"Good! I'll start counting. One, two, three!" After speaking, Fang Yun slowed slightly, and the Barbarian Kings Hu Mu and Lang Dan slowed with him. Soon, both sides stopped three li apart.
Fang Yun stood upon Walking the Blue Clouds, hovering in midair. "Hand over the Deer Gate Marquis, bind your own arms, and lead the Human Race army to Lotus Mountain Pass to surrender the city. I can leave you two Barbarian Kings with intact corpses."
Hu Mu and Lang Dan froze, never expecting Fang Yun to impose such harsh conditions.
The Deer Gate Marquis raised his head and looked at Fang Yun three li away, then suddenly gave a desolate smile.
Hu Mu immediately asked, "Deer Gate Marquis, what are you smiling about? Did you find something wrong with Zhang Longxiang's words? Tell me now, or I'll kill you!"
The Deer Gate Marquis was about to speak when he noticed Fang Yun smiling. Startled, he clamped his mouth shut.
After a little thought, Hu Mu understood. Whatever Fang Yun intended, once the Deer Gate Marquis revealed it, he would be no different from a member of the Rebel Species, and his entire lineage might be exterminated.
Hu Mu secretly transmitted his voice. "Tell me in secret. If your answer is good, I can spare your life."
The Deer Gate Marquis's expression dimmed. Looking at Fang Yun, he called out, "Pearl River Marquis, past rights and wrongs are like snow melting as winter departs. The fault lies neither with the warm sun nor with the spring breeze. This old man is about to die. I hope you will leave an opening in your net, Pearl River Marquis. For the sake of our comradeship, do not slaughter my entire household."
Fang Yun replied calmly, "When you commanded the army, I