Chapter 109 Let’s Talk (1/2)
Chapter 109 – Let's Talk
Both Tong and Li Feihong walked back to the guest house that Ding Yuan had prepared for Tong. They did not talk to each other or utter a word as they knew that the other party was a fellow reincarnator like himself. They could not trust each other.
However, Li Feihong decided to break the ice.
”Can we talk … in private?”
Tong came to a pause and looked at Li Feihong with a cringe expression.
”You sound like a character from a BL novel. Stop that.”
”I-I'm sorry!”
Seeing that Li Feihong panicked and stuttered, Tong breathed out a relieved sigh. This person was like a scaredy-cat which was different than someone who had murdered a person before.
Tong stared into his eyes again to measure his character. Li Feihong's eyes were full of anxieties and fear. They did not appear to be the eyes of a deceitful person or a conman.
Although all signs showed that this person was harmless, Tong did not lower down his guard.
”We can talk here. There is no one listening.”
”O-Okay. T-Then I'll get straight to the point. P-Please, let's not kill each other, okay? Can we have a truce?”
”A truce?”
”Y-Yes. We have no reason to kill each other. It was the system that forced us with our mission. Look, right now I don't have a mission, and I hate fighting. I just want to live in peace over here.”
”But you changed Lu Bu's character and helped his army. How can I trust you?”
Li Feihong gritted his teeth. He mustered all his courage and gazed at Tong with all his will-power.
”Form a contract with me then! I can't form the Soulmate Contract with you. But I'm sure I can form the Clan Contract with you! I've asked the system. Everyone in the Clan Contract will not get any mission that can harm each other! I swear to gods I've never planned to harm you, your city, your army, or your family! All I want is PEACE!”
Li Feihong's determination caused Tong to withdraw a step. Tong could sense that he was sincere, yet desperate to the point that he looked like a cornered beast which roared out the last war-cry. A teardrop rolled down on Feihong's face as he was overwhelmed with emotions and despair.
Tong nodded and decided to lower his wariness toward this person.
”Alright. I believe you. Let's talk inside the guest house.”
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Tong and Li Feihong entered the guesthouse. Tong brought out a bottle of whiskey, and an empty wooden bucket, and the magic cooking utensil that he had not used after he had bought the [Food Creation] skill.
Tong tossed drinking water into the tall pot and stirred it for five seconds. Then, he lifted the pot and poured the content inside to the wooden bucket.
Li Feihong watched Tong from the beginning to the end, and he was shocked. Tong brought out a barrel and a large cooking kitchen out of nowhere as if he had a space inventory. But what astonished Li Feihong the most was the content that was being poured into the wooden bucket.
They were ice cubes!
The eyes of Li Feihong almost popped out of their sockets. It was unbelievable magic.
Tong searched his belongings in the room and brought out two cups. He picked ice cubes from the bucket and put them into the cups, poured the whiskey after that. After which, Tong passed one of the cups to Li Feihong.
”Here, my treat. It must have been ages since you've taken one of these.”
Li Feihong accepted the cup with his shaking hands while his eyes still locked at Tong. Once he took the cup, the similar alcohol smell broke his trance. His focus shifted to the content within the container in his hands.
”Impossible! This … Do you have a brewery?”
Tong shook his head.
”You're mistaken. I don't have a single brewery or distillery. One more thing, the brewery is a beer factory. To produce spirits, you need a distillery.”
”Ah … Ahaha. My bad. I'm not familiar with alcohol business.”
”Go ahead. Drink it. You deserve it.”
”Okay. Thanks for the treat.”
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Both of them did not talk. However, they sipped the whiskey in their cup while they stared at each other as if they were probing the opposite party.
Soon, Li Feihong could not resist it anymore. He was the first one who broke the silence.
”I've said before. Can we not fight?”
Tong gazed into the eyes of Li Feihong one more time and answered.
”I also don't want to fight you.”
”Then, let's form the Clan Contract …”
”Not so fast. There will be terms and conditions.”
Li Feihong sulked. He understood that nothing was free in this world. If he wanted something, there would be a price.
”Name your terms, please.”
”First, I want to prevent the event that Lu Bu killed his own foster father.”
”That's not a problem. It's my goal in the first place.”
Tong nodded. It made sense after Tong had seen the character of the new Lu Bu. Though he still had that greed within him, his temperament was still in a tamable level at the moment.
”Second, I want to form a long-term alliance with Ding Yuan Army. I will want you to support it.”
”Aye. That's also not a problem.”
”Third, I want you to write down all of your skills in a paper. Since we cannot share our status, at least I want to know what you are capable of.”
”… Fine. But I also want to see your status too.”
”I'll give you mine after I see yours first.”
”… Haiz, okay.”
Li Feihong sighed as he gave up negotiating with Tong. Since he was aware that his life was somehow in Tong's hands, he accepted all of his conditions even though he would be oppressed or taken advantage on.
Tong stood up and searched for an empty scroll, a pen, and ink. After he found all of the tools, he went back to the table and gave them to Li Feihong.
”There, write your details in the status menu.”
…
Li Feihong wrote everything in his status menu and passed it to Tong.
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**Status**
Name: Li Feihong
Age: 17