#675 - The Invisible Battlefield (VI)

“What kind of explanation do you want?”

As soon as Wei Changtian said this, Chu Xianping immediately lowered his head and took a step back, while Xu Heng on the opposite side also sat back in his chair with a grim face.

Everyone knew that the next step would be a direct confrontation between Wei Changtian and Yan Huaiqing.

“Oh?”

Looking at Wei Changtian with a smile, Yan Huaiqing's expression was somewhat playful.

“Young Master Wei, what I want was just said by General Xu, but Young Master Chu didn’t agree.”

“What? Do you have different opinions from Young Master Chu?”

“...”

Yan Huaiqing's eyes turned cold, and the smile on his face gradually faded.

“Young Master Wei, this is a bit too much.”

“You want my Da Jue to withdraw its troops, but you don’t want to pay any price. That’s not reasonable, is it?”

“Not reasonable?”

Wei Changtian curled his lips and slowly picked up the teacup.

“Your Highness, didn’t you and Young Master Chu already make it very clear?”

“You don’t want to fight this battle, and I don’t want to fight it either. Ceasing the war is good for both of us.”

“So I don’t understand why I have to pay any additional price.”

“Yes, Yan Huanwen is in my hands, but I captured him through my own ability.”

“You did lose many people that night in Xianchi, but at that time, you and I had not decided to negotiate peace, so we were still enemies.”

“Since we are enemies, isn’t it normal to use any means to kill the enemy on the battlefield?”

“What? Don’t tell me you want me to send you 100,000 people to kill as compensation?”

“If Your Highness really thinks so, then we don’t need to talk anymore.”

Smiling and raising his head, Wei Changtian casually threw the teacup forward.

“Clang! Crack!”

Accompanied by a crisp sound, the delicate porcelain cup shattered, and the tea in the cup splashed everywhere.

“Whoosh!”

Xu Heng, with the aura of a Second Rank cultivator, stood up instantly, staring at Wei Changtian with murderous intent.

Yan Huaiqing also widened his eyes suddenly, obviously not expecting Wei Changtian to turn his face faster than flipping a book, overturning the table in a few words.

Among the three, only Tang Chen was relatively calm. He was slightly stunned at first, and then secretly ordered the Tapir Leopard to open its eyes and look at Wei Changtian.

Obviously, Tang Chen wanted to see if Wei Changtian was bluffing.

Although the latter knew what he was going to do, he still didn’t summon the Qi Luck Divine Beast, but just glanced at the three of them coldly, his gaze finally falling on Yan Huaiqing’s face.

“Your Highness, I’ll say it one last time.”

“Withdraw your troops, and there will be no additional conditions.”

“If you don’t agree, then no matter how many arrangements and layouts you’ve made in this Zishan Hall, I guarantee that none of you three will ever leave this hall.”

“I never follow the rules.”

“In my opinion, if the peace talks fail, you and I are still enemies, and since we are enemies, of course, the sooner I kill you, the better.”

“Oh, right, my patience is also very limited.”

“So I hope Your Highness can make a decision sooner, so you don’t regret it after turning into a dead soul.”

“...”

After saying the last sentence, Wei Changtian shook his sleeves and leaned back in his chair, no longer speaking.

At this time, not only Yan Huaiqing and Xu Heng on the opposite side, but even Chu Xianping was stunned.

Before coming to Zishan Hall, they had made many plans for this peace talk, but Wei Changtian’s words and actions at this time were undoubtedly not in any of the plans.

Therefore, Chu Xianping didn’t understand why Wei Changtian suddenly became so strong.

He wasn’t doubting whether Wei Changtian had the ability to kill all three of them on the spot, but he didn’t understand what the meaning of this threat was.

Even if Yan Huaiqing agreed now, he could turn around and go back on his word, after all, an agreement reached under the threat of life and death has no binding force at all.

And if Yan Huaiqing refuses... is he really going to kill him?

No matter which of the above two situations occurs, the war will be inevitable, which is contrary to the original intention of stopping the war.

Therefore, although Chu Xianping was calm on the surface, he couldn’t help but feel a little confused in his heart.

On the other hand, Li Zimu seemed to have understood Wei Changtian’s intention, and her eyes quickly returned to normal.

She looked at the scattered pieces of the teacup on the ground, and then picked up her own teacup and walked to Wei Changtian’s side.

“Young Master, my cup of tea hasn’t been used.”

“...”

Wei Changtian looked up at Li Zimu, whose eyes were lowered, and was a little surprised in his heart, but said casually:

“Okay, put it down.”

“Yes.”

Li Zimu responded in a low voice, slowly placed the teacup beside Wei Changtian, and then walked back to her chair and sat down.

This action of the two made Chu Xianping stunned again, while Yan Huaiqing and Xu Heng on the opposite side had already ignored this side, and at this time, they were looking at Tang Chen with iron faces.

In the almost solidified air, Tang Chen quickly turned his head and looked back.

He paused for a moment with a solemn expression, then nodded lightly.

Tang Chen’s nod this time was not simple.

It not only meant that Wei Changtian really had the intention to kill, but also represented that, at least from Wei Changtian’s perspective, it was not difficult for him to kill the three of them alone.

“...”

Yan Huaiqing’s Adam’s apple moved slightly, and at this time, he had no doubt that if he said a “no”, Wei Changtian would kill him in the next second.

After all, this was the answer given by Tang Chen.

As for whether Wei Changtian had used any tricks in it...

In fact, he didn’t.

Because what Wei Changtian said just now was the truth.

As long as Yan Huaiqing refused to withdraw his troops, he would kill the former immediately, without the slightest hesitation.

At first glance, such behavior does not seem to conform to his purpose of “stopping the war”.

But all of this was in Wei Changtian’s plan.

He actually used a loophole in Tang Chen’s mind-reading technique.

In the words just now, he added a prerequisite of “disagreeing to withdraw troops” to “killing Yan Huaiqing”.

“I want to kill you” and “If something happens, then I want to kill you” are two completely different meanings.

It was precisely because of this that Wei Changtian turned the lie into the truth, and then used Tang Chen’s mind-reading technique to give Yan Huaiqing a great shock.

And next, he will continue to expand this shock effect.

“Your Highness, haven’t you thought about it yet?”

In the second before Yan Huaiqing was about to open his mouth to admit defeat, Wei Changtian suddenly raised his head, blocking the former’s words just right.

He looked at Yan Huaiqing, whose expression was a little stiff, and said with a smile:

“Since that’s the case, then I might as well tell you some things you don’t know.”

“Your Highness, your current actions have actually been seen by your father.”

“And before coming here, I have already reached a deal with him.”

“Kill you and let him return to Da Jue to regain control of the court.”

“In return, he will withdraw all Da Jue soldiers.”

“Your Highness, you see, if I want to stop the war, I don’t necessarily have to cooperate with you.”

“As for why I haven’t killed you yet, and even talked so much with you, it’s just to see who of you father and son offers a higher price.”

“And now it seems...”

In Yan Huaiqing’s astonished gaze, Wei Changtian shook his head and said with a disappointed look:

“You don’t seem to want to live as much as your father does.”