World-Ending Demon Emperor
Chapter 836 - 399: Loyalty to Gui Xingfu! Tuli Yang seeks revenge!

Chapter 836: 399: Loyalty to Gui Xingfu! Tuli Yang seeks revenge!

Gui Xingfu was suddenly faced with a life-and-death decision!

Should he choose Suo Lun, or should he choose Zhi Li?

If, according to what Zhi Li had said, after eliminating Suo Lun and taking back the original Linhai City, half of Yingzhou Island would be given to Gui Xingfu as the new Linhai City.

Spanning a thousand miles, Yingzhou Island was the size of a province. Half its area was still more than four times the size of Linhai City.

And most importantly, Yingzhou Island was isolated overseas, thousands of miles away from Rage Wave Kingdom, beyond Zhi Li’s reach to do anything to Gui Xingfu.

Then, Gui Xingfu thought of a question and asked, "Who will be given the other half of Yingzhou Island?"

Turing Chen replied, "It has not been decided yet. It might also be given to the Turing Clan. Then, our families could be united once again."

Gui Xingfu’s heart pounded furiously. What choice should he make?

In terms of feelings, his hatred for Suo Lun had once been bone-deep but had now dissipated. Instead, he was filled with resentment towards Zhi Li.

But on such a critical issue, Gui Xingfu would absolutely not let emotions play a part.

He was weighing only the benefits!

Undoubtedly, betraying Suo Lun would bring much greater benefits.

So it seemed, this choice was not difficult at all!

But...

Gui Xingfu then considered the most crucial question: could Zhi Li win? Could Suo Lun lose?

As soon as he thought about this, Gui Xingfu’s heart calmed down!

In the naval battle against Yan Mo, everyone thought Suo Lun was bound to lose, but Suo Lun won, and Yan Mo died.

Zhi Li and Turing Duo believed that Yan Mo’s defeat was all due to Hai Gang’s betrayal.

But Gui Xingfu did not think so at all, linking Hai Gang to himself, surely only having surrendered to Suo Lun out of desperation.

Although Gui Xingfu was now Suo Lun’s envoy and the highest-ranking civil officer in the Southeast Province, he was just as ignorant about the details of the naval battle.

So he was also unaware of Suo Lun’s secret weapon, the cannon.

However, he had an inexplicable intuition that he felt Suo Lun surely had some kind of trump card.

"Stepfather, what are you still waiting for?" Ling Ao said sharply, "This is the last chance. If you miss it, the entire Gui Family Clan will have to be buried with Suo Lun. Are you really that loyal to Suo Lun?"

Turing Chen said, "Uncle, what’s there to consider? The whole world is besieging Suo Lun, eighty thousand troops attacking Tianshui City, almost ten times Suo Lun’s strength. With or without extraordinary abilities, Suo Lun is doomed!"

Gui Xingfu closed his eyes and fell into deep thought.

Indeed, it was the most critical moment for him, Gui Xingfu. Make the right choice, and glory and riches awaited; the family legacy would continue.

Make the wrong choice, and his whole clan would die without a place to be buried.

Moreover, he believed that Zhi Li’s hatred for him, Gui Xingfu, had lessened a lot by now.

Firstly, Hai Gang had replaced Gui Xingfu as the greatest traitor, bearing the brunt of Zhi Li’s fury.

Secondly, Zhi Li was now at his peak, at his proudest moment, unquestionably having let go of past humiliations. People tend to dwell on past grievances only when they are down, but they are often more forgiving in their moments of triumph.

In this great decisive battle between Zhi Li and Suo Lun, who would win, who would lose?

This was the most crucial point, and Gui Xingfu could only stand with the victor; otherwise, no matter how generous the terms offered, it would be useless.

Zhi Li’s eighty thousand troops, the world besieging Suo Lun, it seemed like Suo Lun was surely doomed.

The Turing Chens and Ling Aos before him did not doubt this for a moment.

But Gui Xingfu had a vague intuition that things were not so simple!

This intuition came from Suo Lun’s previous track record, where he always seemed doomed but always turned the tables. And often, these miracles were built upon Gui Xingfu’s own failures.

Suo Lun seemed born to create miracles.

But now...

Gui Xingfu was gambling with his life!

Rationally, Zhi Li had more than a seventy to eighty percent chance of winning.

Intuitively, Suo Lun had a fifty percent chance.

However, combining reason with intuition, Suo Lun was still losing.

Turing Chen said coldly, "Uncle, we can’t wait forever for you to make up your mind."

Gui Xingfu closed his eyes tightly and said, "Please go back and tell Zhi Li His Highness, thank you for his generous offer, but I must respectfully decline it!"

At that, Turing Chen and Ling Ao showed looks of disbelief.

Facing such generous conditions, Gui Xingfu still wouldn’t betray Suo Lun. Was he that loyal? Was he truly ready to go down with Suo Lun?

Having known him for so long, Gui Xingfu wasn’t such a person!

After saying this, Gui Xingfu felt as if he were about to collapse, heaved a sigh of relief, and felt all his strength leave him.

It was like a gambler, staking his last possessions in one final gamble, to emerge either in glory and riches or with nothing at all.

Regardless, in the moment of pushing all his chips in, he must have been completely relaxed.

Finally, the torment was over, and the final decision had been made.

Next, it was up to fate!

"You’re mad, Gui Xingfu, you’re mad..." Turing Chen rasped.

Gui Xingfu seemed to be barely able to stand, sat down, closed his eyes, and said, "I think I am mad too..."

Just before he had opened his mouth, he had made up his mind to betray Suo Lun, pledge loyalty to Zhi Li, and hand over the Southeast Province, but unexpectedly, the words that came out in the end were a rejection of Zhi Li!