Chapter 663 The Invisible Battlefield (VIII)
Yan Huaiqing personally poured tea and served the cup to Li Zimu, and also used the word "you".
Obviously, this move is a blatant sign of weakness.
But for Li Zimu, she understood that Wei Changtian's intention of asking Yan Huaiqing to pour tea for him was not just that simple.
"Thank you, Your Highness."
Li Zimu took the teacup with a smile and took a sip. He raised his head and said, "It's just that the tea is a little cold."
"ah?"
Yan Huaiqing was stunned. He never expected Li Zimu to say such a thing.
He hesitated for a moment, then forced a smile.
"Then I'll pour the girl a cup of something slightly warmer."
"Um."
Li Zimu didn't even say thank you, he just watched Yan Huaiqing walk to a nearby place and pour out the tea, and actually poured another cup back.
Soon, Yan Huaiqing placed the teacup next to Li Zimu for the second time.
The latter didn't even drink this time, and said softly:
"That's perfect."
"Thank you, Your Highness."
“.”
The word "thank you" finally made Yan Huaiqing breathe a sigh of relief, and also made Wei Changtian next to him nod slightly.
He just asked Yan Huaiqing to pour tea for Li Zimu, actually he wanted Li Zimu to judge whether the former really gave in or was just pretending.
Judging from Li Zimu's current performance, she not only understood what she meant, but also gave an answer.
Yan Huaiqing is really a coward.
"Your Highness."
Thinking of this, Wei Changtian was too lazy to care about Tang Chen who had just recovered from his shock. He just looked at Yan Huaiqing and asked casually, "Have you thought about withdrawing your troops?"
"I've thought it through!"
Yan Huaiqing shuddered suddenly and hurriedly bent down to answer: "Master Wei, it will only take two days! Within two days, my Dajue soldiers will definitely retreat from the front line!"
"One. No, half a month! We can all withdraw from Tianshan within half a month!"
"Um."
Without getting too hung up on the small details of time, Wei Changtian calmly asked, "Besides that?"
"besides?"
Yan Huaiqing understood Wei Changtian's meaning immediately and promised again: "Mr. Wei, the fault of this battle is all my fault. I wanted to take advantage of the situation. All the expenses of your army should be borne by our dynasty!"
"The rest of the compensation matters."
“.”
Soon, Yan Huaiqing began to talk about "war reparations" on his own.
He was afraid that if he said less, Wei Changtian would be upset and kill him. He was even more afraid that the price he offered would not be as good as Yan Huanwen's. So he could be said to be very "stingy" at the moment, and the numbers he offered were more exaggerated than the last.
At the end, he saw that Wei Changtian seemed quite satisfied, so he gritted his teeth and turned the topic to Yan Huanwen.
"Master Wei, don't worry, I will keep my word and I will never regret it."
"As for my father, please see."
"oh?"
Looking over, Wei Changtian said with a half-smile, "What do you want, Your Highness?"
"this"
Yan Huaiqing hesitated for a while, but he didn't dare to speak his mind directly. He lowered his head and replied awkwardly: "I just hope you can treat my father well."
"Be kind?"
Wei Changtian laughed, not wanting to beat around the bush with Yan Huaiqing anymore, and interrupted directly:
"Your Highness, if you want Yan Huanwen to die, I can give him a quick death, or I can let the news of his death spread to Dajue immediately, so that there will be no more etiquette obstacles to your succession to the throne."
"But before that, you have to give me a definite answer."
"Do you want him dead or alive?"
“.”
There was dead silence, and you could hear a pin drop.
Although everyone already had a clear understanding of Yan Huaiqing's purpose, when Wei Changtian asked it directly in such a straightforward manner, everyone inevitably held their breath.
Several eyes focused on Yan Huaiqing, until the latter said with some difficulty:
"Then I'll have to trouble you, sir."
“.”
In the end, Yan Huaiqing gave an expected answer.
It was obvious that he felt a little guilty, but this guilt could not outweigh the temptation of the power of the emperor.
Making a choice and saying it out loud sometimes have completely different meanings.
So no matter how much Yan Huaiqing hoped that Yan Huanwen would die in Liangzhou and never return to his senses, his tone was still full of pain at this moment.
But before he could finish feeling sad, Wei Changtian suddenly changed the subject, causing his sadness to disappear in an instant.
"Your Highness, I can kill people, but your father is still the emperor of Dajue. If I kill him, won't the people of Dajue hate me for the rest of my life?"
Looking at Yan Huaiqing who suddenly raised his head, Wei Changtian chuckled and said:
"Of course, I'm not afraid of being hated by others. Anyway, there are already countless people who hate me."
"But since I've done such a big thing for you, you should definitely give something back."
“It’s natural.”
Hearing that Wei Changtian did not regret it and just wanted to put forward some more conditions, Yan Huaiqing couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Now that things have come to this, he stopped pretending and asked directly:
"But I wonder what else you want, sir?"
"It's simple, just two things."
Wei Changtian complained in his heart, "You are so ruthless," but on the surface he said calmly, "First, from today onwards, Dajue will no longer be able to set up defenses within 500 miles of the Purple Mountain Palace."
"Ordinary people can come and go, but not even a single soldier can."
"Your Highness, do you agree to this?"
“.”
The area five hundred miles around the Purple Mountain Palace was completely undefended.
There is no doubt that Wei Changtian wants to completely control the teleportation array.
And this matter was not too harsh for Yan Huaiqing.
Although the Seventh Demonic Land is located within the territory of Dajue, it is sparsely populated and there are not even any villages, let alone cities.
So strictly speaking, there is actually not much difference between this area being in the hands of the demon clan and in the hands of Wei Changtian.
After all, relying solely on a teleportation array, Wei Changtian couldn't possibly accomplish something like "divine soldiers descending from the sky".
Thinking of this, Yan Huaiqing no longer hesitated and nodded slightly.
"Okay, I promise."
"But what is the second thing?"
"The Second Thing"
Wei Changtian did not answer immediately, but turned to ask Chu Xianping.
"What time is it?"
"Reply to Master"
Although Chu Xianping was still surprised by the strange development of the peace talks, he immediately replied, "It's already the beginning of the afternoon."
"Shen time."
Wei Changtian nodded slightly and looked at Yan Huaiqing again.
"Your Highness, it's still more than an hour before nightfall."
"I don't care what method you use, or whether it is easy or difficult for you."
"Anyway, I want to receive news from Tianshan before nightfall."
“And the content of this message must be.”
Although Wei Changtian had not finished speaking at this point, Yan Huaiqing already felt a little uneasy.
Including Xu Heng, Tang Chen, even Chu Xianping and Li Zimu, everyone looked at Wei Changtian in disbelief at one moment, with the words echoing in their ears -
"The enemy's camps were in chaos, and the two countries of Jue and Ji suddenly turned against each other and killed each other."
(End of this chapter)
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