134 The Annual Mee (1/2)

”The Secluded Mountain Prefecture here is so lively!”

A new year had arrived and the Secluded Mountain Prefecture had sent out invitation cards to invite Fang Yuan, other Wu Zongs, spiritual knights and the rich to the Secluded Mountain Prefecture for a banquet.

As they returned back to the Secluded Mountain Prefecture City, the feeling was different this time.

”Haha…..Brother Xiang!”

Niu Dingtian and the others entered the Prefecture Master's mansion. When he saw Xiang Zilong, his eyes glittered. ”I have missed you a lot!”

As he spoke, Niu Dingtian went forward and gave the other a hug.

”Thank you, Brother Niu, for your concern!”

Xiang Zilong's face looked a bit dull and he forced out a smile. ”You don't have to raise your voice in the Prefecture Master's Prefecture. The city master has punished quite a number of people recently...”

If both of them were not close, Xiang Zilong would not be reminding Niu Dingtian about this.

Niu DIngtian's expression changed and asked, ”Why?”

”The city master is displaying his might…..”

Xiang Zilong shook his head and obviously didn't want to speak further as he saw Fang Yuan was present as well.

”Greetings, Leader Xiang!”

Fang Yuan was not really greeting him seriously and continued to ask, ”Is the city master here?”

”The city master is seeing another important guest in the study room. All guests please head to the main hall for the banquet first!”

One of the three capital leaders of the Secluded Mountain who walked out the last greeted Fang Yuan.

”An important guest?”

Fang Yuan wavered but his expression was still the same. As he entered the main hall, he was complimented by many other guests.

After all, he was a young Wu Zong and had a bright future. So many people had wanted to establish a good rapport with him.

...…..

Coincidentally, Liu Yan who was seeing the guest in the study room had mentioned Fang Yuan as well.

”Hehe…..Princess, I heard that you came to Qinghe County to poach one of my men?”

Liu Yan was giving a cold smile as he looked at Xie Lingyun.

At that moment, Xie Lingyun was standing upright with her drooping eyelids. It seemed that she didn't even dare to take in a deep breath.

The feeling she had gotten from the Secluded Mountain Prefecture City Master was different from the young Wu Zong.

The city master was not only serious and displaying his might, he was greedy and aggressive. She didn't know what to say in such a scary atmosphere.

However, she bit her teeth and continued with a tone of dissatisfaction, ”The Secluded Mountain Prefecture is under Xia Country. Since there is a Wu Zong, I am here on behalf of the royal family to find out more. Is that wrong?”

Liu Yan didn't know what to say.

Even though the royal family of Xia Country had not much power now, after all, the royal family was still of legitimism and it was better for him not to go against them.

He then gave a cold smile and continued, ”It seems useless to talk about this. What is the purpose of your visit, Princess?”

”I'm here for the conflict…. I heard that you are using military forces against the Summer Sun Prefecture? Have you gotten that order from the royal family?”

Xie Lingyun continued with a stern look. ”If not, it is wrong for you to do that and there is no reason for you to do that. Don't force the royal family to form an alliance with the other two prefectures to go against you!”

No matter what was the current situation like in Secluded Mountain Prefecture, when the two prefectures formed an alliance with the royal family, they would be very powerful. Hence, Liu Yan had to reconsider his actions.

”Humph…...The Summer Sun Prefecture Master is the one causing this conflict. He was the one behind causing the rebel which was led by Lu Renjia. Am I in the wrong to have my revenge?”

Liu Yan was pissed off.

”You have no evidence to prove that. How can you say so?”

Xie Lingyun shook her head and continued, ”If you are willing to stop whatever you are doing, the royal family can help to mediate the situation by making the Summer Sun Prefecture compensate you…..”

In fact, she was here to discuss the bottom line of the situation and the conditions for the mediation. She was using both the soft and the hard approaches at the same time.

However, Xie Lingyun was feeling a little sad in her heart.

Why had it become the case where the royal family had to be the middleman when handling relationships between the prefectures?

Even though she was feeling sad, she didn't want to see an internal conflict in Xia Country. Xie Lingyun then said with her gentle voice, ”What more do you want from us in order for you to stop?”

”You are asking me to set the conditions?”

Liu Yan laughed and continued, ”I shall gladly set the conditions then…...3 pieces of Flame Jade Rock, 1 Deep-ocean Fire Coral and the length of it should not be less than 38 inches. I will also want 10 Lieyang Calming Pills and the Thousand Years Fire Grass…..”

”Si…..”

Even though she knew that Liu Yan would take this chance to ask for a lot of things, but when she heard what Liu Yan had wanted, she had to take in a deep breath.

”I see that you have quite a lot of things that you want…..However, the Flame Jade Rock can only be found deep in the volcanoes and a Wu Zong will be needed to obtain these rocks. The Fire Coral which is more than 38 inches is considered as the royal treasure of the Xia Country. Also, the Fire Grass and the Lieyang Calming Pills are high-quality spiritual objects and spiritual pills respectively. They are also the treasure of the Summer Sun Prefecture Master...”

Xie Lingyun gave a wry grin and continued, ”If you want one of those, there is room for discussion. However, are you not making things hard for me when you ask for so many things at one go?”

”Humph, if he doesn't give these to me, I shall take it from him on my own then!”

Liu Yan let out a humph and there seemed to be a flame appearing above his eyebrows.

'This Liu Yan….is indeed at the peak of the Elemental Gathering Realm. He is just a step away from achieving the Elemental Opening Realm...'

No one knew that Xie Lingyun had much knowledge about that.

Just by hearing what Liu Yan had asked for, the spiritual objects were of high quality and were fire related. She then knew that he was preparing for that final breakthrough and needed lots of spiritual objects to help him to achieve that.

She would definitely not agree to the conditions.

Or else, if she gave what he wanted and he had achieved the Elemental Opening Realm successfully, she would be in danger in future.

However, if she didn't give what he wanted, there would be chaos and war. Also, Liu Yan could then obtain those things he needed by force.

There was not much difference as both outcomes were the same. This was a difficult decision for her to make.