"But apart from the Thunder Cloud, we also need to face the blockade line of the Foolish Underworld. Without some strength to back you up, it wonât work. So even if Young Master Diao wants to help his friends leave Thunder City, the Rebel Army has to pay a significant price to make it happen."
The words made Fang Yu furrow his brows.
"So now..."
"Now, we have just sent people to various city gates to observe. Just like your friends, many people inside the city are planning to flee Thunder City during this crisis. Their outcomes will serve as valuable reference information for us."
Fang Yu understood.
The Rebel Army wasnât planning on risking their own lives to test the strength of the Thunder Cloud or its target-seeking mechanism. Instead, they were letting other people in the city, who were panicking on their own and preparing to escape, be the first batch of test subjects. Itâs even possible that someone in the Rebel Army was specifically spreading rumors to accelerate the escape actions of some people to facilitate this.
Fang Yu was thoughtful.
Although the Rebel Army was taking continuous actions, their overall direction was still to survive or die with Thunder City, without any intention of abandoning the city.
But if the army attacked, Fang Yu felt that the Ten Major Families were uncertain, but the Rebel Army and the Foolish Underworld likely couldnât withstand the impact.
The fate of the common folks in the city goes without saying. Itâs bound to be devastating.
The only hope is that, as Ding Hui predicted, the Capitalâs army isnât here to conquer Thunder City.
Using the word âconquerâ to describe the army dispatched by the Capital feels a bit odd to Fang Yu.
Itâs clearly Great Xiaâs land, Great Xiaâs city. The Capital sending troops down should be a case of a superior surveying their territory, ideally presenting a united front.
But whether itâs Tianyuan Town or Thunder City, they essentially govern themselves independently.
This Capital army coming down to Thunder City has instead become an outsider, an invader.
This fragmented situation with the Da Xia Dynasty not stepping in to manage it is rather strange.
Having roughly understood the situation of the Rebel Army, Fang Yu bid farewell and withdrew.
The main reason was that the Rebel Army didnât assign any tasks to him; all the tasks were piled on Qiu Xiaoping and other veteran Ministers.
Almost sold out by them earlier, itâs not just that Fang Yu doesnât trust the higher-ups, but even the higher-ups donât dare to trust Fang Yu.
However, for now, since the final confrontation hasnât happened, on the surface, Fang Yu is still considered part of the Rebel Army, one of its Ministers.
Thereâs an old saying: the more people there are, the greater the strength. The Rebel Army doesnât have any reason to push someone who could help them away right now.
After Fang Yu left, the silent Nian Jiachen and the veteran You Shouliang immediately began to speak.
"Ever since we agreed to the Presidentâs order to hand him over to the Foolish Underworld, Diao De Yi has not been on the same path as us. No matter how much effort is made to salvage that relationship, itâs already useless," Nian Jiachen said coldly.
"Indeed, Diao De Yi within the Rebel Army is now a potential hidden danger that could explode at any moment. Itâs not just about excluding him from the Rebel Army but also about keeping him under control to prevent him from leaking secrets or defecting," the veteran You Shouliang agreed.
But their words only earned a glance from Xu Qingqi and Qiu Xiaoping; no one else spoke.
With neither the President nor the Deputy Commander indicating what to do about Fang Yu, their statement was naturally left to cool off once more.
Nian Jiachen and the veteran You Shouliang became silent and didnât bring up the matter again.
...
On the other side, upon returning to Ding Huiâs laboratory, Fang Yu immediately saw Ding Hui pouring some liquid into various size holes on Song Xiâs skin, as if pouring cement. It made Fang Yuâs scalp tingle.
"Be careful not to kill her... You promised Song Zhenrong to save her life."
Without turning back, Ding Hui said, "Donât worry, a dead person canât become an array eye."
Fang Yu hesitated, "Are you still going through with that plan? Song Zhenrong was willing to do anything to save his sister..."
"I know what Iâm doing."
Ding Hui paused her work, looked back at Fang Yu with a smile, saying, "Husband always worries unnecessarily. Iâm not cold-blooded. I can feel Captain Songâs sincere emotions. Such a touching sibling affection. For Captain Songâs sake, I will certainly cure Song Xi!"
...Nonsense!
You sounded so emotionless, like reciting a script, yet you claim you will surely cure her...
Although Ding Hui was rather indifferent to life, this time, Fang Yu hoped she wouldnât mess around.
The blockade methods of the Ten Major Families and the Foolish Underworld were already clear.
The Thunder Cloud blockade of the Ten Major Familiesâ Tongtian Ten Pillars, the Foolish Underworldâs city gate blockade personnel. As long as these two blockades are broken and they donât encounter the Capitalâs army coming head-on, they can smoothly escape Thunder City.
If so, Ding Huiâs methods may not necessarily need to be used, just focus on healing the person properly...
Just as Fang Yu was about to persuade Ding Hui a bit more, suddenly Ding Hui picked up a tube of blood from the table.
"By the way, Iâve isolated Diao Ruonianâs blood. I added something and configured it. Do you want to try drinking it?"
Big brotherâs blood has been successfully separated?!
Ding Hui sounded so casual that Fang Yu almost didnât react.
Once he realized what this meant, he became instantly excited.
Since he absorbed his second sister, quite some time has passed.
In such a long time, Fang Yu was already starting to forget his second sisterâs voice and appearance, or even how to face her.