385 Firm (1/2)

Palace

With a large and fast stride, Nanglong Soujin soon arrived at the palace. He made his way towards the hall without any of the guards stopping him. They all made way for him as they felt shivers whenever Nanglong Soujin went past them. Somehow, they could feel the coldness from the other party emanated when he walked close to them.

The general was angry.

The servants and guards were all praying that their new emperor hadn't created trouble again like he did in the past. If he did make Soujin angry, they wouldn't know what would become of him.

”Prince Soujin has arrived,” the eunuch announced Soujin's arrival.

Yan quickly straightened his position on his chair and didn't dare to look straight towards Soujin. He knew that the other party must be angry, but he didn't have any choice right now. If he didn't comply with Princess Meng's demand, there would be a possibility that the trade would fail. At that time, he wouldn't know who he could ask consolation from.

Nanglong Soujin's eyes watched the other party with a cold gaze. His face was calm and there was not even a single ripple in his expression, but those who were close with him would know when he was angry, he would give a cold vibe, a very freezing cold aura.

This time, Tang Xuan can detect the silent intent from Soujin. He smiled wryly inside his heart and braced himself.

”Prince Soujin, we from the Gu Yue Kingdom needed someone from the Long Kingdom to represent this kingdom to our people,” he said politely.

Nanglong Soujin glanced at the other party from the corner of his eyes. He knew that the other party was only saying that to clear out the problem right away. However, he didn't feel like doing as they wish.

”Are you saying that the people we had sent over the years are not enough, Tang Xuan?”

Tang Xuan smiled, ”For this scale of trade, we need someone from higher rank since this trade can be considered as big and important.”

”Are you saying that you want me as the prince of the Long Kingdom to go to the Gu Yue Kingdom and represent the trade?” Nanglong Soujin's eyes narrowed into a glint. He was sure that the moment they approached Yan about this matter, they already knew that he was the only one who could represent the kingdom.

Xiao Meng opened her mouth to answer, but with a slight movement from Tang Xuan she closed them again. She could faintly feel the cold atmosphere ever since Soujin stepped into the hall, so she knew that this might not end well if she slipped up.

”Who to send is all your decision,” Tang Xuan answered, ”We just demand someone from higher rank because it would be more respectful.”

”More respectful,” Soujin's eyes moved to Xiao Meng for a split second before returning back to Tang Xuan. His tone was clearly mocking, but his expression was still the same.

”Unfortunately, I can't grant your wish, Tang Xuan,” Nanglong Soujin answered right away, ”My wife is expecting and it won't be long before my child born, so I won't leave this kingdom.”

”I believe there should be other people you could send at this time,” Tang Xuan smiled.

Nanglong Soujin shrugged slightly, ”You should have known that there is no one who has similar ranks with me available right now.”