Ji Juechen leered at him, but did not make a move. He was a sword fanatic, not a fool.

　　Nan Qiuqiu was the most anxious at the moment. She knew that her mother was imprisoned inside the city, but she could not enter it to save her. It would take a miracle to calm her down. Right now, she was like an ant on a frying pan. If not for Ye Guyi's consolation, she might actually have tried to fight her way inside.

　　Xu Sans.h.i.+ looked at Huo Yuhao, who was in deep thought, and said, "Yuhao, you have a plan, right?"

　　Huo Yuhao said, "There's no chance, so we have to make a chance. The Academy has already attacked, but the news has yet to reach this city. The Heavenly Soul Empire and the Star Luo Empire will respond accordingly. The palace will know of this as soon as possible. With the tense situation at the border, the Sun Moon Empire has a few choices. First, they can take the prisoners here to the frontline as hostages. Second, if they are cruel, they'll kill them straight away. Third, they can station more soldiers and soul engineer legions at the border. 

　　"I feel that the first and third options are the most possible ones. After all, the Sun Moon Empire's war preparations are not yet finished. If not, they would have already killed all the people they have imprisoned. We have to enter before news of the attack reaches here and find opportunities to strike. What we aim to do is not to rescue them, but to help them regain their fighting abilities. As long as we're able to do so, we'll stand a much better chance."