A Negotiation: Join Forces or Not?
Hehe~
"You're quite clever. It seems my old friend has talked about me quite a bit with you..."
"Has he explained the true nature of the world to you?"
"Please sit down. We have plenty of time; we can chat at our leisure..."
Meng Yu chuckled and invited him to drink.
Qin Lu remained calm. Since the other party had come to him, they clearly intended to have a proper talk. If they harbored hostility, given the other party's extraordinary abilities...
I would have slapped him to death long ago.
Qin Lu then sat down casually, picked up his teacup, and began to sip his tea without any hesitation. The change in his demeanor revealed his shrewdness and composure...
"You flatter me, senior. I was just speaking casually..."
"Senior Mieyang did indeed tell me a great deal. You can rest assured, Senior, I have no intention of engaging in a Dao dispute with you..."
Even if I tried to win, I couldn't.
"I have no intention of seeking death, nor do I wish to be an enemy of you, senior. Therefore, please rest assured, senior, although I do have ambitions..."
"But I am by no means a fool."
Speaking of this--
Qin Lu has essentially made his stance clear: he can pursue the path of re- Creation, and there's no need to make an enemy of Meng Yu. Just look at the relationship True Lord Tianfeng and True Lord Qingyou...
The hatred of someone who obstructs your path is like the hatred of someone who has killed your parents.
That was an irreconcilable hatred, and although Qin Lu was greedy...
But he's not stupid!
How could he be so foolish as to fight to the death with an ancient monster who has lived for tens of thousands of years? He's not the protagonist of a wish-fulfillment novel...
Go and mindlessly slap those old monsters in the face; if you really provoke them...
Destroying him would only take a slap!
Hahahaha...
"You're quite open-minded. That's good. In that case, we don't need to draw our swords against each other; we're both seekers of the Dao..."
"It's all for the pursuit of the Great Dao; who would want to fight to the death every day unless absolutely necessary?"
Qin Lu's attitude reassured Meng Yu slightly. Seeing that the other party was so pragmatic, the subsequent negotiations would naturally be easier...
"Since that's the case, I won't beat around the bush and will get straight to the point..."
"I've come to see you for three main reasons."
"Firstly, to confirm your stance, but looking at it now, I was overthinking it. Your ability to see the situation clearly proves you're not stupid..."
"Secondly, I want you to relinquish your control over Liu Ji and Zhao Gou. They are still useful to me, and you must not interfere with them in the future..."
"In exchange, I can teach you the method of Creation, which differs from the Five Elements Creation Method of the Venerable Huadao. This method is called: the Four Origins Creation Method..."
"Compared to the Creation involving the Five Elements, this is slightly less difficult."
"Thirdly, hand over the Great Qin and Qin Zheng to me, and I will guarantee the Qin Clan's safety. I will also spare Qin Zheng's life..."
"What I desire is merely the fortune of your Great Qin."
Upon hearing this—
Qin Lu's expression remained unchanged, a forced smile playing on his lips. He could agree to the second condition, even if it meant gritting his teeth, but the third condition was something else entirely...
That's truly humiliating!
"Senior, what do you mean by this?"
"What do you mean by handing over the Great Qin to you, senior? This junior is foolish and doesn't quite understand your meaning, besides..."
"In this world, who would use their own son as a bargaining chip?"
Seeing this, Meng Yu waved his hand, signaling Qin Lu to calm down, and said:
"No need to rush, this is just a negotiable solution."
"Back then, I used your memories as a blueprint to replicate the kings and sages of past dynasties, and based on this, I gathered the fortune of heaven and earth..."
"It is now obvious that your Great Qin has escaped the plan I devised."
"Then the backup plan is to follow the original historical trajectory, having Qin Zheng, after ascending the throne, create Hu Hai as a pawn..."
"Let him inherit the destiny of your Great Qin, and then die in place of Qin Zheng."
"To complete my plan in this way, for your Qin Clan, it would merely mean a loss of some fortune, and this loss wouldn't have a significant impact on the Qin Clan..."
Those currently affected will share the burden with the entire Northern Continent Human Race.
"Wait until the day when Creation again."
"Whether you form your own clan or rebuild the Great Qin Dynasty, it doesn't matter; this is merely a means to an end..."
Having said that--
Qin Lu fell silent. The information conveyed in those few words seemed to explode in his mind...
What does it mean to base it on his memories?
What does it mean to replicate the kings and sages of past dynasties?
What does it mean to create a Hu Hai to die in place of Qin Zheng and complete Meng Yu's plan?
Qin Lu recognized each character individually, but when put together, they left him somewhat bewildered, as if after breaking through to the Nascent Soul...
The whole world was gradually becoming unfamiliar to him!
"Senior..."
"Are you saying that even my birth was orchestrated by you?"
"Even those names I recognize were pawns you deliberately created, senior, to achieve your so-called plan?"
Qin Lu rubbed his forehead, finding it hard to accept for a moment.
He had always believed that he was lucky to have been given a second chance at life, and he had always thought that the names of those familiar historical figures...
However, these names themselves represent a certain will.
Some kind of divine intervention!
So I never really paid much attention to it, but I never imagined that even he himself was created by someone else...
All of this was deliberately created by the person in front of us to achieve their goal!
Thoughts wandering --
Qin Lu's mind went from shock and collapse to calm and composure, until he fully accepted it, all within just a few breaths...
Qin Lu replied in the same way, only letting out a long, drawn-out sigh...
It was as if he had accepted everything!
"Your reaction is calmer than I expected. I thought you would question me, or even lose your composure..."
"It seems I underestimated you."
Qin Lu shook his head, quickly clearing his thoughts...
"Regardless, since you've come to me, senior, and sat down to tell me everything, it proves that I'm no longer under your control..."
"Knowing this is enough."
"Everyone in this world can be a puppet, a mere puppet controlled by others, and that's perfectly normal..."
When I was weak, my fate was arbitrarily controlled by my seniors.
"But when I became powerful, transcending my predetermined fate, even such a Divine Ability and capable senior still sat here, having a long and detailed conversation with me..."
"If that's the case, why should I dwell on the unchangeable past?"
"Instead of dwelling on the past, it's better to see the reality of the situation clearly. Compared to that, I'm more concerned about fulfilling my promise to my senior..."
What can I get in return?
What could the Qin Clan possibly gain?
(P. S.: I'd appreciate some gifts. I've been short on money for food lately, and with school starting, not many people are reading anymore; the number of people following my updates has halved...)