Seeing Tairuo and Sai Jia looking so troubled that they didn't know what to say...

Xu Lingjun shook his head and said, "Seeing your expressions, it seems like I'm the one making things difficult for you. Forget it, I'll take the blame this time for trusting someone I shouldn't have and feeling compassion I shouldn't have felt. It was indeed my fault. I'll head back to the Great Xia Empire to settle things... Your Highness Tairuo, could you lend me an armored vehicle? With these Night Demons under the control of the mysterious races of the heavens, it could be very dangerous if I go back on foot. Don't worry, I'll pay for it."

"Commander in Chief, don't misunderstand, we don't mean that."

Tairuo hurriedly held Xu Lingjun and said, "We've truly failed in our duty to such a degree. The Land of Light indeed bears unavoidable responsibility. Rest assured, we will definitely take full responsibility, but as for the entire nation submitting, isn't that a bit too..."

"I know this matter is too difficult for you, that's why I said let's pretend it never happened. It's my fault, farewell!"

"No, no, let me and Lord Sai Jia have a good discussion, and I will certainly give you and your Great Xia Empire a satisfactory answer."

Think of oneself as others.

If a person entrusted with the most important task of resisting the mysterious races of the heavens, someone crucial to the nation, died over such a misunderstanding...

Would Han Xu Yang easily let it go?

At that time, the Land of Light might not only have to face the external mysterious races of the heavens.

Why did the Land of Light seek help from the Secret Realm?

It's because dealing with the mysterious races of the heavens is simply too challenging for them. They need assistance, strong external forces, to stir the stagnant waters and change the current chaotic situation.

But if their enemies include the Great Xia Empire and the Secret Realm, they wouldn't stand a chance.

If the Land of Light is destroyed like this, they truly wouldn't die in peace.

But should they let things go wrong and hand over the ancestral legacy they've passed down for generations to someone else?

It feels like both options lead to a dead end.

Yet Xu Lingjun seemed unable to continue the negotiation, suddenly coughing heavily and spitting out a mouthful of blood...

Then he weakly sat down on the ground.

"Quick... quickly get Lord Gauss to treat the Commander in Chief's wounds!"

Tairuo earnestly said, "Commander in Chief, rest well, and give us some space to discuss this matter. Rest assured, I will definitely provide an answer that satisfies everyone."

"No need, I'm just a bit tired and want to sleep for a while."

Xu Lingjun looked so weak it seemed a breeze could topple him, his frail appearance left Yi Shiqi speechless...

Suddenly, an image flashed in his mind of someone who faced his full attack without flinching, taking it head-on, then forcibly tearing off one of his wings and laughing loudly, holding the wing.

Are these two people really the same person?

Are humans really so cunning and terrifying? I must have been insane to believe His Majesty's words and come here to trouble humans.

Tairuo called the most excellent military doctor to treat Xu Lingjun.

Then he and Sai Jia went aside...

"Damn it, how could such an important matter turn into this mess?"

Tairuo angrily said, "What's with this document? Was it done by Lord Beliya? Or did someone internally swap out the documents..."

"Actually, I feel it might have been done by Lord Beliya."

Sai Jia earnestly said, "We also understand the Xia People, they never get up early without something to gain. Your Highness, just trying to persuade them with a few kind words might not be so easy, and Lord Beliya clearly also knew this. He was wholeheartedly trying to save the nation, but didn't dare to directly disobey your order, so he privately altered the document... The document was quite excessively ingratiating, but admittedly, it did move that Xu Lingjun!"

He sighed, "Surely he couldn't bear to make Your Highness personally write such flattering words, after all... we were the ones asking for help first."

"I didn't expect Beliya to have such intentions."

Tairuo said softly, "Later, I will surely bring back his body and give him a proper burial..."

He asked, "Lord Beliya's actions indeed helped us in our moment of crisis, but unfortunately, they were instead used by the enemy... In the current situation, if we don't submit, the entire Land of Light will face internal strife and external threats. Facing so many enemies, we won't even have the qualification to perish together, and we'll be completely destroyed by them."

"Then surrender."

"What... Lord Sai Jia, you..."

"Your Highness, don't forget, the power of Xu Lingjun is exceptionally frightening. Even the Master of Silicon met his end at his hands. Such a fearsome individual has now fallen to the state of nuclear energy possession because of us... If he truly doesn't have long to live, what harm is there in submitting? Once we get through this crisis, and Xu Lingjun eventually succumbs to his injuries, once he dies, what will the Great Xia Empire have that we need to fear?"

Sai Jia whispered, "Don't forget the tradition of the Land of Light: to learn from the strong, surpass the strong, and conquer the strong... As long as we submit now, the cultivation techniques Xu Lingjun gave us, we can obtain the complete version. By then, the Great Xia Empire will know everything we know, but what we know, they won't. Once Xu Lingjun dies, this notion of submission is just a name."