Fengyu never expected that Dugu Jing would truly accompany them back to Ningzhou City, and not only that, but he returned after properly handing over duties in the military tent. For three months, he was held captive at the battlefield encampment in Ningzhou.
"Second Brother, when you came to negotiate, did you never plan to let Dugu Jing return?"
"Exactly!" Xie Jue had never intended to let Dugu Jing leave. After Ningzhou's ceasefire, at least half of the Ningzhou Iron Cavalry would need to head to Jiangnan for combat. How could he possibly allow Dugu Jing to go back? If Dugu Jing reneged, Ningzhou would once again be in jeopardy, forcing them to race against time. Whether concerning the Jiangnan warfront or Ningzhou itself, the situation would become overwhelmingly disadvantageous. Only by keeping Dugu Jing imprisoned in Ningzhou could he confidently dispatch the 200,000-strong army to Jiangnan.
"What if Dugu Jing refuses to stay imprisoned in Ningzhou?"
