The woman, somewhat resigned, had no choice but to speak:

"You seem to really want to hear the words 'I regret it' from my mouth?"

"Yes."

"Isn't that obvious?"

"Look at the man you chose. Even when a great disaster is upon the tribe, he still chooses to return here for a woman. How did you choose him with such blind eyes back then?"

"I originally had my eyes on his third son."

"In the end, that person didn't want you? Then you went for his father?"

"Yes, that person didn't want me. He was very wary and guarded against me. Even when I offered myself willingly, he didn't want me. So I had no choice; I could only go to his father's bed and hear him call me 'mother.'

"Are women always this trivial?"

"Enough nonsense. Now, what should we do? I've heard the Yan people's army has already reached the west side of Deep Pool, and it's not far from here."

"If you want to escape, there's still time. I don't believe the Naman Tribe can hold off the Yan people, and even if they do this time, when the Yan people send their army again, the Naman Tribe will ultimately be destroyed.

These wild chieftain nobles who didn't follow the King of the Wild People into the fortress,

they don't understand,

the Yan people,

how ruthless they truly are!

If you let them get the upper hand, alright,

but if you let them suffer even a tiny loss, the Yan people will spare no expense to restore their dignity.

Their emperor, their lord, their generals are all a bunch of lunatics, complete madmen!"

"So, you are still holding a grudge because you almost got eaten back then?"

"If I had been half a step slower back then, I would have been completely devoured by the Pixiu under that Yan Lord North!"

"I know, I know, you've been wronged, you've been wronged."

The woman picked up her half-formed leather garment, carefully inspected the stitches, and said:

"But I just don't want to leave. In my eyes, the Yan people and the wild people are essentially no different, they're all humans;

just as to them, we are the same whether cat or fox, all they see are demons.

This man..."

The woman glanced again at the unconscious Naman King,

"He's already done for. I chose him in the first place because I thought he'd be easy to manipulate, obedient. He indeed didn't disappoint me.

But now, since he's no longer useful, I might as well let go."

"Not leaving, not escaping?"

The cat's eyes flashed with suspicion, then shock and said:

"You're thinking of staying?"

"Yes, I am a princess, a delicate and stunning princess. No matter how barbaric the Yan people are, their soldiers are still men. I don't believe when Lord Pingye breaks in here and sees me in the King's Tent,

he won't be tempted."

Hua Ji said this,

unable to stop herself from covering her mouth and laughing,

"Men, aren't they all the same?"

"Heh."

The black cat emitted a sound of disdain.

"What, you're not going to stay with me?"

"Why would I stay with you? I want to live a few more years. It's not easy for us demons to gain intelligence; I don't want to die so soon."

"But in such a vast world, if we leave the Naman tribe, where can we go? Find another Naman King? Even if I'm tired, these so-called chieftain leaders, staying with them you won't even be able to extract any noble spirit.

Even if he holds a noble title, it's of no use!

Anyway,

in Yanjing there's the Pixiu. Such beings are most sensitive to us demons and prefer to feed on demons;

In Chu State there's the Fire Phoenix. In the great swamp, there are plenty of demons, and those Chu State sorcerers can easily deal with us;

The Qi cultivators in Qian State, each eager to exterminate us to accumulate their heavenly merit.

That Yan Lord Pingye, being personally conferred by the Yan Emperor, should have his share of nobility, right?

Don't you want that?

You truly don't want that?

Can you really bear to let it go?"

As she spoke,

the woman unconsciously stretched out her tongue to lick her lips, extra seductive.

"Hua Ji, don't think of this world too simply. This, after all, is a human world. If that Lord Pingye isn't interested in you?"

"How could he not be? Unless the Yan State appoints a eunuch as Lord Pingye, or the Lord Pingye's wife at home is more beautiful and adept at tending to and pleasing men than I am,

heh,

tell me,

is that possible?"

...

The Keyan Division's over seven thousand troops haven't moved these past two days, following Zheng Fan's orders to actually wait for the Naman Tribe's troops to approach.

However, due to previous gains, the spoils were considerable, so there's no worry about a food shortage. Moreover, following wartime practices, Lord Zheng generously portioned out plenty of cattle and sheep from the spoils to reward them, maintaining high spirits among these Keyan Division warriors.

Lord Zheng's talent in marching and warfare, due to not daring to act recklessly, so actually Zheng Fan himself isn't clear on exactly what level he's at in commanding troops now?

But some rigid things, Zheng Fan still understands.

When going on expeditions, military supplies are always the foremost priority; ensuring the soldiers are well-fed at all times is the most direct and effective method of maintaining combat spirit.

And the Naman Tribe's army finally appeared on the second day, although the Naman Tribe didn't directly launch an attack, but began probing Zheng Fan's side through cavalry scouts.

Lord Zheng was too lazy to engage them in skirmishes, too lazy to expend that energy, continuing to signal Keyan Dongge and Jin Shuke to hold their positions.