When Lu Yin heard Xu Qing's explanation, he inwardly acknowledged that this was exactly what Wei Rong had said he would do. However, Lu Yin put on a show of being shocked, and his pupils constricted to pinpricks as he gritted his teeth. "General Xu Qing, I respect you as a senior, and you have behaved in a respectable manner on the battlefield. What do you mean by using such despicable methods?"

Xu Qing shook his head and smiled. "There are no rules or morals in war. Doing what it takes to win is the most important rule, no?"

Lu Yin clenched his hands into fists and quickly grew pale as he stared at Xu Qing. "Despicable!"

Xu Qing laughed. "I’ve heard that Shui Chuanxiao has joined your Great Eastern Alliance. Did he not tell you about me?"

Lu Yin answered in a low voice, "He spoke of you, and Shui Chuanxiao said that you have employed various methods and strategies both on and off the battlefield. Still, I never expected you to be willing to stoop so low. I actually believed you and Shui Chuanxiao to be the same kind of people."

Xu Qing sneered. "He and I are the same type! Don’t tell me that you don’t know how and why your Human Domain was able to create a comprehensive network! Shui Chuanxiao is even more ruthless than I could ever be! He sacrificed half of Endless Weave...