However, circumstances sometimes left him no choice. If Meng Chuan backed down, he would inevitably become the laughingstock of the Blue Star Lords' Group.
Many Lords would openly or covertly mock him—an old-established Lord who was actually afraid of losing to a rookie Lord who had joined the Star Alliance less than a year ago.
Meng Chuan also believed that, no matter what, he could not possibly lose to "Lu Wang."
But when he saw that Lu Wang was unafraid of his duel proposal in the group chat, he began to have doubts.
But then again, perhaps the other party had no extraordinary means of securing victory at all. Maybe he was just putting on a brave front, hoping to scare Meng Chuan off?
As a first-generation Lord, Meng Chuan was still decisive. He gritted his teeth and immediately agreed to Bai Xiaowen's proposal.
And so, under the watchful eyes of countless people, the duel contract between the Heavenly Prefecture Territory and the White Phoenix Fief was established.
Although there was no Spirit Realm Rules Notarization, the many Lords in the Blue Star Lords' Group would serve as witnesses.
If Meng Chuan won, the terms would be as he had stated: the Great Tang Domain would be restored, and Boundary Stele authority would be returned to Li Jin'en.
If Bai Xiaowen won, he could choose one of the Heavenly Prefecture Territory's three vassal territories—Jinyuan Territory, ruled by Jiang Zhiru; Nolanton Territory, ruled by Arlo; and Cecil Territory, ruled by Horace—and obtain suzerain authority over it, inheriting all of the Heavenly Prefecture Territory's rights over that territory.
These three territories had also been the most active troublemakers in the Blue Star Lords' Group. After the previous war between the White Phoenix Fief and the Great Tang Domain, when Meng Chuan mocked