This is also why the two women suddenly reached out to Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er. They were worried that before their plan could even get off the ground, they would end up trapped and left to die in Mingdu, so they wanted to drag Shrek into it as well.
At such a sensitive juncture, only by dragging Shrek into the muddy waters could they truly stir up trouble, cause a massive scene in Mingdu, and then slip away, buying their own empire precious preparation time before the outbreak of war.
However, with the tunnels that Huo Yuhao had prepared many years ago, they might not necessarily need to rely on Shrek's help to evacuate after all.
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