As soon as the people from Muyuan City finished speaking, the people from other forces also reacted.

Once they realized what was happening, how could they possibly watch Lou Guyu be taken away by the people of Muyuan City? They all stepped forward to try and get close to Lou Guyu, offering increasingly tempting conditions.

Lou Guyu glared at these people with displeasure, then retorted righteously:

"How can you people be so selfish? My brother-in-law's body is barely cold, I have to take him back to Jiangbei City, how could I go with you?"

Besides, although my brother-in-law is gone, my sister is still here, Prince Wei is still here, and Jiangbei City is still here. What do you mean by this attitude? Do you think there's no one left in Jiangbei City?

As soon as Lou Guyu finished speaking, the people of Jiangbei City drew their weapons and stood behind him, watching them warily.

If these forces hadn't had this concern, and given that people from all these forces were present and all wanted Lou Guyu, they would have forcibly taken him away long ago. Why would they be so polite to him now?

Lou Guyu could tell what they were thinking just by looking at their expressions. He snorted coldly and said seriously:

"As long as you don't cause any trouble, the terms my brother-in-law agreed with you will still stand. As long as the quantity of your medicinal herbs is correct, the herbs that are due to you will be delivered on time. Otherwise, there's no point in discussing anything else."

These people were also afraid of causing any unforeseen complications, and after receiving Lou Guyu's assurance, their expressions relaxed a bit.

Just then, Qi Chengfeng's voice suddenly rang out from the shadows:

"Now that Shen Muzhi is dead, it would be inappropriate for us to send these medicinal herbs from several cities to Jiangbei City. Without Shen Muzhi, can Jiangbei City hold onto so many medicinal herbs?"

Now is a critical moment. If the barbarian army obtains these medicinal herbs, how will our army cope without a supply of medicine when war breaks out again?

Upon hearing this, the expressions of those present, which had initially relaxed, tensed up again.

They looked up at the sound and saw Qi Chengfeng slowly walking out of the shadows.

Lou Guyu glared angrily at Qi Chengfeng the moment he saw him, gritting his teeth as he said:

"You despicable and shameless scoundrel, don't think I don't know that my brother-in-law's death is inextricably linked to you. What tricks are you trying to pull now that you've jumped out?"

Qi Chengfeng wasn't angry at all upon hearing this. Instead, he looked at Lou Guyu with the eyes of someone looking at a child, and said with some heartache:

"Young Master Lou, what makes you say that? You can't act like a child at a time like this. It would be bad if your inappropriate words damaged the relationship between our two cities."

"Pah!"

Lou Guyu spat at Qi Chengfeng's hypocritical face and pointed at his nose, cursing loudly:

"You despicable and shameless hypocrite, what are you pretending to be so great for? Jiang Xinrui is your woman, and now she has poisoned my brother-in-law. You dare to say that you have nothing to do with her?"

Don't think that just because my brother-in-law is gone, no one can bully you. I'm telling you this now: the terms agreed upon with the other forces will remain the same, but you, Yan Yun City, won't get even half a packet of the antidote from my Jiangbei City."

As he spoke, he turned his gaze to the people of other cities and said loudly, "If any other city dares to secretly help Yanyun City after obtaining the medicine, I will definitely not interfere if they encounter Gu poison again in the future."

When Lou Guyu spat, Pu Qingshan, who was guarding Qi Chengfeng, wanted to make a move, but Qi Chengfeng stopped him by raising his hand.

He took out a handkerchief and slowly wiped the saliva off his face, his eyes were cold, but a faint smile was on his face.

After Lou Guyu finished speaking, everyone looked at him, wanting to see how he would react, but he just chuckled.

His laugh completely stunned the other members of the group present, who couldn't understand how he could still laugh.

Although Shen Muzhi's death was a good thing for him, the Gu poison in Yanyun City was no less harmful than theirs.

If Jiang Beicheng really gives up on solving the Gu poison problem for Yan Yuncheng, how many more days can Yan Yuncheng be arrogant?

These forces wouldn't let such a good opportunity pass them by. If Jiangbei really doesn't give Yanyun City the medicine, then it's impossible for them to help Yanyun City after the poison in their army is resolved. They'll probably do something like annex Yanyun City first.

As these people were thinking this, they heard Qi Chengfeng say lightly:

"I understand that you are young and in a bad mood because of the funeral, so I will be magnanimous and not hold it against you."

However, there is something you may not know: your sister, who is General Shen's wife, is currently a guest in my Yanyun City.

She didn't say she wouldn't give me the medicine from Yanyun City. Are you sure you can make the decisions about Yanyun City?

Qi Chengfeng spoke lightly, but to those present, it was like a thunderbolt.

Lou Guyu knew what was going on, so he wasn't flustered, but he pretended to be anxious and furious.

"What, what did you say? How is this possible? What nonsense are you spouting?"

"Heh~"

Qi Chengfeng chuckled softly, his face displaying a composed and confident air.

"How could Qi make such a fuss? I believe you'll receive news soon."

Seeing the panic on Lou Guyu's face after he finished speaking, he felt pleased and then ignored him, turning his attention to people from other factions.

Seeing their varied expressions and different gazes directed at him, none of which showed any goodwill, it was clear they had guessed what he had done.

He didn't care about that at all. If you want to have the last laugh, how can you do it without using some tricks?

What he wants is the world, not some worthless reputation; only a fool like Shen Muzhi would care about that.

Throughout history, history has always been written by the victors; only the losers are considered villains.

Look, that upright gentleman died long ago, didn't he? When he's recorded in history, all that will be said about him is, "He died because he was drugged by a woman for his lust for beauty."

Thinking of this, Qi Chengfeng's smile deepened.

He pulled himself out of his reverie, suppressed his smugness, looked at the people from other factions, and said with a smile:

"Now that Madam Shen is a guest in my Yanyun City, I will definitely take this young master Lou with me. Does anyone have any objections?"

These people naturally had objections. Now that Yan Xiao had been arrested, if Lou Guyu was also taken away, how would they cure the Gu poison in their forces?

It's obvious that Qi Chengfeng is trying to use Gu poison to blackmail them, which is exactly the same thing Shen Muzhi did.

While cooperating with Shen Muzhi might still guarantee some benefits, Qi Chengfeng is ruthless and unscrupulous; if he gains power, the consequences will be unimaginable.

The group exchanged glances, each seeing the emotion in the other's eyes. Then, with perfect understanding, they led their men and quickly retreated behind Lou Guyu.

“Lord Qi, it seems that Young Master Lou is not very willing to go to Yanyun City as a guest with you. I think it would be better if the people from our cities escorted him back to Jiangbei City together.”