Chapter 342 Negotiation
The desert, the royal tent.

This former center of tribal power is now surrounded by wind and snow.

The brazier inside the tent burned in vain, every bit of warmth swallowed up by the blizzard outside. Just like the Khan and his men, they could only huddle inside, unable to leave.

In the main seat, the Third Princess Jiang Liuli had a cold expression, while the Khatun and Tielan sat on either side of her, looking down at her.

Tielan was boasting about her triumph a few days earlier, her fervent tone and waving arms filled with nauseating smugness.

"You didn't see it! That envoy surnamed Wang, when he first arrived, really had the air of an envoy from a great nation." Tielan's voice was sharp, filled with lingering pleasure. "He talked about good neighborliness and working together for peace. I asked him, 'Do you really want peace?'"

He put on a hypocritical act, saying it was all true, absolutely true, and that if he were lying, he'd be struck by lightning. I laughed and said, "Not bad, not bad. Well, to show your sincerity, how about you kneel down and kowtow to me first?" He froze on the spot, his face flushed, and even his chin trembled.

"I thought he was going to explode, but guess what? He actually knelt down, can you believe it? He said he was willing to suffer any injustice for the sake of the people of both countries. Tsk tsk, that act of enduring humiliation was so hypocritical and disgusting."

"But the more he groveled, the more I humiliated him. I left my boots on his face and asked him how it felt to be wronged. He actually managed to force a smile and said it was delicious! Haha, he's truly despicable to the core."

However, even a male dog gets boring after a while, so I told him that if he wanted peace, his entire male family should come to the desert as slaves. This time, his long-suffering face finally broke down.

He looked up, his eyes red, and asked me why I was torturing him like this. We were complete strangers; what grudge could we possibly have against each other?

“I laughed until I could hardly breathe. Grudge? What grudge do you need? He’s a man, isn’t that reason enough?” Tielan raised his chin, full of contempt. “When I told him this, his eyes almost popped out of their sockets, looking like a complete idiot who couldn’t understand human language.”

"That idiot, even with my knife to his throat, he was still asking me why in a trembling voice. I cut off his head, then chopped off all their heads and stuffed them back into their own arms. Let the blizzard freeze them into statues, and then their mounts would take them home."

"This is a great gift for that General Meng Xiao. I really wonder what his expression will be when he sees this triumphant army. Will he be scared out of his wits like I was back then? Ha, I just find it laughable now that I was afraid of that bunch of good-for-nothings back then."

“You’ve done very well,” the Third Princess said, looking at Tielan with admiration and encouragement. “You’re not stupid; you were just misled. Now that you’ve regained your womanly nature and seen their weakness, that’s excellent.”

Her praise was devoid of any emotion, yet it pleased Tielan immensely.

The Khatun's expression was somewhat subtle, as if she felt a little uncomfortable with Tielan's description, but since the atmosphere was harmonious, she remained silent.

Tielan smugly enjoyed the praise, then, as if remembering something, said, "Oh, Princess, I have something else to report."

"explain."

“I recently gathered a group of handsome young men to serve me,” Tielan said, his face full of greed, selfishness, and desire. “But then I thought, what if I accidentally get pregnant? That would be a huge problem. So I simply had them all cut off.”

After she finished speaking, she even let out a feigned sigh and asked tentatively, "Princess, do you think I went too far?"

Upon hearing this, the Khatun, who had been suppressing her discomfort, felt it surge violently again. For a moment, she couldn't control her emotions, and a look of shock and reluctance flashed across her face.

However, the Third Princess didn't even blink, instead praising her even more: "Excessive? No. You did the right thing, you could even say you did it very wisely. You cut off unnecessary desires and avoided the risk of being corrupted by your bloodline. This is the decisiveness a woman should have when she returns to her true nature. You did very well, Teran." These words instantly put the Khatun on alert. She lowered her head, not daring to show any unusual emotions.

Tielan smiled even more broadly, his back ramrod straight, as if he had accomplished a remarkable feat.

The casual conversation ended there, and the three of them finally began to discuss serious matters.

"Meng Xiao and his hundreds of thousands of troops are our biggest obstacle to advancing south," the Third Princess said. "Once we defeat him, we can advance straight to the capital. What are your thoughts?"

Khatun immediately said, "Meng Xiao's army is strong and powerful, and we must formulate a comprehensive strategy."

“Tactics?” Tielan scoffed dismissively. “Why bother with all that? Our army is already assembled.”

Every soldier here is a woman, they eat meat and drink milk every day, and they train daily. Their bodies are much stronger than that damned Meng Xiao's soldiers! Let's just start the war; in terms of strength, we'll definitely win!

The Khatun frowned immediately, worried that such recklessness would cause huge casualties, and couldn't help but retort: ​​"We are women, naturally intelligent! When it comes to war, we should naturally use smarter methods! The desert is currently experiencing wind and snow, making it easy to defend and difficult to attack. This is our advantage of timing and terrain!"
Furthermore, given that the enemy will inevitably underestimate us, we only need to lure them deep into our territory and then, taking advantage of this blizzard, annihilate them without lifting a finger!

"Hmph, going around in circles, what a hassle!" Tielan waved his hand impatiently.

The two women disagreed and reached a stalemate. Ultimately, they both turned their gaze to the Third Princess in the main seat, awaiting her decision.

Based on the Third Princess's past words and actions, she should support Tie Lan and crush Meng Xiao with absolute violence.

However, in her original storyline, her performance and lines were like a split personality, often contradicting each other.

Therefore, at this moment, she seemed to have forgotten her past assertions that power was everything and that conspiracies and tricks were merely opportunistic, and slowly said, "The Khatun is right."

Tielan was taken aback.

“We are women, we are naturally intelligent, and we should know how to take advantage of the timing and location.” The Third Princess spoke matter-of-factly, without feeling that there was anything wrong with what she said. “By luring them into the desert and using the blizzard to deal with them, we can easily win and minimize casualties among our own people.”

"Having power does not mean we can arbitrarily sacrifice the lives of our soldiers."

As she spoke, a hint of pity appeared on her face.

Tielan looked somewhat embarrassed. She opened her mouth, but could only stammer, "Yes... the princess is right."

Seeing this, the Khatun was surprised that the Third Princess would support her, but she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

The meeting ended just like that.

(End of this chapter)

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