PS: Thanks to alliance leader Sword → Flame Feather for the 20,000 Qidian coins reward.
Su Xin's lion-like opening demand instantly changed the expressions of everyone present.
He wanted all their northwest tribes to join the Northwest Jiedu Mansion? Would that not mean absorbing them into his ranks? What difference would there be between that and submitting to the Murong Clan? It would be even worse than submitting to the Murong Clan.
At least the Murong Clan was part of their northwest tribal lineage, while Su Xin was an outsider.
Murong Longqie, standing to the side, sneered inwardly. Is this how people from the Imperial Court behave? Nothing special.
Murong Zongzheng had only briefly introduced Su Xin's identity and strength to him earlier, without going into detail about Su Xin's character. Thus, Murong Longqie subconsciously assumed that Su Xin was the sort of person who had risen to fame young and become unbearably arrogant.
However, Murong Longqie did not speak. He merely stood silently to one side and watched everything unfold, while hastening to refine the True Dragon Inner Core within him, which had only the slightest obstacle remaining.
For Murong Longqie, killing Baili Changkong and the others was not the goal. They had only one objective: refine the True Dragon Inner Core and advance into the True Martial Realm.
Therefore, the longer Su Xin wasted time here negotiating with them, the more advantageous it was for him.
Naturally, Baili Changkong would not agree to such an unreasonable demand from Su Xin. He snorted coldly. "Absolutely impossible! We will not be controlled by anyone!"
Su Xin clicked his tongue and shook his head. "Fine, then. I'm not the sort to exploit someone's peril. Since you refuse to join my Northwest Jiedu Mansion, joining in name should not be a problem,