First, Si Peng could be said to have set aside his worries about Purple Butterfly.
He would not grow suspicious that Xiang Qing and He Xin had plotted against and harmed Purple Butterfly, further rupturing their relationship.
This was crucial. He was not prepared to tear his face off with Xiang Qing directly, either.
Second, he had gained a deeper understanding of how the existence of the young man before him meant almost the difference between life and death for the Dan Chi Clan.
Without him, a surprise attack on Danchi might succeed. With him, launching a surprise attack on Danchi would absolutely be the stupidest possible course.
With the external conditions and circumstances for a surprise attack on Danchi gone, they had to consider what would be most beneficial to their own side.
For both sides to negotiate peace and absorb the other by peaceful means was the most ideal and advantageous approach.
And because of this young man's existence, it had become possible to put that plan into practice. The only concern was that the other side's two preconditions were too harsh, as though they intended to treat the Divine Might Army like a chamber pot.
Whenever they needed it or felt worried, they would use it and lean on it. Once it was no longer useful, they might toss it aside.
After all, under the two conditions Meng Zhao had proposed, the Divine Might Army had no leverage over the Dan Chi Clan at all. Instead, they would have to shoulder a considerable burden, providing for the daily cultivation and training expenditures of five thousand Dan Chi warriors.
Suppose—just suppose—that in the future they left the mountains and went to war, only for the Dan Chi Clan to pat their backsides and leave. Not only would they