For a moment, Bai Ye thought he had misheard. He had laid out the facts, the risks, and the benefits so clearly. In his mind, unity was the only logical path. Yet Ryan rejected it outright.
Why?
Even if Ryan himself was confident, what about the others? Didn't he care about the people around him? About Fengyue City?
"Yes, I refuse," Ryan said again calmly. "Whether you can enter Western Mansion is your own matter."
His tone was flat, almost indifferent. To him, the so-called union offered no real benefit.
With strength at the level of an Upper Exalt, entering Western Mansion was never in question. Even bringing the Li Clan along posed no problem for him. He had promised Li Gengxin to help his clan, not to shoulder the fate of all thirty-six cities of the North District.
He was not a saint to do such favors.
Helping those close to him was already enough.
