He has wolfish ambitions and is content with living in a corner. He must have some ulterior motive.
Let's try to find out what they are trying to do.
Sui Xue tapped her fingers lightly, deliberately using words to provoke Xuan Li.
"According to Commander Xuanli, you're not going to bother with the fact that I captured you alive and imprisoned you in the dungeon?"
For Xuan Li, who was invincible in every battle, it was naturally a great humiliation to have this defeat, in which he was severely slapped in the face by a fool whom he looked down upon, mentioned openly.
What's more, Xuan Li came here today with the attitude of establishing diplomatic relations, and he was followed by many prominent leaders of the Snake People.
Just like that, in front of the two tribes, he was exposed for his previous injuries.
It's hard not to be defeated by someone as proud as him.
Sui Xue chuckled and stood with her arms folded, ready to face his anger as a victor.
However, alas, it did not happen.
Xuan Li's thin lips curled slightly, and his smile was calm and appropriate.
"Yes, those are just misunderstandings. How could this commander be so narrow-minded?"
Now it was Sui Xue's turn to be stunned.
She raised her eyes and met his phoenix eyes.
It is deep and distant, like a tranquil sea, with no obvious emotions.
Xuan Li was no longer the same person who was easily provoked to anger by his arrogance.
It seems he's learned a lesson from his mistakes. He's become much calmer now, no longer the high-spirited and arrogant man he was when we first met. He's now more capable of taking on big responsibilities.
Sui Xue narrowed her eyes upon seeing this and changed her strategy. She did not continue to provoke his emotions, but instead hinted at the problem.
"Conditions? You can't just say peace talks to us, the Fox Tribe, without any guarantees, and expect us to agree, right?"
Xuan Li nodded and took out a scroll from his arms.
The scroll slowly opened, revealing a map.
There is a long river in the center of the Fox Tribe and the Snake Tribe, which is the river that Sui Xue had poisoned before.
As time goes by, the toxins inside have been diluted almost completely and can be put into use again.
But the problem is that in order to control the water flow, Sui Xue planted water chestnuts instead of berries in the upstream area.
Water chestnuts absorb water, and the flood was solved not long after they were planted, but the problem that followed was the reduction in the amount of water in the river.
Because the river's lower reaches are narrow and its runoff is small, the Snake People live downstream and face a water shortage.
The summer drought season is coming soon, and with the current amount of water downstream, the snake people cannot hold out for long.
The last time they fought, Sui Xue had reversed the situation and won. The entire Snake Tribe had invested a great deal of resources, only to be defeated. Their vitality was severely damaged, and they did not have enough energy to wage war again.
So now, peace talks are the best option.
Sui Xue glanced at the map and instantly understood the snake tribe's purpose.
At the moment, it would be better to negotiate peace with the Snake Tribe.
But what about the fox clan?
Why? The fox tribe has been defeated for more than ten years. Why can they slaughter the people of the tribe without hesitation when they want to fight, and force them to negotiate peace when they don’t want to fight anymore?
Why?
They can forget about real peace talks.
unless……
Unless they make peace with the snake tribe on the surface, they will actually stab them in the back.
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