Looking down towards Jian Shen's hands which had almost wrapped themselves around her waist, Xiulan both wanted to move away and the same time never move again as well.
Taking hold of Xiulan's waist while he was behind her, Jian Shen looked towards the three battlefields from above her shoulder.
One was the fight taking place on the ground, the second one was between those above the Dharma Realm taking place in the skies, and finally, the fight between the Genesis Realm Cultivators which was taking place not too far away from them.
Seeing all of this, Jian Shen could tell that this war wasn't something which would finish quickly.
Therefore, while hugging Xiulan from behind Jian Shen asked, "Do you really need to support the Taiyang Empire? I can take you away with me whenever you want."
Not moving inside his embrace which was warm and comfy, Xiulan didn't know what to say.
It was true that she was only supporting the Xiulan Empire because her family had done so, but now that she was the only last surviving member of her family was there a need to continue supporting it?
Especially when it was coming in between her happiness?
Still, Xiulan didn't feel right with leaving everything behind her in such a way.
"Can't you support the Taiyang Empire, instead?"
Shaking his head, Jian Shen said, "I made a vow to myself that I'd destroy the Taiyang Empire."
"A vow? But why?"
"Because the assassins sent by Wan Han hurt someone they weren't supposed to."
Jian Shen didn't need to say any further as Xiulan understood what he was talking about.
It was most likely related to that massacre which happened above the Yueliang Empire's Capital city when the assassins tried to kidnap Wei Wuying.
"Another one of your women?"
"Is that jealousy I sense in your voice?"
"Yes."
Surprised at how Xiulan's answer was completely different from the other women he had been with and completely unexpected, Jian Shen was unable to say anything for a while.
Speaking on her own, Xiulan said, "I'm afraid you'll get bored of me in the future. What should I do when that happens? I don't even have a family to go back to."
"In that case, why not become a part of my family? I doubt that anything can make me want to leave you."
"Really? What if... "
While this was all happening between Jian Shen and Xiulan, the others, however, weren't just standing around and looking at him.
Other than the two Emperors, their advisors, and the special group of soldiers protecting then, everyone else was fighting with the intention to kill their enemy.
Unlike a war between mortals where the soldiers would die just as quickly as they killed their enemies, a war where the soldiers were cultivators was completely different.
Due to their strong bodies and overflowing vitality, the cultivators wouldn't die too soon unless they were being attacked by too many enemies or cultivators that were stronger than themselves.
Therefore, whenever a soldier was injured he would choose to immediately retreat and use medicine to treat himself.
Depending on how critical the injury was, the soldier would take an appropriate amount of time to be healed before being sent back to the front lines as soon as possible by the special doctors appointed by the Emperor.
This was because as long as a soldier wasn't completely dead, they would still be an asset to the Empire by fighting on the battlefield.
Who knows whether that one soldier who was quickly treated and sent back to the battlefield would be the cause of turning the tide of war in their war.
"The war has escalated too fast. What do you all think?"
Nodding their heads in union, the advisors took a moment to discuss between themselves before one of them finally stepped forward and answered for all of them.
"Based on everything that is happening, we feel that our side holds the advantage over the Taiyang Empire, your Majesty."
"Why is that?"
"With the three Sect Leaders on our side facing against the two Sect Leaders and the rogue cultivator supporting the Taiyang, we hold an advantage in that fight."
"And with the absence of the Flower General due to her... Ummmm fight against Jian Shen, none of the three battlefields can obtain any help from her which is a disadvantage to the Taiyang Empire."
Speaking till here, the man who was speaking for the group paused and continued by saying, "Unfortunately, even though we hold the advantage it is just by a little and not enough to break through the stalemate the Genesis Realm experts are in."
"So, if this keeps up for long our forces on the ground and sky would soon be defeated by the Taiyang Empire's forces which are bigger than ours."
Nodding his head with a serious expression, Li Qiao took some to think about the situation and said, "In the end, it seems like we have no other choice but to use them."
"Yes, your Majesty. We will need to use all the mercenaries at our disposal to quickly obtain an advantage."
"Fine. Have all of the mercenaries gather here by tomorrow morning. I'll use them from the very beginning to take that bastard Wan Han by surprise and completely over slaughter this army."
"As you wish, your Majesty."
Getting back to Jian Shen and Xiulan, after they came to a decision about her leaving the Taiyang Empire to go with him, she said that she'd spend this one day to serve the Taiyang Empire and leave it in the evening.
Therefore, Jian Shen was now fighting against Xiulan who wanted to spend her last day supporting the Taiyang Empire seriously.