Xiao Kui has aged considerably in the past year. His complexion is sallow, and when he looks gloomy, he appears even more ferocious and terrifying. One glance at him could frighten a child to tears.
His indifferent gaze swept over everyone below.
Which of these people are the second son? Which are the third, fourth, or fifth son?
He was old, and his followers were already eager to jump out, eyeing his throne with covetous intent.
They just forgot that even when a tiger gets old, it will always be the king of the forest.
The act of giving voluntarily and the act of giving under duress are two different concepts.
He met Shang Gu Modi's cold gaze.
Xiao Kui slowly spoke, "This Khan will not abandon any of his subjects. People of Gumodi and Guixiong Pass, how do you think they should return?"
He threw the question back at him.
Xiao Jiajun and Sunan Army almost completely blocked the route for the Gu Na tribe to return to the grasslands, occasionally letting in some supplies like toying with mice, allowing them to barely survive in Guixiong Pass.
The northern barbarians were no longer able to organize a large army to rescue people.
No one was willing to save Gu Nabu.
What could he do?
The Iron Wolf Clan was his direct subordinate, and he had to preserve their strength to protect them; otherwise, he himself would be in grave danger.
Gu Modi's eyes flickered as he replied, "Let An Wuxi negotiate with Dasheng. We are willing to pay some price to get Gu Nabu back!"
Xiao Kui's expression turned even uglier.
This is simply a summation!
At this point, Gumodi no longer cared about defying his superiors. He had to make the Khan recognize the facts. "Great Khan, the Xiao family army and the Sunan army are frequently mobilizing their troops and may attack Guixiong Pass at any time. We cannot stand by and watch Gu Na and the others die. Since no one is going to rescue them, we will sue for peace!"
He knew that no one could rescue people at this time, and his unit couldn't send troops to rescue them either; it would be like throwing good money after bad.
Besides this, the only option is to sum them up.
The scene was deathly silent.
The word "please make peace" made everyone's faces fall.
Not to mention Xiao Kui, whose cheek muscles twitched, his back teeth clenched, and his face was terrifying.
Gu Modi paused for a moment, then forced himself to continue, "Give Guixiong Pass back to Dasheng, and the gold and silver treasures will be provided by my Aite tribe. If there are any other conditions, we can agree to them. We must bring back all 50,000 troops."
He emphasized, "Those are 50,000 strong men. Gentlemen, we cannot abandon them if they are gone!"
What the northern barbarians need to do now is preserve their strength so that they can move south again in the future.
At this moment, an official said, "Great Khan, Gumo is right. Every able-bodied man is very important to our Northern Barbarians. We cannot abandon them!"
Then many more people agreed.
They also realized that if their own tribe were to encounter such a situation in the future, would they just watch them be abandoned?
With the support he gained, Gu Modi raised his voice considerably, "Great Khan, Xiao Zhixing has already arrived in Beizhou, with 200,000 troops stationed at the border. The offensive and defensive situation has shifted, and we must guard against her counterattack on the grasslands!"
Therefore, we need to leave behind more elite troops to resist the constant attacks of Xiao Zhixing, this audacious and reckless man.
Xiao Kui closed his eyes, his chest heaving violently, his face alternating between pale and flushed.
After what seemed like an eternity, he gritted his teeth and uttered two words, "Granted!"
Gu Mo was overjoyed.
Despite his dizziness, Xiao Kui continued, "By order of the Khan, starting tomorrow, all princes are permitted to attend court and participate in government affairs!"
After saying this, he insisted on leaving the court, but then collapsed, terrifying his personal eunuch to the point of near death.
Whoosh—
The people in front looked at each other, their eyes gleaming with shrewdness.
Xiao Zhixing's eyes also gleamed.
She knew why Xiao Kui allowed the princes to participate in politics at this time.
He knew he could no longer suppress or contain the ambitions of the crowd, so he simply let them fight it out first, while he remained seated, observing the changing winds of events.
For the sake of legitimacy, the princes naturally dared not point their swords at Xiao Kui in the early stages. They had to fight among themselves to see who would win before they could finally challenge Xiao Kui.
During this time, Xiao Kui was able to catch his breath.
He was also using this to warn Gu Modi not to think that just because Xiao Long was alive and he was interested in Xiao Long, he could so disregard and force him.
Ultimately, it's up to him to decide who gets the throne.
Knowing that they intended to seek peace, Xiao Zhixing began to calculate how to make exorbitant demands and gain benefits by pushing their bottom line.
The first thing to do is naturally to seize the power of negotiation. With her here, who could be more suitable than herself?
She immediately sent a message to Shengjing, firstly to ask Zhao Yunqi for this right, and secondly to ask Bai Fengmei to speak out in the court.
She wasn't too worried about it.
We need to think carefully about how to extort money from the Northern Barbarians.
Of course, she'd first let Su Zhen and Xiao Dong fight at Guixiong Pass, taking down as many people as they could, and also urge the Northern Barbarians to hurry up, otherwise she'd really have to take drastic measures.
That afternoon, Gu Na received news that Xiao's army had amassed 100,000 troops and was preparing to attack Guixiong Pass.
The Southern Jiangsu Army deployed 50,000 troops, blocking their route back to the Northern Barbarians. The two armies, one from the south and one from the north, launched a pincer attack, aiming their swords at Guixiong Pass.
For a time, Guixiong Pass was once again in turmoil and became the focus of attention.
Shengjing has not yet replied.
Xiao Zhixing turned off the live stream that night and flew to the Northern Barbarian Lands with Bai Feng to begin the hunt.
Target: Xiao Bao, the host of the 177-point system.
This person is the third prince of the Northern Barbarians, and his maternal clan is the Eagle Clan, the third tribe after the Iron Wolf Clan and the Aite Clan.
With their formidable strength, and thanks to the power of the system over the past decade, they have quietly developed into the wealthiest tribe in the Northern Barbarians.
Xiao Zhixing found Xiao Bao's residence and scanned the "Dao Zhan" (a Daoist text).
"Huh, it's turned off?"
This 177-point system has actually been shut down by Xiao Bao, or rather, it has been put into solitary confinement.
Xiao Zhixing was greatly surprised, never expecting Xiao Bao to have such abilities.
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