Douluo 2: Miss Noumenon wants to be the ultimate villain

Chapter 216: Shell and Chaos

Dai Hao is indeed not an ordinary domineering man. It is not easy to persuade such a person.

"Do you think that our sincerity is not enough? The owner of this sign is right outside the door. Isn't it enough for Shrek Sea God Pavilion to come here in person to talk to you on an equal footing?"

From a normal negotiation perspective, for the safety of the commander, the envoy should not be too strong.

So it was just right to let Qingli in, but the reason why Zhang Lexuan was stopped outside the door was not for this reason at all...

"No, you are very sincere, but do you Shrek want to pull me on board?"

Qing Li finally understood Dai Hao's thoughts. He was afraid that his reputation would be too great and if he got involved with Shrek, Xing Luo would be even more wary of him.

Like Xu Ning, he obviously put the interests of the country before his own, and Dai Hao did not want to cause internal strife in Xingluo.

But this Dai Hao didn't seem to have the same sense of righteousness as Xu Ning. He didn't seem to care about his own honor at all, and he could even put himself in such a difficult position for this.

So what does he care about?

Qing Li's mind turned, and he spoke again, "My Lord Duke, as far as I know, you have three sons. Now your eldest son Dai Yuheng is my classmate in Shrek, and the other two are still in Xingluo City. They are hostages, right? When they reach age, you will do everything you can to stuff them all into Shrek. With the protection of Shrek, they will be safe even if you die. So before that, you have to endure any conspiracy that Xingluo throws at you, am I right?"

Dai Hao didn't say anything. He was definitely the calmest person Qing Li had ever met. Qing Li could not see any emotion on his face.

Dai Hao looked at Qing Li with sharp eyes, which were neither cold nor murderous.

Qing Li couldn't tell whether she had convinced this person, but since the words had already been said, she could only continue talking.

"I don't understand the situation in Xing Luo, but the fact that you made such a compromise proves that it is a ripple effect on you. Once you show any ambition to seize the throne, the faction that supports you in Xing Luo will rise quickly, and Xing Luo will fall apart. So you made a decision to build a kingdom for Xing Luo and consolidate your position until one day Xing Luo no longer needs you, and then you personally send your head to the Xu family to preserve the eternal peace of Xing Luo and the safety of your children."

"But is your Xing Luo emperor really a wise ruler? In order to suppress your reputation, he can throw any dirty water on you, but he has to use the method of beast tide, which is a disaster for all living beings! I don't think it is a wise choice to entrust everything to such a person."

Dai Hao is an admirable person. He has protected his family and his country, but he did so at the cost of his own life.

Dugu Qingli also doesn't want to be a person like him. Compared with Dai Hao's concession, Qingli will put the right of choice in his own hands, not the other party!
A smile showed up on Dai Hao's sharp face. His smile was unexpectedly gentle, and he looked like an elegant and casual prince rather than a general.

"What's your name?"

Qingli cupped his hands, "Duguli."

Dai Hao retracted his smile and said, "Duguli, you misjudged me. I am much more selfish than you think. I will pretend that I didn't hear your rude words to His Majesty."

Qing Li bit the tip of his tongue. Could he really do it?
"You have a point. I have to take action to prevent the suffering of all people." Dai Hao called the guards outside and said, "Go and call Zhu Yingxian and a few division commanders to come to my tent together."

Qingli finally breathed a sigh of relief, but having the Duke of White Tiger's people didn't mean that they would be able to find the auspicious beast.

When Qing Li left Dai Hao's tent, he saw Zhu Yingxian, Zhang Lexuan and others.

Zhu Yingxian saw Qingli and gestured to others to go in first. Zhang Lexuan nodded at Qingli and walked in. This matter concerned the safety of Shrek, so Zhang Lexuan naturally had to participate.

"Miss A Li, thank you so much." Zhu Yingxian stayed outside and stood side by side with Qingli.

Qing Li was a little confused. She should be the one thanking him. "I have already used my wish. Now you don't owe me anything. I should return such a valuable thing to you."

Zhu Yingxian looked at the tiger-head jade token handed over by Qingli and did not take it. "It's just a small matter, not enough to fulfill my promise. I thank you because you brought my wife." When did she become your wife? Can you stop being so self-righteous...

Qing Li wanted to discuss some serious matters with Zhu Yingxian, but she didn't expect it to be about this again. She asked awkwardly, "Brother, is this love at first sight?"

Zhu Yingxian said seriously, "What you said makes some sense. Anyway, I will marry her in this life, so she will definitely be my wife."

"Brother Zhu, you can't chase a girl like this, let alone a girl like my senior sister who is as bright as the moon in the sky."

Qingli spoke these words haltingly, because they were simply simplified versions of what Taki said.

"Are you sure you don't want to persuade your straight brother?"

It was because Taki said this that Qingli forced himself to say these words.

Zhu Yingxian's deep blue eyes were shining with a different light. He seemed to be chewing on Qing Li's words very seriously. "Do you know why I came to work for Dai Hao?"

Qing Li shook his head, and Zhu Yingxian explained, "In terms of relationship, Dai Hao is my uncle, my mother Dai Yue is his biological sister, and that tiger head plaque belongs to my mother."

"My mother was not happy when she married into the Zhu family because she said she did not marry the person she loved. Although I was not the product of my mother's love, she loved me very much. My mother spent her whole life in regret and died with hatred in her heart. Dai Hao did not go to see her."

Qingli felt that there was something strange in these words, and Zhu Yingxian's next words cleared up her doubts.

"My mother loved my uncle. The reason why she was so miserable was because she told me that my uncle should have loved her as well. But he forced my mother to marry into the Zhu family, and in the end, Dai Hao didn't even show up when she died."

"I don't hate him, because my mother said my uncle is the best man in the world, but this man has always pushed her away. So I was very curious about what kind of man Dai Hao is. I came here and confirmed that he is indeed a peerless person. It seems that it is not unreasonable for my mother to like him."

"Before today, I never understood why my mother would torture herself to death because of a relationship, but today I understand. If I can't marry Zhang Lexuan in this life, I'm afraid I will end up like my mother."

"What the hell! What the hell! What the hell!" Taki said "what the hell" three times in a row to calm down his shock. "Do you humans do this? What is this called in your human world? Orthopedics! Orthopedics!"

Qingli didn't understand why Taki was so surprised. It sounded like a regrettable story in which neither of them did anything wrong.

"I see." Qing Li naturally changed the subject, "What is the current situation of Duke Baihu in the Xingluo Empire? When were you sent here?"

"Dugu Qingli! You are such a boring person!" Taki complained in the sea of ​​​​spirituality.

"It's been more than half a year. The Emperor of the Xu family said that he wanted the heart of the treasure tree. It's a thousand-year-old tree, a ten-thousand-year-old treasure tree. If we cut down too many of them, it will not be good for the forest. So we are currently only cutting down lush places outside the mixed circle. Now we have only collected half of them. This time we are really taking a risk. Once we are discovered, the marshal will be brought to the military court for violating the Three Kingdoms Regulations!"

"Why must it be Dai Hao?" Qing Li wanted to figure out the reason behind this. There must be some key reason that made Dai Hao come here.

"A-Li, you are really perceptive. The Marshal is injured, and now the Dai family is making moves by taking advantage of the Marshal's reputation. If the news of his injury is leaked, it will surely cause turmoil. There are some things he doesn't want to do, but he has no choice but to do them. Originally, we wanted to send the Marshal to the East China Sea to pacify the pirates there, but now if he has another fight, his injuries can't be concealed, so we came here as a second choice, which is a good opportunity to heal. After refusing the imperial order once, I can't refuse it again the second time."

"Was it the battle at Soul River two years ago?"

Zhu Yingxian said in a deep voice, "He was attacked on the way back. He took a whole year to recover, and he still hasn't recovered."

So that's how it is. This means that the Xu family started planning from that time.

"From the look of his complexion, Dai Hao must have been poisoned. I'll give you this prescription first. After this matter is resolved, please let me take his pulse."

"How could I forget that you are Mr. Feng Lie's disciple." When Zhu Yingxian mentioned Feng Lie, there was a little more admiration in his eyes. He smiled and asked, "Where is Mr. Feng Lie now?"