Arrogance

It is rare for an ordinary person to serve as an envoy, but it does happen occasionally. After all, the envoy's job relies more on verbal skills than practical skills. However, it is rather strange that the golden-haired princess in front of us is an ordinary person.

Through thousands of years of bloodline iterations, it is rare for a large clan to produce a useless person who cannot cultivate.

The probability that the woman in front of him, as a member of the so-called Kingdom of Xien, is Innate Waste Body like Xu Yuan is almost negligible.

Is he encountering a kindred spirit today, or is it that he can't sense the other person's cultivation level?

As Xu Yuan Yuanzheng pondered, Li Yunqing stepped forward with a smile and stood before the two Xien.

Standing upright like a pine tree, Li Yunqing, with a calm and gentle expression, praised the golden retriever with a smile:

"I've long heard of Princess Aurenli's stunning beauty; seeing her today, the rumors are truly undeniable."

After a moment of silence, Orenri took a slight step back, lifted her skirt slightly, bent her knees slightly, and performed a courtly gesture from the Kingdom of Xien, revealing a large expanse of her snow-white bosom:

"Thank you. Your Highness is indeed a dashing and debonair man. I've heard that Your Highness is always cynical, but now I see that you are quite a gentleman. Also, Your Highness, you can just call me Aurenli."

The woman's voice was like a silver bell, and she spoke in the Great Yan language, but it was extremely difficult to pronounce.

Upon hearing the other party's Great Yan and difficult-to-pronounce Dayan language, Li Yunqing raised an eyebrow and asked with a smile:

"According to my royal brother, Princess Aurenli, you don't seem to be proficient in the Great Yan language."

Aurenli straightened up, her deep golden eyelashes trembling slightly as she smiled:

"The Great Yan is a vast and resource-rich land with a long and rich history. Whether as an envoy or for personal reasons, I am very interested in it."

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Li Yunqing extended his hand to Xu Yuan and introduced him:

"This is Wang Shicai, the son of the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of War of the Great Yan Dynasty, and a good friend of my imperial brother."

Aurenli shifted her gaze to the left, meeting the eyes of the man in the brocade coat for a fleeting moment. A hint of surprise flashed in her azure eyes, which she quickly suppressed.

They assumed that Xu Yuan was a trusted confidant sent by the Crown Prince the Great Yan to eavesdrop.

From what I've learned these past few days, the struggle for the throne in the Great Yan Dynasty is even more dangerous than that in their own Xien royal family.

Even biological brothers can fight amongst themselves.

As an envoy, Aurenli understood the meaning behind the prince's introduction. She glanced at the tin can behind her and said softly:

"Huron, bow."

After a metallic scraping sound, the tin can raised its left hand to its chest and bowed in respect.

"This is my guard knight, named Huron. However, he is naturally slow-witted and has made no progress in learning the language of the Great Yan."

stupid?

Xu Yuan's gaze swept over the tin can for a few moments, then he silently shook his head.

If it weren't for his Spirit Sight allowing him to clearly sense the danger posed by the tin can, he might have actually believed it.

Just as I was thinking,

Xu Yuan suddenly realized that the tin can was also looking at him.

A highly concealed gaze shot out from the almost sealed iron helmet, and in an instant, the feeling of being spied on enveloped Xu Yuan's entire body.

That's very impolite.

But it seems the other party probably thought that Xu Yuan couldn't sense him.

After all, this is a very covert method of detection; if he hadn't activated his Spirit Sight at this moment, he might not have been able to detect it at all.

After a brief exchange of pleasantries,

Li Yunqing had no intention of lingering in the main hall of the Elegant Jade Palace, and reached out his hand towards the steps:

"Aurenli, this is not the place to discuss this. Please move to another location."

Aurenli smiled slightly, her smile radiant:

"It is my honor, Your Highness the Third Prince."

Li Yunqing seemed to be a regular here. Without needing a servant to guide him, he led the way through the Elegant Jade Palace as if he were at home.

Xu Yuan and he walked in front, while the two envoys from the Kingdom of Xien followed about half a zhang behind them.

After going up to the second floor, there is a long, narrow corridor with private rooms on both sides.

The Elegant Jade Palace operates on a guest system, with no main lobby, only elegantly decorated private rooms.

Taking this opportunity, Xu Yuan telepathically communicated with Li Yunqing and asked the question that had been on his mind:

"Junqing, is this Aurenli a mortal?"

Upon hearing the words, Li Yunqing replied calmly:

"I'm not entirely sure about this either, but my royal brother said that this woman seems to possess extraordinary abilities, and quite strong ones at that. It must be that her cultivation method is different from that of our Great Yan."

At this point, Li Yunqing paused for a moment before continuing:

"That tin can was quite strong. Earlier, Father Emperor, in order to test the strength of these foreigners, used the pretext of a martial arts contest to test that person's abilities. Guess what happened?"

Xu Yuan pondered for a moment upon hearing this, then smiled and said:

"You have to tell me, what level of cultivation did the person your father sent out to meet with his friends possess?"

"A Grandmaster eunuch in the Eastern Depot," Li Yunqing scoffed.

Xu Yuan said softly, "Hmm, this person's aura is similar to that of Grandmaster. Sending Grandmaster to fight him wouldn't be considered bullying them, but since you've said so, your eunuch suffered a crushing defeat?"

Li Yunqing's words carried a hint of a sigh:

"It wasn't just a crushing defeat; that eunuch couldn't even break through the defenses of this tin can."

"." Xu Yuan.

"When these people from the Xien fought, they were surrounded by a layer of light, which even the eunuch could not break through when he used a Dao-infused killing move."

"Could it be that your eunuch is too weak?" Xu Yuan pondered for a moment, then whispered, "After all, this man is the personal guard of the Xien royal family."

Li Yunqing silently shook his head. "Not weak. That person is considered quite skilled even within the imperial palace."

"Your royal family is truly a disgrace, to have been humiliated in a martial arts contest like this."

Upon hearing this, Xu Yuan's voice carried a hint of schadenfreude, but halfway through his sentence, he changed the subject. "However, these individual combat strengths are not important. What is important is whether the army of the Kingdom of Xien has anything similar to a military formation?"

Xu Yuan didn't really care about what Li Yunqing said.

There are differences even among Grandmaster; this is a reality that Xu Yuan recognized long ago.

Xu Changge can instantly kill those of the same level, so there should be similar people in that unknown dynasty from the sea.

If it were a prodigy like Big Ice Block Queen facing this tin can, the outcome would be completely different.

The important question now is whether the enemy has the means to deal with the Great Yan army formation.

Li Yunqing was silent for a moment, then said in a low voice:

"I asked my father about this, but he didn't tell me."

Xu Yuan rolled his eyes and muttered:

"Given your personality, would you dare to rush in without understanding the situation over there?"

Li Yunqing's eye twitched, and he retorted:

"I'm politely declining, can't you understand?"

"We're brothers, what are we? It won't hurt you to say something. Besides, I, the Prime Minister's Mansion Crown Prince of the Eastern Isles, am planning to invest in you during your trip to Japan."

"Tsk tsk, Prime Minister's Mansion Crown Prince of the Prime Minister's residence, you really don't treat me like an outsider."

"Anyway, that's what everyone outside is saying, so does it or not?"

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After a few seconds of silence, Li Yunqing decided to reveal the answer:

"I've always had business dealings with the Daimyo of Eastern Isles."

"Didn't you swindle millions of taels of military equipment from them before?"

"Tsk, if you don't speak, no one will think you're mute."

"Hehe."

"In short, through this channel I have learned some information about the battlefield over there. It seems that the Kingdom of Xien also has something similar to military formations, but unlike my Great Yan, their 'military formations' only have defensive capabilities, just like a tortoise shell."

"A military formation that only defends and never attacks?"

"Don't underestimate the Kingdom of Xien. This tortoise shell is like a giant war chariot on the battlefield, destroying everything in its path."

At this point, Li Yunqing paused for a moment. "And who told you they only attack and don't defend? Besides those tortoise shells made of tin cans, the Kingdom of Xien also has cultivators capable of jointly unleashing extremely powerful spells."

As he finished speaking, he subtly gestured to Aurenli with his eyes.

As someone who has been immersed in countless ACG culture and various novels, Xu Yuan immediately realized what Li Yunqing was talking about.

But at the same time, a hint of confusion appeared in his eyes:

"Since the Kingdom of Xien is so full of martial spirit, why are those Japanese able to hold their own against them?"

Li Yunqing shrugged and replied with a smile:

"Who knows? Perhaps the hermit has his own ingenious plan. Maybe he's taking advantage of the terrain, or maybe he's relying on something else. After all, the Japanese have been plundering the coast of our Great Yan for hundreds of years, and their cultivation methods have some merit."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Yuan and Li Yunqing laughed at the same time.

But then Xu Yuan's voice came again:

"One last question."

"If you have any questions, just ask. We're brothers, after all."

What do you want with these two people tonight?

"Naturally, we are preparing to discuss with them the matter of jointly governing the Dongying Island."

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Xu Yuan was taken aback upon hearing this, and almost lost his composure and stopped in his tracks.

You used to fight foreigners, how come you're now sharing Eastern Isles with them?

Before Xu Yuan could ask why, Li Yunqing stopped in front of a private room called "Ink Rice," casually pushed open the door, and turned around with a smile:

"Princess Aurenli, we've arrived. Please come in."

"." Xu Yuan.

The floor of the Ink Rice room was covered with a layer of precious Demon Beast hide. Under the control of the temperature-regulating array, the temperature inside was warm and comfortable. Even with the windows open, one could not feel the bleakness and chill of a winter night in Di'an City. Through the window carved with a golden phoenix, one could see the bright full moon in the dark sky.

After entering and taking their seats, following local customs, the four of them sat around a heavy tea table, about ten feet long, carved with dragons.

The tin cans resembled a small mountain, exuding a chilling sense of oppression.

The blonde woman, on the other hand, possessed an ethereal elegance, making it impossible to discern her true personality or inner thoughts.

Given the importance of tonight's conversation, Li Yunqing did not summon the staff of the Elegant Jade Palace to play music to entertain them. After elegantly serving them fragrant tea and exchanging brief pleasantries, he immediately got to the point.

During this conversation, Xu Yuan and the Iron Knight named Huron remained silent, listening to the conversation between Li Yunqing and Aurenli.

As Li Yunqing said before joining the group, the matter he discussed with Aurenli was indeed the division of interests on the Dongying Island.

It's like two robbers discussing how to divide the owner's property without his permission.

Of course, since it's a negotiation, it's impossible to finalize all the details at once.

Princess Aurenli, the third princess of Xien, seems to be quite accomplished in diplomatic maneuvering, dealing with Li Yunqing, a minor official, in many ways, but never giving a definite answer.

After half an hour, Li Yunqing and his opponent were still arguing back and forth about the issue of sending troops.

"Third Prince Highness, does the Kingdom of Xien acknowledge that your words represent His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Yan Dynasty?"

After a series of negotiations, which progressed from superficial to in-depth, Aurenli suddenly fixed her beautiful blue eyes on Li Yunqing and asked him these questions.

Li Yunqing an eyebrow, leisurely refilling his empty porcelain cup with steaming hot tea before smiling softly:

"Aurenli, you should have asked this question at the very beginning of our conversation, but I can give you a definite answer to it."

"My attitude reflects Father Emperor's attitude towards Eastern Isles."

Upon hearing this, Aurenli smiled slightly, raised her hand to tuck a strand of hair behind her ear, and whispered:

"Although I haven't left the Court of State Ceremonial these days, I've learned a lot about the customs of the Great Yan. According to my understanding, based on your Great Yan traditions, you should not have the right to inherit the throne."

The right of succession to the throne.

Li Yunqing paused slightly as he sipped his tea, then realized what was happening and chuckled softly:

"Don't apply your Kingdom of Xien's system to my Great Yan Dynasty. Not having the right to inherit the throne does not mean that I have no power."

"Aurenli,

"All you need to know is that Eastern Isles is just a tiny place to our Great Yan."

"My father has appointed me as his envoy to Eastern Isles, which means I have the authority to dispose of everything here."

As he finished speaking, a hint of impatience appeared in Li Yunqing's eyes:

"Whether we cooperate with the Xien or with the Eastern Isles, it makes no difference to my Great Yan. If you, Aurenli, think I am not qualified, then I can immediately summon the Eastern Isles envoy."

Arrogant and disdainful.

The man in the tin can glanced subconsciously at the curvaceous princess beside him.

It seems that this prince is no different from the other people of the Great Yan; he exudes a kind of arrogance that is repulsive to the core.

At that moment, Aurenli smiled sweetly:

"I apologize for any offense, but the Great Yan Kingdom is at its peak and such is to be expected. However, may I ask Your Highness Third Prince, a question?"

"Question?"

Li Yunqing slammed the porcelain cup down on the tea table. "Speak freely."

Aurenli's beautiful eyes narrowed slightly, like two crescent moons:

"There's an old saying in the Great Yan, 'Drive away the tiger to devour the wolf,' but there's also another, 'Invite the tiger into the house.' Why did Your Highness choose to cooperate with my Xien?"

"Pfft, hehehehehehehe!"

Upon hearing this, Li Yunqing suddenly laughed, a loud laugh, until he had laughed enough.

He then gazed into Aurenli's beautiful, crescent-shaped eyes and smiled as he said:

"Whether the Dongying Island are occupied by you Xien or the Japanese, it makes no difference to my Great Yan."

"Do you understand?"