A month after Yun Zhe launched his night raid, Donic's castle was brightly lit, bustling with activity.
The reason for such a lively scene is mainly due to the departure of one person, Yun Zhe.
Serena ultimately couldn't think of any reason to keep Yun Zhe. Yun Zhe, on the other hand, had far too many reasons to leave.
"The Western Continent is so big, I want to go and see it." Yun Zhe always said this whenever he talked about leaving.
Blake, already overwhelmed by government affairs, couldn't help but smile upon hearing this reason, commenting to his subordinates that it was an enviable one.
Gao and Yun Zhe's old subordinates—though strictly speaking, their tenure wasn't very long, nor were they considered old—were extremely pleased to hear this reason and were all eager to follow Yun Zhe in putting it into practice.
Philby and the others, on the other hand, were somewhat disheartened. After all, losing Yun Zhe, a capable fighter, was a real disappointment for them.
What greatly satisfied Yun Zhe's vanity was that, after several days of observation, most people still didn't want him to leave. This even made Yun Zhe waver for a moment.
Besides these, there were a few other things that made it difficult for Yun Zhe to extricate himself.
First, there's Ellie, Alice's knight. Strictly speaking, she won't be free until Alice gets married or comes of age. Alice is clearly a year or two short of reaching adulthood. And marriage isn't something that can be arranged in a day or two.
Then there's Usa, who's currently at a crucial stage in her magical training, spending three to four hours a day practicing with Xixi. Taking Xixi away now would significantly impact her magical development.
Besides, others also had their own reasons for needing Yun Zhe. For example, Blake hoped to see Yun Zhe's outstanding abilities in political affairs.
Zade and Arthas, who were in charge of training the new recruits, also hoped that Yun Zhe could come and guide the training more often. Although they didn't say it explicitly, they hinted at it in their words.
As for Cyrus, who had just become a comrade-in-arms, he hoped that Yun Zhe could go and see the newly established country of the Aluru people.
“They need someone like you there!” Cyrus knew that pressuring Taish would easily backfire, so every time he met Yun Zhe, he would subtly hint at it, and each time he ended his persuasion with this sentence. He naturally thought that this hint would have some effect, but in reality, Yun Zhe never had the heart to tell him that his words always had the opposite effect.
Of course, Serena had tried many things to keep Yun Zhe. But aside from the fact that she owed Yun Zhe money and the possibility of repaying it was very low and indefinite, she couldn't seem to find any better reasons.
Although it's said that a lot of lice won't bite, if Serena tries to retain Yun Zhe by making empty promises and selling dreams, she'll start to doubt his motives if he actually agrees.
Thinking of this, Serena couldn't help but blush.
Therefore, the person in the entire Donic family who most wanted Yun Zhe to stay never once talked to Yun Zhe about this matter.
Yun Zhe had considered leaving alone, but after thinking it over, he decided to take Usa and Ellie with him, though he didn't know their attitudes.
Ellie was alright, since one of the purposes of this trip was to help Ellie get revenge and take down that old vampire. As for Usa, Yun Zhe was less confident.
However, things didn't turn out quite as Yun Zhe had expected. When Yun Zhe asked the two of them what they thought, Usa readily agreed, while Ellie hesitated and didn't give Yun Zhe a clear answer.
This was completely unexpected by Yun Zhe.
Ellie's reason was actually quite simple: she wanted to fulfill her duty as a female knight. In her view, she had plenty of time to embark on this journey of revenge, but the girl before her did not have that time. Therefore, she was not fixated on taking revenge as soon as possible, but rather wanted to understand the situation here before making any further plans.
In truth, if Yun Zhe hadn't appeared, she wouldn't even have had the thought of revenge. So revenge wasn't really her most pressing concern. It's just that she genuinely didn't know how to explain these things to Yun Zhe. After all, she did want to embark on this journey of revenge with Yun Zhe, and it was she who first proposed it. But now, to refuse Yun Zhe for this reason felt rather inappropriate.
Even without using something like bloodline suppression, Yun Zhe could guess that Ellie's hesitation was related to Alice. However, Yun Zhe couldn't find a way to speed up the process of adulthood and marriage. Although there was magic in this world, there were still some things that human power couldn't change.
But Yun Zhe really didn't want to stay here any longer. During that night raid, his bloodlust, which he had been controlling well, suddenly resurfaced. If he hadn't taken advantage of the chaos of the battlefield to quickly escape the bloody scene and eventually calmed down, it's hard to imagine what would have happened. Although Yun Zhe often experienced bloodlust, this loss of control on the battlefield was particularly intense, significantly impacting him.
On the other hand, it mainly comes down to Yun Zhe's assessment of the situation. Serena is currently heavily indebted, so the most effective way to raise money is to use war to sustain the war. Otherwise, according to the agreement, all of Donic's taxes will be taken over by the elves in the future, and many things will become unclear. What's worse, looking at the Duke and the royal family, although they appear to be at peace, the shadow of war has already loomed over this land.
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