As usual, the public bought into this kind of baseless rumor. If Xi Empire didn't dare to double the price, then it meant that they were really dying. Furthermore, Xi Empire must have lost a lot in this competition. Therefore, if they didn't fight back, they would lose their will to fight, thus accelerating their decline.
Lin Jing was waiting for that moment when the Xi family lost their desire to fight back. Even the proudest lion, after losing its will, could be taken out easily. Without Xi Mubai, the Xi family had already lost its claws; Lin Jing was now grinding out their will. Lin Jing firmly believed that she would be the eventual victor in this crazy gamble!
Little did she know that Xi Empire was not led by Mubai's father but Xinghe, a woman whose will couldn't be extinguished. Lin Jing had miscalculated one thing, which was Xinghe wouldn't fight a war that she had no confidence in winning.
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