Book 45 - Chapter 5 – Satisfying Rival Demands (1/2)
Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling echoing one another was actually the skill that they developed since they werehard, they played soft, giving the other side the opportunity to step down the stage and save some face If the opposite side was forced until ‘if you take this step, there will be no death’ [not sure], no matter how reasonable you are, in the end the only way re is to solve it by force
Thisold friend trick; he leaned closed to Xieli and spoke in low voice, “Great Khan, please don’t take offense I hear it was you who invited Xiufang Dajia to Longquan, but the one ants to change Longquan into ruins is also you Xiufang Dajia is a person who loves to sing a song and pluck the zheng, not war [in Chinese, pluck the zither (tanzheng) and war (zhanzheng) rhy Dajia Ha! Surely Great Khan does not wish for Xiufang Dajia to grieve to the point that she follows Old Bai’s trailing dust [fig footsteps/course in life]?” Translated by foxs
Xieli revealed an angry, but also slightly aard expression Speaking in low voice, he said, “I will personally explain and apologize to her”
At the last e were te attentively to the two y is to exchange weapons of war for gifts of jade and silk [idiom: to turn hostility into friendshi+p] In that case, to to take the boat to return to my home country, to see what I can do, for instance, not to allow Li kid to prevail over Luoyang, and so on Great Khan is not going to send troops to help wang shi+chong defending Luoyang? Then leave it to Xiaodi to do it in your place!”
Xieli roared in laughter and said, “Shaoshuai is a very good lobbyist Looking at Xiufang Dajia’s face, I, Xieli willthe city wall, the Sumo people must offer fifty thousand warhorses, a hundred thousand cows and sheep, twenty taels of gold, and lastly, thewill be detained as a hostage This is my lowest request; there is no possibility to concede”
Hearing that, Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling looked at each other How could the Su? Even the two boys could not bear to treat such a weak child like this
Laughing bitterly, Kou Zhong said, “Great Khan ’s remains cannot be protected, it must be delivered to Great Khan to be dealt with, this is already causing inconation and humiliation to the Sumo people; therefore, they wish to preserve Old Bai’s bloodline Da Zuorong is a child who does not know anything, Great Khan taking hinificance is only sye quantities of warhorse, cows and sheep will iht years, ten years, they can forget about recovering, not taking into account the annual tribute Can Great Khan give Xiaodi a little bit of face and let go of Da Zuorong?”
Letting out a stifled snort, Xieli said, “Your Central Earth has the Central Earth’s rules, our prairie has the prairie’s rules It’s alhen you enter a village, follow the local custouest If you don’t believe o consult Pusa or Gunatai brothers, or even Abaojia, Tiefuyou Ask the away, is excessive or intolerant Humph! Those who oppose me, all the men will be killed, the women will be slave This time it is exception within the exceptions; otherwise, how could our Tujue tribe establish our ht in the prairie?”
Zhao Deyan spoke with a sinister s’an as the real Chang’an Although Longquan is the Sumo people’s upper capital, in ter Plus Du Fuwei’s Jianghuai Ar out your head siht to yourself, you should think about Shaoshuai Ar to that, Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling’s heart was on fire While ad to yield, Zhao Deyan was pushi+ng the wave and adding to the billows, his words contained threat, he even i spoke with sole to , will be very grateful”
Knitting his brows, Tonyukuk said, “Great Khan has been particularly lenient toward Shaoshuai, why don’t Shaoshuai go back and take your ti a decision with the Sumo people Give Great Khan an answer before dawn”
Kou Zhong threw his head back in long laughter; heroic feeling gushi+ng out, he said, “Why wait until daybreak? Right now I can iive Great Khan an affirmative answer”
The reatly, the lightning flashi+ng, he nodded and said, “Very well! I, Xieli washtook three steps forward, his pair of eyes swept across the arrow targets setup at the other end of the open field, he cal Sun Bow froth to open it up ‘Twang!’ when the bowstring straightened, he shouted, “Get reement [idiom: just because someone says so, doesn’t quan’s fate”
Behind hiwith several hundred Xieli’s personal guards lining up both sides of the field watching the archery, the Tujue warriors far and near preparing against the war, none was not attracted by his exceeding-all-expectations action, they all stared fiercely at him
Xieli personally took an arrow fro’s left hand stretched out behind hi took the arrow and put it on the bow, lightly and effortlessly he pulled the Piercing Sun Bow into a full moon
Xieli and the others’ eyes were fixed on this famous folded bohich had rievance; no one knohat they felt inside their hearts
Across the arena, only Xu Ziling knew that Kou Zhong was going to shoot this arrow using vortex of energy, to blast the arrow target into sht, also to state clearly his determination and standpoint of rather be a broken jade than an intact roof tile
Under the tens of thousands watchful eyes, the bowstring exploded, the powerful arrow on the string shot out, at a naked-eye-difficult-to-see-clearly high speed, fast as lightning it traversed the hundred-pace distance The moment it was about to hit the bullseye, suddenly it froze midair, because a wide and thick hand that seeness and fro two fingers, the thuer
It was as if ti!’ the powerful arrow shattered into cun-size pieces
Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling were astounded; they looked at each other, while the Tujue warriors burst into ear-splitting cheer
Unexpectedly it was one of the three randmasters of the world, the ‘Wu Zun’ [martial art venerable] Bi Xuan No one knehere he flashed out froet, with hard-to-believe speed and accuracy he pinched the arrowhead Due to the powerful arroas iy collided, the long arrow vanished into the thin air
Even with Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling’s Mount-Tai-collapsing-in-front-of-their-eyes-their-countenance-will-not-change cool-headedness, their countenance still changed
They were both alar-ghosts-and-deities-sob unfatho the arrow, but moreover, they did not expect Bi Xuan to come in person with the ar late, while also greatly increased the variable of the coalition troops attacking Longquan
Bi Xuan evidently did not expect that he would be unable to completely neutralize the true power inside the arrow, so that he failed to save the long arrow Slightly stunned, he said, “Shaoshuai’s internal power has advanced one layer deeper Congratulations”
Greatly disappointed, Kou Zhong put the Piercing the Sun Boay, he saluted and said, “I did not know Wu Zun has co rude”
‘Wu Zun’ Bi Xuan was still wearing the plain and simple wild he-hi-disdainfully-out-of-the-corner-of-his-eyes-at-the-world lofty quality like the ‘Heavenly Saber’ Song Que With two hands behind his back, he took a stride toward Kou Zhong’s side, with dragon-gait-tiger-step, walking slyly, with relaxed and free derave and stern, deep and i in heaven and earth could hide frolance, they both had a very bad feeling Reportedly, for over nearly several decades Bi Xuan has never participated in Tujue tribe war, but today he, the Senior came in person Naturally it could not be as si froet them What’s more, he had already warned the two boys to roll back into the Central Earth; therefore, his intention in coood
With Bi Xuan here, ies to the situation, which were absolutely disadvantageous to theer had any confidence in the future development Translated by foxs
Suddenly Bi Xuan walked across the five-hundred-pace distance; he appeared to be slow, but was actually fast, his being was bri
Far and near, all the warriors stood in solemn respect To them, Bi Xuan was not only the supreme spiritual leader, but iant master that they worshi+pped like a deity
There was only the sound of whistling night wind and the sound of crackling torches adorning the silence that suddenly arose
Bi Xuan stopped about ten paces away fro He smiled and said, “This person has a proposal that would satisfy rival demands, that would resolve the dispute between the Great Khan and Shaoshuai”
Kou Zhong took a deep breath Pressing down the fluctuating mood in his heart, he spoke seriously, “Wu Zun, please bestow instructions!”
Tranquil and calm and at ease, Bi Xuan said, “Military affairs is one kind of extreme form of politics, a bloodshed politics; once anybody resorts to military force, ultimately it can only be settled by life and death The matter between countries is like this, theis called the king This ti and Funantuo stirred up dispute, their desire was to take and replace our tribe If there were no Shaoshuai sticking out your head for the would be extere-scale attack and defense battle, we change into life and death duel between two persons? If the victor is Shaoshuai’s side, we canDa Zuorong as a hostage Shaoshuai, what do you think?”
I in their hearts If Bi Xuan personallyto deploy, he would only be throwing away his life in vain They were deeply aware that Bi Xuan’s han decided to devote hi to battle hihan knew in his heart and saw clearly in his belly that he was still unable to defeat Bi Xuan
Martial art skill of Bi Xuan’s level no longer has any weak point to be exploited
Xieli and the others were also stunned, with Zhao Deyan, Tonyukuk, and so on, they you look at er brother Compared to Xieli and the others, it washis throat, he said, “I areement between us and Tuli Khan Wu Zun, please note clearly”
Bi Xuan glibly said, “Any agree to the situation For exaht that Shaoshuai would stand on the Su the troops to the east, hehis resentment” Translated by foxs
And then with a deep and ihty and divine-splendored eyes were fixed on Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling He s story short, this person will put a lih without dying, it will be like ht?”
Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling were both shocked and happy, the contradictions in their heart were frightening