Zhu Tian: A journey of spiritual practice starting from Joy of Life

Chapter 80 Frenetic Negotiations

After saying that, Leng Feibai yawned and said, "Also, keep an eye on Zhuang Mohan. If he's not participating in the negotiations, think carefully about what he's doing in Kyoto."

After saying that, Leng Feibai turned around and returned to his resting place.

"Brother Feibai!"

Fan Xian thought of something and said, "Chen Pingping told me today that he wants to pass the Inspection Institute to me?"

"If you want it, then take it, but you still have to see if the old loach on the dragon throne will let you take it!"

After Leng Feibai finished speaking, he ended his Emperor's Qi-gazing Technique and returned to the room.

In the room, the tiredness in Leng Feibai's eyes disappeared completely, and he raised his hand and drew another shadow clone talisman.

The talisman clone appeared beside him, and Leng Feibai said in a cold voice, "I will be practicing in the building these days. You go and keep an eye on Lang Tao, be careful of him doing anything wrong."

The clone nodded, turned into a bird and flew out of the room, heading towards the inn in the west of the city.

"I hope that brat Fan Xian can figure out why Zhuang Mohan came to Kyoto, otherwise I'll be exhausted to death!"

After Leng Feibai finished speaking, he turned around and returned to the twelfth-floor building, where he sat cross-legged and continued to practice the Nine Yang Divine Art.

Now the only thing missing from the Five Qis Returning to Origin is the fire attribute part. All we need to do is integrate the fire attribute mental method into the Chaos Qi Sea.

Then Leng Feibai can reach the last realm of the first volume of the Five Elements and One Qi Divine Art, the Five Qi Hunyuan.

According to the records in the mental method, as long as the Five Qi Hunyuan realm is fully achieved, one can have endless life and eternal youth, and reach the realm of half-step to becoming an immortal.

Perhaps by that time, it will be time for me to enter the realm of grandmaster.

Early the next morning, Leng Feibai's clone looked over from the window.

I saw that both sides of a conference table were filled with officials from Southern Qing and Northern Qi who were negotiating.

Led by Xin Qiwu and Fan Xian, the Nanqing officials sat upright in their seats with serious expressions.

Opposite them, the Northern Qi official in red looked calm and composed, as if he was ready to oppose the other party's request.

"Wait a moment, and you'll understand what it means for a great nation to be generous and magnanimous."

Leng Feibai said silently in his heart, waiting to see the show.

On the side, Lang Tao was silently chewing on an autumn cucumber that he had picked up from somewhere.

The crackling sound immediately attracted Leng Feibai's attention.

"Have one?"

Lang Tao looked at Leng Feibai and picked up a cucumber and threw it over.

Leng Feibai caught it and took a bite. "Not bad. Where did you buy it? I don't remember you going out."

"It's grown in Junior Sister's garden!"

Lang Tao took another bite of the cucumber and said, "I remember you helped her build that cucumber stand."

"Yes!"

Leng Feibai silently recalled, "I remember it took three days to build the scaffolding, and it collapsed twice along the way. Old Wolf, why did you come to Qing Kingdom? Don't tell me you're here to protect the delegation!"

"I mainly wanted to come to Kyoto to see if you were here!"

Lang Tao rolled her eyes and said, "Junior Sister missed you very much, so I came to Nanqing to see you. If I can't find you in Kyoto, I will go to Danzhou to look for you."

The two of them were chatting with each other when suddenly a roar was heard from inside the house.

"I will never return the state occupied by my mighty army to you!"

A roar immediately caught the attention of the two men. They looked at each other, and helplessness flashed across their faces.

Xin Qiwu's preemptive move disrupted the enemy's plan. The Northern Qi official immediately retorted, "That is our territory..."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xin Qiwu said in an extremely strong tone, "Your territory, even if you lost the battle, is still your territory. If you have the guts, send troops to take it back. Otherwise, I will unilaterally declare a suspension of negotiations and continue the talks after the fighting between the two countries is over."

"Qing Kingdom is indeed a martial nation!"

Lang Tao gritted his teeth and said, "Even a civil servant has such an aggressive demeanor."

"A weak country has no diplomacy!"

Leng Feibai thought to himself, "If Yan Bingyun hadn't been betrayed by Li Yunrui, causing the situation to become unbalanced, this negotiation would have been a crushing defeat for Qing."

The Northern Qi officials could no longer tolerate it and started swearing.

"Fuck you, do you know how to negotiate?"

"My regards to your grandmother. Is there any need to discuss this? Just pay me the cost of my army's departure and then pay to redeem the prisoners of war."

Aside from Fan Xian, both groups quickly became furious, and greetings to each other's relatives filled the room. Three generations of relatives from both sides, especially their grandparents, were all greeted frantically.

"Are all intellectuals' mouths so dirty?"

Although Leng Feibai was prepared, the corners of his mouth couldn't stop twitching. Lang Tao was chewing a cucumber beside him, looking as if he was used to it.

As for Fan Xian, who was inside the room, he was furious, complaining furiously in his mind, "Damn it! Xin Qiwu was just telling me about the magnanimity of a great nation. Now he's like he's possessed by someone from Zuan."

Both sides were like this, you pointing at me, I pointing at you, and everyone's face was covered with spit except Fan Xian.

Some of the more ruthless ones even took off their shoes and started fighting with the other side.

Seeing this, Leng Feibai turned to look at Lang Tao and said, "Are you sure we don't need to go in and get the carriage?"

"Let them fight, nothing will happen."

Lang Tao sighed and said, "If we don't let them do their best to save face, it won't be recorded in history books. People all over the world won't be able to tolerate it either."

"So what if I saw it?"

Leng Feibai secretly complained in his heart, "Anyway, it's always the lower class people who suffer."

"stop"

Then Xin Qiwu's angry roar came from inside the house, "Let's stop here for now. Let's go eat first and continue the conversation in the afternoon."

After saying that, officials from both Southern Qing and Northern Qi walked out of the room in unison.

When Fan Xian came to his senses, Xin Qiwu was the only one left around him.

"Master Xiao Fan, this is your first negotiation, so you might not be used to it."

Xin Qiwu wiped his face with a wet handkerchief and said with a smile, "Have a good rest at noon, we have to continue in the afternoon."

"Lord Xin."

Fan Xian's eyes widened as he spoke, "You told me before about the magnanimity of a great nation, but weren't you a little too ostentatious just now?"

"Alas," Xin Qiwu retorted, "the soldiers are fighting on the front lines, risking their lives. If we don't act strong, we'll be letting them down."

"Makes sense."

Fan Xian's eyes widened, and then he went out for dinner at Xin Qiwu's invitation.

Such negotiations lasted for three full days, during which the Northern Qi envoy was so angry that Xin Qiwu overturned the table four times.

At noon on the fourth day, Xin Qiwu continued with a proud expression, "It's been the same for the past few days. I can't return that state to you. You should quickly settle the money for the redemption of the prisoners and the funds for my army's departure. You haven't been tired of arguing for so many days."

"There's no way to talk about this."

The envoy in charge of negotiations from Northern Qi almost overturned the table again, but at this moment, a servant ran in and handed him a piece of intelligence.

The envoy took the intelligence and took a look. A smile immediately appeared on his face. He said proudly, "Sir Xin, we will definitely not give in on our terms this time."

Xin Qiwu was greatly surprised and couldn't help asking, "Have you lost your mind?"

The envoy said proudly, "I have some new information here. You can take a good look at it and verify it."

After saying this, the Northern Qi envoy put down the information, stood up and left the house.

Xin Qiwu was greatly surprised. He picked up the intelligence and looked at it, exclaiming in shock, "Oh no, something really happened."

As soon as these words fell, Fan Xian was stunned and looked at Xin Qiwu.

"Yan Bingyun was arrested."

As soon as these words came out, Fan Xian's face turned pale and he subconsciously covered his hands behind his back.

"Brother Feibai is right. I have to stay away from him for the next few days."

In just a moment, the news that Yan Bingyun had fallen into the hands of the Northern Qi Jinyiwei had spread throughout Kyoto.

For a time, the Imperial Palace and the Inspection Office were in chaos.

The Northern Qi side used this as an excuse to make four demands to the Qing State.

1. Return Liaozhou.

2. Release prisoners of war.

3. Provide pensions to the soldiers of Northern Qi who died in battle.

4. Let Qingguo use Xiao En and Si Lili to exchange for Yan Bingyun.

　Thanks to Yunxiao Yulang, Dixuan丿Dixuan, Lulin Baifeng, and ts01124337 for the monthly tickets.

　　
　
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