1405 Negotiation



After Yu Jin had left, Long Qian Xing came with his horse. He looked at Nan Hua, who jumped up to her horse agilely. With just this smooth motion, he could already guess that Nan Hua's martial arts were truly high.

So high that there were times when he wouldn't be able to match her either.

"Princess Jun," Long Qian Xing called out. After some consideration, he decided to call Nan Hua with this name. It seemed to be the most appropriate considering Nan Hua's current identity.

Nan Hua turned to look at Long Qian Xing. "Is there anything, General Xing?"

"I'll start the negotiation with the villagers. You may wait at the back if you don't wish to get involved or help me out if you want to," Long Qian Xing replied with a smile.

Nan Hua nodded.

After saying that, Long Qian Xing led his horses towards the direction of the villagers. Along the way, the soldiers said nothing but some of them have their eyes moved to Nan Hua from time to time.

Nan Hua was dressed as a man.

But she didn't exactly hide the fact that she's a girl. With her outstanding features, the men were somewhat rigid as they didn't want to show their shameful side in front of her. Thus, the journey was relatively peaceful and even very calm.

Long Qian Xing looked at the men behind him when they reached the village. Seeing their solemn gaze, his lips twitched.

He felt that bringing Nan Hua had some good effect and adverse effect.

How difficult.

"Lou, find a suitable helmed for her." Long Qian Xing jumped down. "Long Xu, call the village head. Tell him that General Xing from Fei Yang Kingdom wanted to negotiate something."

"Yes, General!"

The two Lou and Long Xu quickly moved. Their heart was actually not as calm as their surface appearance. It was because they could guess that Princess Jun Hua is Nan Hua.

When Nan Hua paid a visit to Long Family Residence when she was young, they had naturally seen her. At that time, they didn't purposely memorize her appearance, but Nan Hua's striking beauty was indeed hard to forget.

And seeing Nan Hua's appearance this time, they were 60 to 70% sure that Jun Hua is Nan Hua. She might have grown up, but her features still looked very similar to the time when she was young.

Coupled with Long Qian Xing's differential treatment towards this princess, they could guess for sure that she's definitely Nan Hua.

This was why they felt somewhat fearful and apprehensive.

Who would have thought that the soft young lady from back then was actually a valiant woman who was capable of shaking the battlefield with her presence and deeds?

But they didn't dare to say anything.

As qualified servants, they knew what they were allowed to say and what they were not allowed to say. Thus, they had to pretend that they knew nothing while following the order Long Qian Xing gave.

"I'll wait here." Nan Hua didn't climb down from the horse and led it to the side. She didn't want to participate in the negotiation because she knew that Long Qian Xing could handle it well.

"Ok."

Long Qian Xing walked forward and soon afterwards, the village head came out. He looked at Long Qian Xing with a frown but still maintained courtesy and cupped his fist roughly.

"Village Head Min greets General Xing. This lowly one didn't know why General Xing come to find me?" Village head Min asked carefully.

"I come to you this time because I have some proposition that I would like to bring forward."

"And what it might be, General Xing?"

"I want your villagers' cooperation to help resisting Strategist Mang," Long Qian Xing replied slowly while watching Village Head Min's expression.

The moment Village Head Min heard the name Strategist Mang, his face turned pale. It was clear that this name meant something more to him that just a mere strategist that was not famous in Zhang Xu Kingdom.

"My apologies General Xing, but this lowly one couldn't do anything to help you." Village Head Min gritted his teeth.

Long Qian Xing maintained his calm without being influenced by Village Head Min's reaction in the slightest bit. "I can help you get away from the influence of the gu if that's what you're worried about, Village Head Min."

Village Head Min's eyes showed astonishment but then he shook his head. "No. You don't understand, General Xing. Strategist Mang is not someone you can possibly contend."

Long Qian Xing arched his eyebrows. He knew that he was young and in the eyes of many people, he might not be so powerful, but he didn't expect that Strategist Mang's reputation was so high in this village.

He chuckled. "Are you worried for his revenge and cruelty once he found out that you cooperate with me?"

Village head Min said nothing else. But even without him saying anything, his gesture and expression had clearly told them what they needed to know.

He's afraid.

"Strategist Mang is indeed a very cruel person. But do you think that even without you helping us, he will spare you all?" Long Qian Xing looked at the villagers around who were peeking their heads to listen in. They were all curious about the soldiers who came to their villages.

"You're all under their control for so many years. Do you think that they will care for your wellbeing? Or are you satisfied with having your lives under their rule and didn't do anything by yourself?"

The last two questions were clearly provocation. Village Head Min's eyes turned red and his body trembled.

He wanted to kick them all out but he knew that he had no such power.

This village was indeed part of Zhang Xu Kingdom, but when did the kingdom actually cared for them?

When the war was raging on, they all had to do everything themselves in order to survive and not being trampled to death.

All without the kingdom doing anything.