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Chapter 1395 - 1388: Heading to Make Contact
Chapter 1395: Chapter 1388: Heading to Make Contact
"The key issue is whether the Yichuan Clan is willing to make contact with us," Cheng Ziang said worriedly. "If I were in their position, I definitely wouldn’t want to have any contact with the Demon Clan, as it could very well offend the two allies that remain."
"Mr. Leon need not worry, we have already discussed this matter in a meeting," Zisu reassured him. "The three aristocratic families have assembled an army of a hundred thousand, and they certainly cannot sustain this forever. They will want a statement from the Demon Clan in order to completely disarm their forces. In this situation, the Demon Clan has the upper hand. As long as we initiate the peace talks, I believe they will be happy to see this outcome."
"That does make some sense," Cheng Ziang nodded, but then he quickly shared his own opinion. "However, if it were me, I would wait to gather representatives from the other two aristocratic families before initiating negotiations with the Demon Clan. Just by myself, I definitely wouldn’t make such a foolish move."
"Mr. Leon is mistaken," Zisu explained. "Our contact with the Yichuan Clan is not about genuinely seeking peace."
"Miss Zisu means..." Cheng Ziang perked up upon hearing her words.
"This is also Luo’er’s idea. First, we need to establish substantial contact with the Yichuan Clan, then spread rumors to the remaining two aristocratic families that the Yichuan Clan has negotiated peace with the Demon Clan separately, and the Demon Clan will bypass the Yichuan Clan to target the other two."
Since Cheng Ziang and his team were Luo’er’s members, Zisu didn’t worry about them leaking secrets and revealed the true purpose of their mission.
"Brilliant, driving the wolf to swallow the tiger!" Hearing her description, Cheng Ziang couldn’t help but clap his hands excitedly.
"Ah, truly worthy of the boss. Only he could come up with such a strategy," Hu Daoke cheered, giving a thumbs up. "Little Fengye, quickly cheer for the boss!"
"Long live Luo’er!" Feng raised both hands.
"Hey, hey, hey, Luo’er doesn’t buy into this stuff. No matter what, there are still some risks with this operation. Let’s all move together to ensure we have sufficient combat strength," Cheng Ziang said, clapping his hands.
"Thank you all," Zisu said, visibly pleased hearing that all three would assist.
"Don’t mention it, Miss Zisu. Whenever you’re ready to leave, we’re at your service," Cheng Ziang nodded.
The reason Zisu was assigned to negotiate with the Yichuan Clan was for no other reason than her proficiency in the Kyushu language. As mentioned before, these Kyushu elites are quite arrogant. Even in West Outer Heaven, they refuse to speak the Demon Clan language, stubbornly sticking to their own.
In contrast, those Kyushu merchants, seeking to integrate into the cities of the Demon Clan for business, each spoke the Demon Clan language fluently and could switch seamlessly to Kyushu language. In business, nobody tried harder than them.
After arriving at the front, Zisu sent a Kyushu merchant to the territory of the Yichuan Clan to make contact. About seven or eight days later, the merchant returned to the base and reported.
The Yichuan Clan, in principle, agreed to engage with the Demon Clan, to discuss the current military standoff, but nothing else. Clearly, their thoughts fell right into what the Demon Clan had predicted; the Demon Clan had accurately calculated their inability to sustain a large military force, which is why such a contact proposal was made.
If the two sides were in a state of war, it would still make sense for the three aristocratic families to maintain a huge military force, although it may be costly. However, once the Demon Clan’s army begins to retreat and aims to maintain a peaceful stance, maintaining such a large military force would seem somewhat counterproductive.
Even more crucially, the three aristocratic families were not united as one, with each family considering the reduction of military forces for the sake of their own interests to maintain production and construction. Thus, the already fragile alliance system of the three great families was very likely to develop cracks, and even evolve into contradictions.
Having received an accurate reply, on the third day, Miss Zisu took Cheng Ziang and two others from the Demon Clan camp to start their journey to the Yichuan Clan’s territory. At the same time, the long-prepared Demon Clan army began to retreat, sending a clear signal to the Yichuan Clan.
The four, plus a merchant as their guide, traveled south for four days and arrived at Linshui City, which was occupied by the Yichuan Clan. This was still a large-scale city built with bricks and stones, as mentioned before, the farther south one went, the more developed the economy and higher the level of architecture.
However, Linshui was now occupied by the Yichuan Clan, and almost all the residents were from Kyushu. Some came here on their own to seek a living, while others were conscripted by the Dongsheng Empire and then seized and kept by the Yichuan Clan.
Upon arriving at the city gate and after some communication, the guards let them in. Facing the imposing Nine Thousand Battalion, Cheng Ziang and his companions were somewhat nervous. Given the high ratio of Cultivators in the Nine Thousand Battalion, if any trouble arose, he estimated he wouldn’t be able to leave this city unless he resorted to powerful measures.
However, as the holder of Liseya, Cheng Ziang felt reassured—knowing that Liseya, as a Demigod, could kill as easily as breathing. If he wanted, he could simply walk around the streets, doing nothing, and Liseya alone would be enough to slaughter the entire city.
Of course, being born under the red flag and living in modern times, Cheng Ziang naturally wouldn’t commit such crimes against humanity. But regardless, as long as he had Liseya by his side to protect him, he could fearlessly face any attack from the Cultivators.
Unsure whether it was meant to intimidate the representatives of the Demon Clan, the Yichuan Clan dispatched personnel to line up on the streets. It seemed like a welcoming gesture for Miss Zisu and her group, but it looked more like a show of force.
Seeing these lined-up soldiers, Cheng Ziang and the others couldn’t help but laugh. These soldiers were basically not from the Nine Thousand Battalion but rather mercenaries temporarily conscripted by the Yichuan Clan. Their combat effectiveness was mediocre; the Dongsheng military did not even regard them highly, let alone these disorganized mercenaries.
Walking under the gaze of the crowd, they traversed the long cobblestone streets and arrived at the Yichuan Clan’s mansion in the city. This was just their temporary residence; their true main mansion was in Guanyue City behind them.
Upon reaching the mansion, Miss Zisu and her associates saw a young man waiting at the entrance. He was in his twenties, a long-haired man looking refined as jade. His neatly kept black hair and the crown, black but edged with gold, looked quite exquisite.
At first sight of Miss Zisu, the long-haired man was momentarily startled but quickly recovered and stepped forward to greet her. Despite facing a representative of the Demon Clan, he spoke in the language of Kyushu, possibly because he didn’t speak the language of the Demon Clan.
According to his self-introduction, this long-haired young man was named Yichuan Yong, a prince of the Yichuan Clan. ’Yichuan’ was his surname, and ’Yong’ his given name, which was consistent with the naming standards of the Kyushu nobility.
"I am Miss Zisu, representing the Southern Yao Race," Miss Zisu replied, her eyelids lowered.
Although the man named Yichuan Yong seemed gentle and elegant, having seen Luo’er, she felt nothing. A truly noble young man should be like Luo’er, ’Once having crossed the vast ocean, other waters seem trifling. Having been accustomed to Luo’er’s appearance and manners, she found it hard to be interested in other supposedly gentle and elegant individuals.
"Welcome to the arrival of Miss Zisu from Young Mansion," Yichuan Yong appeared somewhat excited, seemingly captivated by Miss Zisu’s features.
’Young Mansion’ is a title of respect for all officials, regardless of whether the individual is an official from the Dongsheng Empire or from the Demon Clan; within this context, it is equivalent to calling someone ’Sir’ or ’Respected Official,’ commoners are generally addressed as ’Lord.’
Cheng Ziang had always thought that the people of Kyushu detested the Demon Clan, but in fact, the reality wasn’t so. On the contrary, particularly the nobility of Kyushu, greatly admired the members of the Beast-Ear Race.
It had been mentioned before that the people of Kyushu, when capturing female members of the Beast-Ear Race, would treat them as spoils of war and bring them back to Kyushu. However, if they captured any member of the Beast-Ear Race, regardless of gender, there was only one outcome—that was execution.
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