The Host Has Fallen for the Second Female Lead Again - Chapter 50

Although Ji Mingxiao’s actions seemed fierce, she was actually very nervous.

This was her first real combat experience.

Xi Ruan watched from the side and clearly saw Ji Mingxiao’s hands tremble slightly after taking down the fifth mech.

“Are you scared?”

“A little.” Ji Mingxiao didn’t say much and rejoined the battle.

Using her psionic energy for a long time made her a bit tired, and she had to maintain a high level of concentration on the battlefield.

Two hours later, the battle ended with the enemy’s retreat.

Ji Mingxiao didn’t understand why they retreated; if they had just sent a few more people, their side would have been completely wiped out.

Ji Mingxiao and her group met up with Xu Shu and Shao Yu at the agreed location.

Xu Shu and Shao Yu’s expressions were also grim. There were others with them, who seemed to be the leaders of other organizations, and their faces were all solemn.

The group gathered in a circle around a table.

After a long silence, one person finally spoke.

“Xiao Ye, it really is Xiao Ye.”

The speaker looked about fifty years old, with graying hair and furrowed brows.

“He must be back for revenge,” he added.

“So, what are you going to do?” Ji Mingxiao asked. “Our classmates should be in their hands. Are you sure you can’t contact the Alliance?”

Several people looked at Ji Mingxiao.

“We won’t contact the Alliance,” another man said, staring at Ji Mingxiao, speaking one word at a time. “Never. We hate Alliance people.”

Ji Mingxiao looked at him: “Why?”

“A bunch of sanctimonious hypocrites,” the man sneered. “It’s already a big deal that we let you stay here.”

Shao Yu and Xu Shu didn’t speak up for Ji Mingxiao, their eyes showing a complex emotion.

After all, at this table, they were the true allies.

Ji Mingxiao tapped the table, curled her eyelashes, and smiled.

She said nothing more and left with her people.

As for the battle with Xiao Ye’s people and their sudden retreat, Ji Mingxiao didn’t mention it.

After returning, Ji Mingxiao’s group took a headcount.

They had lost five mechs, with two people dead, three seriously injured, and ten with minor injuries.

“What do we do now?”

The room was full of people.

When the question was asked, they all fell silent.

“Find Xiao Ye,” Ji Mingxiao decided to take a gamble.

“He doesn’t look like a normal person,” Xi Ruan said. “And… they killed a lot of students.”

The people in the room were silent.

Ji Mingxiao rested her chin on her hand: “My thinking is actually very simple.”

“We have to deal with over a dozen different factions here, but there’s only one Xiao Ye.”

Xi Ruan: …

“I thought you had some profound insight,” Xi Ruan said, a little speechless.

Ji Mingxiao leaned close to her ear and whispered, “Just treat it as a game. You told me not to take it seriously before, but now you’re being more serious than I am.”

Most importantly, her mission was still here, and she had to go.

Xi Ruan pursed her lips.

“Let’s decide by a vote,” Ji Mingxiao swept her gaze over the people in the room.

“They just attacked us today, and we’re going to go ask for peace tomorrow?” one person shouted. “Lin Yuan, what are you thinking?”

Ji Mingxiao looked at him calmly: “To get the maximum benefit, our military reserves are clearly inferior to Xiao Ye’s. If we fight, more of us will die.”

The person’s breathing grew heavier: “This is why it’s unreliable to let a woman make decisions. All you think about is surrender.”

“Excuse me, may I ask, how many enemy mechs did you take down today?”

The person fell silent.

“We only have this many people. Going head-to-head with them is suicide,” Ji Mingxiao took a deep breath and lowered her voice. “A wise person’s revenge is best served cold. I’m sad about it too, but what can we do?”

“Let’s vote.”

“Even if we want to go, how do we? We can’t get in.”

Ji Mingxiao looked at the speaker and smiled: “Why do you think they left when they could have wiped us out?”

“If I’m not mistaken, they must be interested in us,” she placed her comm on the table. “So we’ll just wait for them to contact us.”

“What about Shao Yu and Xu Shu’s side?”

Ji Mingxiao raised an eyebrow: “What does that have to do with me?”

The person who asked the question was taken aback.

“I thought you had a good relationship.”

“Just a kid, after all,” Ji Mingxiao smiled and said nothing more.

For the next three days, Xiao Ye didn’t contact them, and Shao Yu’s side didn’t say anything to Ji Mingxiao either, clearly wary and not wanting them to get involved.

During these three days, they only went out to stock up on food and stayed indoors.

On the fourth day, around noon, Ji Mingxiao’s comm received a notification.

Someone sent her a friend request.

Ji Mingxiao projected the screen into the air.

Everyone saw the applicant’s name.

Xiao Cheng.

Although they didn’t understand why this person insisted on using someone else’s name after being identified, there was clearly a story there.

Ji Mingxiao wasn’t interested in the story.

After accepting the friend request, the other party initiated a video call.

Ji Mingxiao accepted it directly.

Xiao Ye was in an office. Although only a few corners were visible, it was clear that he was living very comfortably.

The two stared at each other.

Xiao Ye sized up Ji Mingxiao, and the corners of his mouth curved up slightly: “We finally meet, Miss Lin.”

“Should I call you Xiao Ye or Xiao Cheng?”

“Miss Lin is beautiful, you can call me whatever you like,” Xiao Ye raised an eyebrow.

“Are my classmates with you?”

“I wouldn’t say all of them.”

Ji Mingxiao narrowed her eyes: “How many have died?”

Xiao Ye rested his chin on his hand, looking at Ji Mingxiao: “I haven’t counted.”

The people standing behind Ji Mingxiao were already showing angry expressions, barely able to control themselves.

“They’re people who were going to the battlefield anyway, death is normal, isn’t it?” Xiao Ye looked at the people behind Ji Mingxiao. “It’s better to accept it sooner.”

“Indeed,” Ji Mingxiao’s two words made the people behind her glare at her angrily. She smiled, “Then I suggest Mr. Xiao also accept that reviving Xiao Cheng is futile. It’s better to accept it sooner.”

Xiao Ye’s eyes narrowed as he stared at Ji Mingxiao, and he sneered: “Miss Ye, your mouth is really sharp.”

“I like to stab people in the heart. If I can make someone so angry they spit blood, I’d say I’ve mastered it,” Ji Mingxiao looked at Xiao Ye. “What does Mr. Xiao want to do? Since you contacted me, you probably need our cooperation.”

“What I want is very simple, I just want to reclaim my brother’s territory.”

“What does that have to do with my classmates?”

“That’s a different matter,” Xiao Ye smiled. “I hope Miss Ye can help me get their defense arrangements.”

Ji Mingxiao looked at him with a cold expression: “What’s in it for me?”

“Your people are with us, what more do you need?”

Ji Mingxiao scoffed: “You must be dreaming.”

“So you don’t want your classmates back?”

“There has never been a ‘want or don’t want’ concept here. They are surrounded by enemies, and we are also surrounded by enemies. Honestly, there isn’t much of a difference,” Ji Mingxiao looked at him.

“At most, everyone dies together. Although I don’t know what you plan to do by allying with the Ah Yi Nation, if everyone dies, it will definitely not have any impact on the Alliance. We fight for the Alliance and are not afraid of death,” Ji Mingxiao spoke clearly. “I believe my classmates will also have this awareness.”

The people who were about to speak up were now speechless.

When they entered the military academy, they had already sworn an oath to fight for the Alliance and the people.

Xiao Ye narrowed his eyes, looking at Ji Mingxiao: “Heh, you only have a few people? To think you can all die together is too naive.”

“You have other plans and definitely don’t want to lose too many of your people in this war. If we all risk our lives and fight you head-on, as long as we can take one of you down, we’ve profited. Losing one of us isn’t a loss. If you’re uncomfortable, we’re happy,” Ji Mingxiao looked at Xiao Ye.

“Our mechs have built-in self-destruct devices. When we enter your territory, we can self-destruct one by one, which should take a good number of you out.”

Ji Mingxiao began to do the math in front of Xiao Ye.

“And our mechs are custom-built, so the explosive power should be even greater.”

Xiao Ye looked at Ji Mingxiao with a cold gaze.

No one spoke. Anyone could see that a stalemate had been reached.

Xiao Ye raised his hand and clapped twice.

“Impressive.”

“Can we talk about cooperation again?” Ji Mingxiao looked at him.

“Then what does Miss Lin want?”

“You can’t kill any more of my classmates. After I get the things, you’ll release my classmates and send all of our personnel, both living and deceased, back to the Alliance.”

“Send?” Xiao Ye laughed. “A spaceship, a space jump… I estimate that the price could directly buy all the data from those fools.”

“So, you agree to release the classmates?”

Xiao Ye was stunned for a moment, then scoffed: “Does Miss Lin like to play word games?”

“I really do.”

“Then you shouldn’t be on the front lines.”

Ji Mingxiao sneered: “Why does Mr. Xiao change the subject? If you can’t send us back, please help us contact the Alliance. After all, the risk of this matter is very high. We need to leave a way out and exit safely.”

Xiao Ye fell into silence again: “Fine.”

“Also, I want one more person.”

“Hm?”

“Xue Qingran,” Ji Mingxiao narrowed her eyes. “She must have told you a lot about my mech. What a shame. After she was sent in, my mech underwent some modifications, and my true personal style only began to show.”

“To be honest, that woman is quite useless. If you don’t want to give her to me, you can just abandon her in the wilderness to fend for herself.”

“Done.” To be honest, Xiao Ye now just wanted to kill Xue Qingran. She was completely useless and a waste of food.

While the two were talking, Xue Qingran was present. Hearing Ji Mingxiao’s words, her heart trembled, and she clenched her fists.

As for Xiao Ye agreeing, she wasn’t surprised at all. He was inherently cold-blooded.

But she didn’t understand why, after all this time, Ji Mingxiao still wouldn’t let her go.

She hadn’t even done anything to her, and yet, she was exposed so easily.

“Pleasure working with you,” Ji Mingxiao narrowed her eyes.

“The pleasure is all mine.”

“I hope Mr. Xiao can keep his word.”

“Naturally,” Xiao Ye smiled. “Miss Lin, rest assured.”

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