She rarely loses her composure like this, but when the threat becomes too pressing, she can't help showing this kind of panic.

I stood up, stretched out my hand to Ling Shang who had fallen to the ground, and said, "Yes, this is all my fault. I was eager to save people at that time, and I didn't know that the person in the coffin was the Lord of the Ghost Realm, Mei Sanniang. I was bewitched by her, so I rushed back now and tried my best to make amends and save the situation. Ling Shang, I know you know Mei Sanniang very well, so you are afraid of her. But things have already happened. What we should do now is to face reality and find a way to solve the current predicament."

Ling Shang did not help me up, but shook her head at me, sat up and said, "No, no, if she wakes up, she will definitely stir up a bloody storm before she stops. Facing such an enemy, what other solutions are there? Zhou Lang, do you know that you have caused the greatest disaster in the world! Now, let alone our small group of people, even if all the creatures on the island gather together to deal with her, I am afraid it will only give her a few more bites of meat to eat. After all, she is not a little sea monster, but the master of the ghost cave. Even the demons with successful cultivation have to respect her, not to mention you mortals."

"Hu Lingshang, don't be so scared. Yunwen said that she doesn't have the Yangshen wood as a heart in her body, so she can only hold on for seven days at most. If we hold on within these seven days, she will die again and her soul will be scattered. So this battle is not unwinnable, and it will not be good to lose our composure." I said.

Ling Shang still waved her hands, her pupils dilated, and said: "Zhou Lang, you don't understand! You don't understand how terrible and cruel she is, that's why you are so calm. She will do anything to get what she wants. If she attacks, let alone a small city-state, even Chaoge back then would be terrified. She will definitely come and kill us all to vent her anger. It doesn't matter to me, but my fox clan can't bear this catastrophe again."

"What do you mean? You mean you're going to desert?" I asked.

"If the deserters can protect the bloodline of our clan, I will do my best to help. I'm sorry, Zhou Lang, but I can't take risks with the bloodline of my clan, so..." Hu Lingshang stood up and bowed to me.

I hurried to her side, supported her, and said, "Lingshang, don't be like this. I'm sorry that my stupidity led to Mei Sanniang being released, but I didn't do it on purpose. However, the war is imminent, and we need everyone to unite and fight the enemy together. Your leaving will not only affect the morale of the army, but it is also not a wise move. If we die in the battle, where can you escape? Can your fox clan still survive?"

Hu Lingshang shook her head, gently pushed away my hand that was supporting her, and said again: "I'm sorry."

I wanted to say something, but Song Bailu stopped me and said, "Brother Zhou Bo, don't waste your time trying to stop her. You can't keep someone who wants to leave. She has already made plans for herself. You are just talking to a cow. You can never wake up someone who is pretending to be asleep. You can't keep someone who has already planned how to leave you. Let her go."

"Shut up! It's not your turn to speak." I yelled at Bai Lu.

However, Hu Lingshang said, "Yes, Zhou Lang, you can't keep me here. Sister Bailu is right. I should leave now. Take care of yourselves."

After saying that, Hu Lingshang bowed again. Her face turned pale and weak. It was obvious that she was very uneasy. I knew that she had no choice. When she turned around and wanted to leave, I said, "Lingshang, give me a chance. I promise to use all my strength to protect you and all the foxes. Don't leave. Stay and work together, okay? Besides, we are engaged. Don't you regard me as your family?"

Hu Lingshang turned her back to me and never looked back. She said, "I'm sorry, Zhou Lang. I certainly thought of you as my husband, but I also deeply understand that the situation has changed now. The only way to survive is to escape. I'm sorry that I can't live and die with my husband."

"When a fox encounters danger, it will only sacrifice its companion for its own survival. As the saying goes, husband and wife are birds of the same forest, but when disaster strikes, they fly away separately. Brother Zhou Bo, don't you understand? This is her nature!" Song Bailu said.

At this time, Hu Lingshang shook off my hand, called on the little red foxes to open the gate, and left without any hesitation. I only heard the footsteps getting farther and farther away, and the sounds of opening and closing the door seemed abrupt. I slumped on the ground, holding my head, sighing. I was still counting on Hu Lingshang to help us. After all, she had some skills. Now, deserters have already appeared before the battle even started. In this case, how can we still have morale?

Bai Lu walked towards me, squatted beside me, and said, "Brother Zhou Bo, do you understand how important loyalty is now? Even if someone treats you well in every way, what's the point of leaving you at the critical moment? Look, who is left by your side now? Don't you know who is truly good to you?"

I was so upset that I didn't want to hear her say more. I just wanted to stay away from her, so I stood up and was about to leave. Bai Lu grabbed my hand and said again, "My patience is limited. If you lose me at this moment, you will be completely defeated."

Now is indeed a critical moment for us, and it is necessary to appease people's hearts. If Bai Lu is really angry and leaves, then we will just be waiting for Mei Sanniang to defeat them one by one. Then not only will everyone die, but even Yunwen's heart will be taken away, and the ant tribe will be destroyed. This is irrational.

So I stopped and sighed. At this time, Song Bailu came to me and held my face with her hands, wanting me to look at her. I looked at her and said, "She doesn't understand, but you can understand, right? If we don't work together, we will be torn apart by the roots."

Song Bailu said, "Of course I know, but it depends on what you do, Brother Zhou Bo. If you don't want to tie the rope, then why should I stick to you? I remember everything you said to me this morning. You said you don't want me, you don't want us, you want Zhang Yunwen, that girl. If that's the case, why should I stay with someone who doesn't love me?"

I sneered. Sure enough, Song Bailu was the villain who took advantage of my misfortune and was trying to pressure me with words!

"Okay, since you don't want to guard, I won't keep you. Please do as you please, but don't come back after you leave," I said.

She was not in a hurry. She stroked my cheek gently and said, "Brother Zhou Bo, you must have read a lot of history books. You should be familiar with the saying that a wise bird chooses a tree to roost in. Sister Lingshang was so guilty when she left. It must be for a reason. Why don't you guess where she went? Where is a safe place to live?"

It makes sense. I immediately panicked. Hu Lingshang had just said that if Mei Sanniang went crazy, it would cause a bloody storm on the entire island. If that was the case, how could she and the foxes survive? The only way for them to survive was to surrender to the enemy, to the ghost master Mei Sanniang. In this way, the foxes could be truly protected. This was the so-called good birds choose the right trees to inhabit. Song Bailu saw this clearly.

"I can't guess. Okay, I'm tired. Let's play the guessing game tomorrow." After saying that, I hurried back to the room.

So I hurried upstairs and went to the room. I lay on the bed with a lot of internal entanglements and was upset. I also avoided Bai Lu's aggressiveness. Not long after, Bai Lu came up and came to the room. I quickly pretended to be asleep to prevent her from bringing up the past. However, she did not intend to let me go. She came to me again, pushed me, and said, "You know what I said, but have you thought about it? She can go out to surrender to the enemy, so can't I go to protect myself? Do you think I dare not leave?"

I sat up and said, "What do you want to say? If you want to go, I won't stop you. Get out!"

When she heard me say this, she pushed me angrily and then ran out of the house. I held my head, thinking that it would be good if Yunwen was by my side, so that things would not get worse. But I thought that everything I was doing now was to win the battle, to protect Yunwen's Yangshenmu heart, and to see her earlier.

I feel that necessary sacrifices are inevitable, and this is not the time to throw a tantrum.

So I left the room and saw Bai Lu sobbing in the corner of the corridor. I breathed a sigh of relief. I walked towards her and was about to speak, but she said with tears in her eyes, "I want you to prove that you love me and have feelings for me, and that you treat me as your wife. Otherwise, why would I risk my life? Is it wrong to protect yourself first?"

That's right. I sighed, squatted down to wipe her tears, and was about to say something, but she took the opportunity to hug me and kissed me tightly on the lips, with passion like fire, or like a wolf or a tiger.