Having the genes of a demon king, I never intended to be a kept man.

Chapter 297 Two Strange Things

Bai Jian was completely taken aback by Wang En's words and was stunned for a moment.

“I said,” Wang En said, looking into his dark gray eyes, “you should leave Baicheng.”

"How can this be allowed?" Bai Jian said seriously, "Now is the crucial moment in the outcome of this war, I..."

"You won't be of any help staying here like this," Wang En said calmly. "Let me ask you, if the Ye family threatens you with Bai Qing again on the battlefield next time, can you bear to watch your sister be killed by your own hands?"

Bai Jian's face twitched slightly.

He might have been able to steel himself and say: Yes, because we are all soldiers!

But ever since that battle that morning, Bai Jian has been unable to speak, because he found that when he actually faced that situation, he simply couldn't make up his mind.

Sometimes that's how it is; you only know whether you can do something when you actually face it.

"I already know the answer from your expression." Wang En looked at him and asked, "Did the Ye family contact you privately after they captured Bai Qing?"

Bai Jian hesitated for a moment, then nodded: "...Mm."

"What did they say?"

"Night Song said that if I leave White City and don't get involved in this war, they will release Xiao Qing."

Wang En nodded: "Although I don't trust the credibility of those demonized people, it seems to be the only way to save Bai Qing right now."

He then leaned back, interlacing his fingers in front of his abdomen: "Go ahead, but you'd better be careful when you get to the Ye family camp. From what I know about them, there's probably a 90% chance they'll go back on their word. The demonized people won't leave any lives that threaten them; they'll eliminate them completely. So even if you go, you'd better have a backup plan, understand?"

"...Understood." Bai Jian was filled with mixed emotions. He placed his right hand on his chest and bowed slightly. "My lord, Bai Jian will always remember your kindness."

Wang En grinned: "Don't think that I'm destined to lose this war. If you're willing, after this war ends and I've wiped out the Ye family, you can choose to come back. I'll keep the position of the Southern General for you. Of course, if you get tired of this kind of life, you can also take your sister and leave the Southern Territory to find a free trade city-state in other areas of the human continent, start a company, and do some business."

Bai Jian was deeply moved: "Yes."

"Okay, go ahead." Wang En narrowed his eyes: "Remember what I told you, be careful that the Ye family doesn't turn against you."

Bai Jian touched his chest, bowed again, and then silently left the room.

After the door closed, Wang En's expression instantly turned icy cold, as if the gentle and kind person from just moments ago was merely an illusion.

"Nicholas's army should have already begun its operations, right?"

Duke Wang En asked coldly.

“Yes,” the old monk beside him said. “They have already set off.”

"Very well." Wang En's eyes were like those of an icy abyss as he coldly said, "I will make these fools understand that the Southern Territory will always belong to me!"

......

Night Family Camp.

"Now, apart from White City, all the other city-states in the Southern Territory have been successfully conquered by us."

Night Owl crossed his arms and said leisurely, "Little Night did a good job this time. Although I personally led the army in this war, I didn't actually need to step in to control the situation most of the time. The victories in several battles were all due to his planning and leadership of the offensive. Moreover, I can feel that his brothers and sisters are increasingly trusting his judgment and are actually willing to follow his command and arrangements. This situation is something that my generation could never have imagined."

Back then, when the Ye clan members of his generation were competing for the position of acting clan leader, it was a bloodbath. There were countless open and covert struggles between the brothers and sisters, because everyone thought they were the strongest and no one was willing to accept the other's ideas. Many times, the ideas of the younger generation even clashed.

"Oh my, I knew it! Our Xiaoye is the best!" Zhou Yuqing (holographic projection) clasped her hands together and pressed them against her cheeks, smiling happily as she said, "Xue'er must have helped a lot too, right?"

Night Owl nodded slightly: "Yes, that little girl's mechanic talent is indeed far beyond my expectations. During the extraordinary learning ability assessment, even the War Academy's assessment system couldn't read her mechanic learning ability data. I originally thought the machine was broken at that time, but now that I think about it, it's possible that her value is already off the charts."

Zhou Yuqing: "Oh my, my Xue'er is so amazing! I love her so much~ When she comes back, I'm going to hug her and give her a big kiss~~"

Night Owl: "..."

“…You woman.” Night Owl gave her a resentful look. “Let’s not talk about that. How’s it going on your end?”

Zhou Yuqing twirled her golden hair with her fingers and said with a smile, "All the waterways, networks, transportation, signal towers, power plants, and energy stations in the Southern Territory... are now under my control."

As the Duke of the Southern Territory, Wang En originally had all these things under his control.

These things were originally Wang En's lifeline, but as the cities fell one by one to the Ye family, the staff of those energy stations and power plants, who were originally under Wang En's command, have now all surrendered to the Ye family.

Furthermore, the chairmen and presidents of the various companies and guilds in the Southern Territory that were originally under Wang En's control have now surrendered under pressure from the Ye family.

So even if Wang En defends Baicheng, even if he can hold it forever, he will eventually run out of supplies, because they will no longer receive any supplies from the outside world.

While Night Owl, Night Song, and others led their troops in battle on the front lines, Zhou Yuqing was naturally not idle in the rear.

How could the woman of the demonized clan leader be an ordinary person?

"Is that so..." Night Owl tilted his head. "That's really going smoothly... I originally thought that Wang En, being one of the four dukes, would have to put in a lot of effort in this war in the Southern Territory. I didn't expect that less than a month has passed and the war seems to be almost over?"

You should know that Night Owl had originally planned to fight for a year or two.

"Don't be too happy yet." Zhou Yuqing suddenly changed the subject: "In the process of doing these things, I also investigated two other strange things."

Night Owl raised an eyebrow: "What is it?"