A thousand-year-old family begins with one fighting against ten thousand.

"Please have a seat."

Xiang Yuan spoke up, easing the tension.

"No need."

Wang Xuance walked straight to the opposite side of Xiang Yuan and sat down cross-legged.

The two guards behind Xiang Yuan quickly stood in front of him, staring intently at Wang Xuance.

Wang Xuance seemed to understand something, and smiled with a hint of sarcasm. "It seems Commander Xiang is actually afraid of being assassinated by a civil official like me?"

"However, I am just a civil official, and I have been ambushed before, so I am more cautious and do have a few items for self-defense."

As he spoke, Wang Xuance took a dagger from his leg and threw it to the ground some distance away.

He then took out three hidden darts from his sleeve and threw them together.

Take out a pair of gloves that look ordinary, but actually have several steel nails sewn inside.

Then he took out a small jar containing flammable oil, which, once broken, would burn incessantly and could not be extinguished by water.

After taking everything out, Wang Xuance finally sat down.

"Oh, I almost forgot."

"Wang also carried some poison with him."

After saying that, Wang Xuance took out several bottles and jars from his sleeves, belt, and socks, all of which contained highly poisonous substances.

Xin Youwu curiously picked one up and opened it. Inside was pure white, frost-like powder, which was none other than Ning Shuang, known as the most potent poison in the world.

It is extracted from white arsenic and poisonous feathers. Only a bowl of arsenic and a jar of poisonous wine can extract a tiny pinch the size of a fingernail. Just that tiny pinch is enough to poison everyone present.

Upon witnessing this scene, the faces of the generals and officials from the surrounding countries twisted in horror.

No, are you on a diplomatic mission or what?

He was carrying so many dangerous items with him.

Especially those poisons, are there more hidden? Has anyone secretly opened them?

Everyone put down their chopsticks, wanting to rinse their mouths with the wine, but they were afraid that something might have been added to it.

I couldn't stand or sit; all I wanted was to get out of this dangerous place as soon as possible and find some clean water to rinse my mouth and wash my stomach.

"You are all aware of Mr. Wang's past experiences, so you should naturally be cautious."

Wang Xuance smiled, opened his arms, and looked at Xiang Yuan. "Let's search him."

"No need."

Xiang Yuan shook his head and waved for his guards to leave.

Wang Xuance was just a scholar; what could he do to him?

With his martial prowess, he could react and capture Wang Xuance the moment he made the slightest move.

Being so wary now only makes him look bad and disgraces the descendants of Xiang Yu.

As for poisoning, whether or not someone has the time to do so depends on their intentions.

"Keep eating and drinking."

Wang Xuance greeted everyone as if he were the master of the place.

The generals turned pale, and looking at the poison laid out on the ground, they lost all appetite.

Keep eating, or you'll die!

Anyway, they had no appetite.

On the contrary, the Tang Dynasty envoys had a great appetite and were enjoying the exotic flavors from all over the world.

After finishing his meal, Wang Xuance put down his chopsticks, picked up a bowl of wine, and drank it all in one gulp.

Seemingly emboldened by the alcohol, he grabbed the jade hairpin and pulled it out, his long black hair cascading down.

He turned to Xiang Yuan: "Commander Xiang, now that you've eaten and drunk your fill, let's get going."

With a twist of her jade hairpin, eighteen poisoned steel needles shot out, heading towards Xiang Yuan at different angles, even blocking all of Xiang Yuan's directions of movement.

As a top-tier military general, Xiang Yuan was naturally extremely fast. He quickly dodged to the side, trying to avoid the steel needles.

However, the design of these steel needles took into account the possibility of someone dodging, so four of the 18 steel needles were aimed at the person's head, heart, torso, and neck respectively.

The other 14 roots are located in the following positions: top, bottom, left, right, upper left, upper right, lower left, and lower right.

Make sure nothing is missed, and the other party will surely die.

Even though Xiang Yuan reacted extremely quickly, two steel needles still pierced his body, and the deadly poison instantly entered his system, causing him to die on the spot.

While everyone was still stunned, Wang Xuance flashed to the spot where the poison had been placed not far away.

He picked up a medicine bottle with each hand.

"No one is allowed to move. These two medicine bottles, one contains raging oil and the other contains frost poison. If I smash them, the force of the raging oil exploding in the bottles will be enough to scatter frost throughout the entire camp, and no one will survive."

"To exchange my life for the lives of so many generals in this tent is worthwhile!"

"Without you all, our Tang army will surely sweep through the enemy lines and utterly defeat the allied forces!"

As soon as Wang Xuance finished speaking, all the generals who intended to rush towards him froze.

This isn't an envoy; he's a madman.

How could the Tang Dynasty allow such a madman to serve as an envoy?

Xin Youwu silently blocked the entrance to the tent, fired a signal flare into the sky, and was ready to escape through the tent at any time.

"At the beginning of the war, you did have the advantage, but now that the Tang Dynasty has reacted, you have been forced to retreat one after another."

"At this point, you have no chance of winning. Continuing to fight will only increase your casualties."

"Why not retreat now? That way, there will be fewer casualties."

"After five years of war, countless soldiers have shed their blood on the battlefield. With your current strength, will you have enough resources to defend your homeland against the surrounding, covetous nations?"

Wang Xuanze's words touched upon their deepest concerns.

Not all countries participated in this war against the Tang Dynasty. Some of their neighboring countries did not participate, and with their ample troops and supplies, they might not be able to defeat the Tang Dynasty given their current national strength and military power.

"To fight or to make peace? You all must give me an answer."

"The million-strong army outside the city has received the signal; you all don't have much time left."

Wang Xuance kicked Xiang Yuan aside and sat on the throne that rightfully belonged to him.

Xiang Yuan is a good-for-nothing. Back then, his ancestor Xiang Yu set up a Hongmen Banquet, which allowed Liu Bang to escape.

Now he's set up a trap, but he's still not as good as his ancestor Xiang Yu, who actually got killed by him.

Do you really think that having some fighting power makes you invincible?!

Upon hearing the sounds of fighting outside, one of the generals' expressions changed, and he was about to run out.

"Don't move! Anyone who moves will die together!"

Wang Xuance said sternly, "The fewer generals in this camp go out, the greater their advantage will be."

If they were all killed, Wang Xuance was afraid that it would cause a situation where the troops were driven to desperation. If someone were to rise up and call upon the Tang army at any cost, then things would be in trouble.

The generals were momentarily intimidated by Wang Xuance and dared not make a move.

They were all in high positions and didn't want to die here so easily.

"If you intend to leave, you will die here and will not be of any help."

"Stay here and wait for the outcome outside. Maybe if they win outside, they can capture me here. Wouldn't that be the best of both worlds?"

"We are willing to withdraw our troops."

After a while, someone finally spoke up.

……

The allied forces outside were in chaos, lacking command.

Xue Rengui knew that this was all thanks to Wang Xuance, and he was also concerned about Wang Xuance's life and death. He personally led an elite force to attack the camp.

Even without a commander, the sheer number of allied forces made it extremely difficult for them to break through.

By the time he led his troops to the camp, half an hour had already passed.