I've been bullied and humiliated for thirteen years; when I wake up, I'll be bloodthirsty.

Chapter 906 Peace Talks

"Yangyang!"

Yan Yue was so excited that he almost rode off on horseback, but luckily he held the reins tightly, otherwise, that move would have been quite serious.

As soon as Lu Yangyang spoke, everyone looked towards her.

"The Crown Princess of the Great Zhao?" Huyan Jun, standing beside Nalan Xiong, sneered, "A mere woman dares to negotiate with my Great Yan? What a joke!"

Huyan Jun said to Nalan Xiong, "General, it seems that the Great Zhao doesn't take us seriously at all. Why waste words with them? Just capture this little girl alive. I'm sure their Crown Prince of Great Zhao will be very interested!"

"It's not your place to make decisions here!" Nalan Xiong snapped, looking at Lu Yangyang.

Nalan Xiong sized her up for a moment and asked, "Are you the Crown Princess of the Great Zhao Dynasty, Lu Yangyang?"

“Exactly!” Lu Yangyang took a few steps forward on horseback. “General Nalan, the terms of our negotiations can represent the Crown Prince of the Great Zhao Dynasty. What do you say?”

“If it were you, I, the general, could give you a chance to negotiate, but you only have one hour. If I am not satisfied with the conditions you propose, then the negotiations will be void immediately!” Nalan Xiong said.

“I agree!” Lu Yangyang replied.

These few words left not only Hu Yanjun bewildered, but also Zong Shuo and Yan Yue, who were completely confused about what was going on.

Zong Shuo proposed the idea of ​​peace talks, but in the end, he never really intended to negotiate. He was merely using it to buy time for Yingzhou reinforcements to arrive.

Hu Yanjun was even more bewildered. He could tell that before the appearance of the Crown Princess of Da Zhao, Nalan Xiong's talk of peace with Zong Shuo was nothing but a joke, not a serious matter. But after the Crown Princess's appearance, he had absolutely no idea what Nalan Xiong was thinking! His mission, along with the letter sent by the Left Wise King, was to persuade Nalan Xiong to take Fengming Mountain directly, then use it as a route to Qinzhou to launch a pincer attack, destroying Da Zhao's main force and capturing their Crown Prince alive. In this battle, Da Yan would undoubtedly win!

But at this crucial moment, Nalan Xiong actually believed this little woman's nonsense and wanted to negotiate? It's unbelievable!

"General, General, please reconsider! The Left Wise King has given orders!" Hu Yanjun didn't have time to think of a reason and hurriedly tried to stop Nalan Xiong, but before he could finish speaking, Nalan Xiong interrupted him.

"What I've decided is none of your business, get the hell out of here!" Nalan Xiong glared at Huyan Jun, his tone unfriendly.

Then he shouted at Zong Shuo, "Zong Shuo, you brat, for the sake of your Crown Princess, I will give you a chance. Now we will each retreat ten miles. I will order my men to set up camp here. After an hour, the peace talks will end, and then we will fight!"

Having said that, he completely disregarded Zong Shuo's opinion, raised his hand and shouted, "Retreat!"

After giving the order, Nalan Xiong turned to Lu Yangyang and said, "You go into the tent alone!"

“General Nalan, since we are going to make peace talks, we must be sincere. I will bring another person with me, my strategist.” Lu Yangyang raised her hand, and Jiang Zhiyi rode forward on horseback. She was dressed in a wide-sleeved plain robe, with only a jade hairpin in her hair. She was gentle and calm, not like a noble lady riding a horse on a trip, which made Huyan Jun howl.

"General, how can you trust two women? This is an utter disgrace!" Huyan Jun thought Nalan Xiong must have gone mad. Negotiate with these two young women? Negotiate my foot!

However, Nalan Xiong ignored him completely and instead said to Lu Yangyang, "In that case, this general will only bring one strategist!"

Lu Yangyang responded, "Okay!"

After speaking, she looked at Zong Shuo. She had only briefly met Zong Shuo at the polo field when she first came to the capital, and they hadn't even exchanged a word. She never expected that the peace talks were something they had thought of. She was even more surprised that Jiang Zhiyi had actually guessed it, and that the leader of the Nalan tribe had come.

Lu Yangyang didn't want to directly ask Zong Shuo to agree, so she gave Yan Yue a wink from a distance, and even waved her hand to make sure he didn't see it.

Yan Yue immediately understood and said to Zong Shuo, "General, quickly agree!"

Zong Shuo lowered his voice: "This is too dangerous. Even if we are to negotiate, I should go. You go and tell her to replace me with that strategist."

Yan Yue leaned closer and whispered, "Fourth Brother, don't worry. Yangyang must have her reasons for doing this. You won't be as effective as Miss Jiang. Besides, if the two of them come, Miss Wen will definitely be there too. Miss Wen is a master of poison. No matter how powerful Nalan Xiong is, he can't hurt Yangyang. Moreover, if it comes to strength, Yangyang might not even lose to him!"

Others might not know, but Yan Yue knew all too well that Lu Yangyang was as strong as ten men. He was no match for her, not to mention that Wen Qingqing was hiding in the team. If she really wanted to use poison, even if Nalan Xiong only sent two people, he might not have a chance to make a move, let alone two hundred men.

Fearing that Zong Shuo wouldn't believe him, he urged, "Fourth Brother, hurry up! We finally got this opportunity, don't let Nalan Xiong change his mind!"

Although Zong Shuo felt this was inappropriate, Yan Yue, though somewhat unconventional, never spoke without reason. So he ordered, "You come with me and a team of men to wait here."

Then he looked at Huo Lin and said, "Take your soldiers and retreat ten miles to await orders!"

Huo Lin: "Yes!"

Soon, both sides retreated ten miles each, and a camp was quickly set up in the open space.

Nalan Xiong dismounted, followed by a very thin "strategist," and together they walked towards the camp.

Lu Yangyang led Jiang Zhiyi toward the camp.

The two sides stopped at the entrance of the tent, nodded to each other, and then went into the tent together.

As soon as they entered the tent, the "strategist" behind Nalan Xiong immediately ripped off his hat and fake beard, jumped in front of Lu Yangyang, and said, "Lu Yangyang, do you still remember me?"

Lu Yangyang was truly surprised to run into Nalan Yunyan here. "Nalan Yunyan!"

Nalan Yunyan raised an eyebrow: "At least you have some conscience and haven't forgotten me! Let me tell you, I didn't let you save me for nothing. I really took care of your good friend. Consider this my way of repaying you!"

Nalan Xiong also bowed solemnly to Lu Yangyang and thanked her, "Crown Princess, I, Nalan Xiong, will always remember your kindness in saving my daughter. Thank you!"

“General Nalan, you’re too kind,” Lu Yangyang said. “Saving Nalan Yunyan back then was an accident, but I’m serious about today’s peace talks. You must have seen what the Nalan tribe has gained from the Northwest in the past two years. I can promise that if the Nalan tribe withdraws from this war, the prices of future trade between the Northwest and the Nalan tribe will be reduced by another 20%.”

Nalan Xiong was surprised that Lu Yangyang could be so direct, and laughed heartily, "The Crown Princess is a straightforward person. I dislike all the roundabout ways of your Great Zhao. Your offer is very tempting, but it's not enough to make me take such a big risk!"

"General Nalan, regarding the terms of the peace talks, perhaps we should first assess our sincerity." Jiang Zhiyi placed a box on the table and gestured, "General Nalan, please."