Mayi's answer was concise and to the point.
"I met him on the street."
"On the street? Ridiculous!"
King Lu glared at Mayi, thinking she was simply being ridiculous.
He then turned his gaze to Ling Ba.
The first sentence is,
"Hand over your travel documents."
If the three people in front of you are legitimate envoys, they should have travel documents.
On the contrary, they are deceiving themselves.
Ling Ba shook his head, clasped his hands in a fist and said, "I was unfortunately left outside the city."
Qin Susu chuckled inwardly. Ling Ba was telling lies with a straight face, without blushing or skipping a beat. No one could tell that he was lying.
In fact, Ling Ba was not lying.
He arrived in such a hurry that he did not have a travel permit.
However, the Yuan captain had.
Qiu Yan thought to herself, if she had known this would happen, she should have tried to get closer to He Lin and asked him for a pass.
It's like when she was in the real world, she didn't have a passport and illegally crossed the border.
This feeling isn't very pleasant.
"Lost outside the city?" King Lu then turned his gaze to Qiu Yan and Qin Susu.
Ling Ba looked to be in his early twenties, while Qiu Yan and Qin Susu appeared to be only teenagers.
Three young people, not very experienced, that's fine.
Two women actually showed up?
They didn't look like envoys from the Central Plains at first glance.
In his mind, the envoy should not be so young.
"No, you're lying!"
King Lu's face was stern, radiating coldness.
"Speak, what is your purpose in seeing me today?"
Ling Ba remained calm, thinking to himself, "The purpose, of course, is for the people of the Central Plains."
Noticing that Mayi was desperately trying to signal him to think things through, Ling Ba nodded to her, then stepped forward and said:
"King Lu, if you want long-term peace and stability, release those people from the Central Plains." He knew that King Lu was pretending to be confused, asking this question on purpose.
Mayi looked distressed.
"If Ling Ba says that, it's a miracle her father will release her."
He would definitely think that Ling Ba and the other two were impersonating envoys from the Central Plains.
After all, the three of them looked too young.
She felt that they shouldn't get straight to the point, but should directly discuss matters of stability between the two countries, such as how to maintain friendly relations.
Sure enough, after hearing Ling Ba's explanation, Lu Shi Wang's expression turned stern.
Ling Ba finished speaking, and Qiu Yan added:
"The people from the Central Plains in the city haven't done anything wrong. Some of them came to your Lu Shi for a living, some for a livelihood, and many more for the economic prosperity of Lu Shi. I'm sure you're aware of that."
She did not believe that Ling Ba's statement was wrong.
Wasn't that what they came for?
Anyway, I'll say it sooner or later, I'll have to say it eventually.
Qin Susu nodded in agreement, "Xiaoyan is right."
"I knew it, that's what you're after." King Lu moved the stiff skin on his face, took a deep breath, and softened his expression.
To be honest, he was nervous.
If the people from the Central Plains were to attack now, he probably wouldn't even have a chance to escape.
His eyes darkened, and his words grew increasingly cold.
"The Central Plains army is right under my nose, yet you still want me to release them. This is a complete disregard for me, the King of Lu!"
Upon hearing this, Qin Susu's face showed displeasure.
The three of them were quite calm and even, but what about Lu Shiwang? He looked completely out of sorts.
The three of them had not offended King Lu.
"I'm afraid you're the only one who thinks that way. We soldiers from the Central Plains don't have that kind of time to think about it."
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