Ye Rui had already made up his mind since he had personally sought out Caojun. Otherwise, even though she had cut off all supplies to Ling Mountain, as long as he endured for half a year and found another way to supply and demand, he could escape her control and no longer be tied to her. It would be difficult, but not impossible, after all, over the years, he had taken some protective measures, and now that she was out of the picture, he could free up his hands and feet.
But he didn't want to go through such hardship and decided to forget it. To go two months without sleep was already enough to exhaust a man to death, let alone half a year. Would he even be alive after that? Besides, he wasn't so eager to have a third of the world to himself.
Seeing that Ye Rui's demeanor did not appear to be feigned, Ling Hua's smile became a few degrees more genuine. She shifted her stool closer to him and said, "Come, cousin, since that's the case, let's discuss a major issue."
