao and the others. It seemed that he could only take a step back for now and deal with these messy matters before talking about anything else. "I feel very sorry, but in the end, it was the people from our Xiyu base who were injured. How can I pursue this matter now?"

"Tsk, that's shameless." Ji Yueyao rolled her eyes, but was interrupted by Mu Yanxuan just as she was about to say something.

"Ji Yueyao." Mu Yanxuan grabbed Ji Yueyao's hand, gently called her name, and then looked coldly at Zhong Jue. The sudden darkness almost made Zhong Jue's legs go weak.

"The attack on us is real, but your people attacking themselves is just stupid. You're conflating these two things. Chief, are you out of your mind?"

Mu Yanxuan rarely speaks at such a long time in front of others, but this rare long speech is also full of insults.

"That doesn't rule out the possibility that someone else attacked him!" Zhong Jue said angrily.

"What a coincidence that an electric-type ability user just happened to appear?" Ji Yueyao looked at Zhong Jue and spread his hands. "Do you think ability users are as common as cabbages?"

Yu Zhenlong's face twisted in disbelief. He couldn't believe that Mu Yanxuan hadn't heard the plea for peace in his tone. Did Mu Yanxuan and Ji Yueyao have no intention of reconciliation at all?

That suited him perfectly, since his goal was to be enemies with Mu Yanxuan, and Mu Yanxuan couldn't really do anything to him anyway. As for Ji Yueyao, she probably didn't have complete control over the Nanxiao base yet.

Yu Zhenlong sneered inwardly, but his face remained furious. "I originally had no intention of targeting Commander Mu, but since Commander Mu is deliberately stirring up trouble, then..."

"So what?" Mu Yanxuan said impatiently, "Are you just going to tell me to bring my men and raze your Xiyu base to the ground?"

Yu Zhenlong was stunned. He was dumbfounded by Mu Yanxuan's words. Had Mu Yanxuan gone mad? The various forces were not united. If he started a war, the entire country of C would be engulfed in war.

In the silence, the sun's rays painted half the sky red. The sunlight had not yet had time to shine on the earth, but the darkness was driven away, and the view gradually became clear.

However, the chilly morning air did not dissipate, adding to the already quiet atmosphere among the crowd.

If someone else had said such a thing, Yu Zhenlong might have laughed it off as a joke. But the person who said it now was Mu Yanxuan, the one who started the largest war within the military region.

He had originally decided that Mu Yanxuan would not make a move for a woman, but now it seemed that the situation was completely out of his control.

Yu Zhenlong had no choice but to ignore what Mu Yanxuan, this madman, said.

Mu Yanxuan held Ji Yueyao's hand, his dark eyes sweeping over Yu Zhenlong like a black hole. His icy aura, as cold as snow, sent a chill down the spines of those around him, and no one dared to speak, swallowing hard.

Just standing next to him, it seemed... one could feel the aura of deathly despair.

Ji Yueyao didn't feel anything. She only felt the large hand holding her tighten, and the warmth from the palm seemed to be comforting her and telling her not to be afraid.

"What do you want?" Yu Zhenlong finally took a step back. He didn't have the courage to gamble, not the courage to gamble with the entire Xiyu base.

Everything he's doing now is for the Xiyu base. If the Xiyu base is gone, all his efforts will be in vain. So he has no choice but to take a step back.

"Take care of these two." Mu Yanxuan didn't even bother to raise his hand, just slightly raised his chin and said this, his calm words carrying a sharp killing intent.

Although Mu Yanxuan did not explicitly point it out, Yu Zhenlong clearly knew who he was referring to.

Zhong Jue and Xu Lingnan.

"Deal with... does that mean kill him...?" Zhong Jue's expression changed instantly. He looked up at Mu Yanxuan and then quickly lowered his head again, his body trembling and his lips turning slightly purple.

Yu Zhenlong coldly glanced at Xu Lingnan lying on the ground and Zhong Jue behind him, closed his eyes for a few seconds, then opened them and said indifferently, "Arrest Zhong Jue and the person on the ground."

Zhong Jue looked up in disbelief, but before he could utter a sound, he was dragged away. Xu Lingnan fared even worse; the person pulling him seemed unwilling to touch Xu Lingnan's charred flesh, dragging him directly to the ground. Xu Yajun chased after him, crying, trying desperately to pull Xu Lingnan away, but to no avail.

A long trail of blood was left on the ground. Ji Yueyao glanced at it and then silently looked away.

Even though she hated Xu Lingnan's betrayal, she still couldn't bear to watch this scene, after all, it really was because she was too weak back then...

If this can be used as a reason for betrayal. (To be continued.)