"Me?"
Faced with Shangguan Wuji's question, Wang Chen smiled. "Of course, I'll follow Her Highness the Princess's wishes. If she is willing to remarry the Barbarian King, I'll escort her to the Southern Barbarians."
"And if Her Highness is unwilling?"
Shangguan Wuji directly voiced what Wang Chen had yet to say. The sixth-tier Martial Venerable's gaze sharpened like a blade. "Grand Guardian Wang, how will you conduct yourself then?"
"And I hear that Grand Guardian Wang is also Her Highness's mentor?"
"That's right. I am Her Highness's master."
Wang Chen met Shangguan Wuji's gaze, his expression calm. "If Her Highness is unwilling, then no one will be allowed to force her!"
Their gazes clashed silently, and the temperature throughout the grand hall seemed to plummet.
Sun Zhengheng, seated to one side, could not help but shiver.
His cultivation and strength were the weakest among the three, so he did not even have a chance to speak.
Shangguan Wuji fell silent for a moment, then extended a finger and traced it across the table. His fingertip sank into the hard tabletop, sketching out a simple map.
"This is Great Qi, this is Great Yan, this is the Southern Barbarians..."
After finishing the map, the Hanhai Army Commander tapped four spots on the tabletop in succession. "This is our Great Liang."
In terms of geography, Great Liang possessed the finest territory. Not only did it have vast stretches of fertile plains, but most regions also enjoyed distinct Four Seasons, pleasant weather, and abundant resources.
Yet Great Liang was surrounded by Great Yan, Great Qi, and the Southern Barbarians. The latter two had long eyed Great Liang's rich lands with drooling greed, and war had never ceased over the past several centuries.
Great Yan's relationship with Great Liang might have been fairly good,