The Prodigal Son

After weighing the options, Murong Wujiang finally made up his mind.

Qin Yu already knows so much!

Even if I don't tell him everything now, he'll probably find out the purpose of the Nine Dragon Pendant sooner or later.

After a long silence, Murong Wujiang stared intently at Qin Yu. "Do you believe in the existence of another world?"

This is such a familiar problem!

Nan Que'er asked the same question just two days ago.

After a moment of contemplation, Qin Yu smiled and replied, "I didn't believe it until I found another branch of the Wind Clan's descendants! But now, I'm starting to believe it a little! However, I always have some doubts about things I haven't seen with my own eyes."

"I didn't believe it before either."

Murong Wujiang sighed softly, "But my master personally investigated this; it can't be fake!"

"Tuoba Liuyun?"

Qin Yu's eyelids twitched suddenly. "He entered the Gate of the Abyss?"

"no."

Murong Wujiang shook his head slightly, "But he had been to the side of the Gate of the Abyss, and that gate truly exists! However, when he tried to enter, he was blocked by an invisible force."

"and then?"

Qin Yu pressed for more information.

Murong Wujiang said with certainty, "The chilling sounds coming from behind that door must mean there's a terrifying monster inside."

"An abyss demon?"

Qin Yu was surprised.

I rely on!

Could there really be demons in the abyss?

"have no idea."

[At this point, I hope readers will remember our domain name: ①⓪①ⓚⓚⓢ.ⓒⓞⓜ]

Murong Wujiang exhaled a breath of stale air. "According to the prophet's foretelling, once that door is opened, it will bring unimaginable disaster to the world!"

"You're right, that gate is indeed in the far north, which is now the northern ice plains!"

"If that door opens, my Northern Qi will definitely be the first to be attacked by those terrifying monsters!"

"But after my Northern Qi is destroyed, it will be Great Ning's turn!"

"I believe you are a man of vision, therefore, I hope you can persuade Zhao Luan well!"

Now that things have come to this, Murong Wujiang has come clean.

This matter cannot be delayed any longer!

Qin Yu suddenly realized, "So, the purpose of the Nine Dragon Pendant is to suppress those abyssal demons?"

"almost."

Murong Wujiang nodded. "According to our ancestors, who are also the descendants of the Wind Clan you mentioned, only the power of the Nine Dragon Pendant can reinforce that door and prevent the monsters inside from breaking out and wreaking havoc on the world..."

That's it!

Qin Yu inwardly gasped and immediately pressed, "Then do you know anything about these so-called gods?"

"Know."

Murong Wujiang slightly raised his eyes, "I also know that it was the gods who bestowed power upon the ancestors of the Wind Clan, but also brought them disaster! Before their death, the gods warned the ancestors of the Wind Clan never to touch the taboos!"

Qin Yu nodded slightly: "Yes, I know that phrase too! But I don't know what this so-called taboo actually means?"

Upon hearing this, Murong Wujiang gently shook his head: "I don't know either. Our ancestors only left behind this sentence, but they didn't say what this taboo is! But for thousands of years, our ancestors have always believed in the warning of the gods."

Holy crap?

Even she didn't know?

real or fake?

Qin Yu pondered to himself, "What you said is roughly the same as what I know, but the ancestors of another branch of the Wind Clan left a warning for their descendants: Do not believe in gods; there are no gods, only demons!"

Ok?

Upon hearing Qin Yu's words, Murong Wujiang suddenly frowned.

Don't believe in gods?

There are no gods, only demons?

Are you sure?

Murong Wujiang looked at Qin Yu with suspicion, seriously doubting that Qin Yu was lying.

"Of course I'm sure!"

Qin Yu remained calm and straight-eyed as he said, "You are currently the ones who believe in the gods, while the ones I found are the ones who don't! So, I don't know who to believe."

"This is very simple!"

Murong Wujiang said bluntly, "If you don't believe me, you can send a few people, led by your mentor, to investigate the vicinity of the Abyss Gate! Whether it's true or false, you'll know soon enough!"

"Can!"

Qin Yu readily agreed, "Then it's settled! Next, let's discuss the conditions for exchanging the Nine Dragon Pendant!"

Without further ado, Qin Yu stated his conditions directly.

If Murong Wujiang's words are proven true, Da Ning's condition is that Bei Qi will exchange the three prefectures north of Panjiang, plus Shuozhou, for half of the Nine Dragons Pendant in Da Ning's possession.

No bargaining!

If it works, great; if not, forget it!

Upon hearing Qin Yu's conditions, Murong Wujiang's expression suddenly turned icy. "Qin Yu, you should know the principle of 'if the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold'! Once the gates of the abyss are opened, Da Ning will not be able to remain unscathed!"

That damn bastard!

They didn't even give me a chance to bargain?

She knew it; Ning people were greedy!

Once the Ning people learn of their situation, they will surely demand an exorbitant price!

"I know!"

Qin Yu nodded and smiled, "It's precisely because I know this that I only want one province! Otherwise, do you think I would..."

"What you want is the land of four states!"

Murong Wujiang suddenly raised his voice.

"Your Majesty, that's not how you calculate things!"

Qin Yu shook his head seriously, "You were able to conquer Shuozhou, that's your ability, I have nothing to say!"

"But the three prefectures north of the Panjiang River should rightfully belong to us!"

"You've merely profited by stealing the fruits of our dynasty's victory!"

"It's like I lost three gold bars, and you happened to find them. Now you're returning them to me—that's called returning something to its rightful owner!"

"Of course, now that you've returned it to its rightful owner, I have to do something to show my appreciation."

"Last year you wanted to exchange Shuozhou for half of the Nine Dragon Pendant, but our dynasty disagreed!"

"Now, I'll help you persuade Her Majesty the Empress of our dynasty, and that will be your reward..."

Hearing Qin Yu's novel yet shameless remarks, Murong Wujiang's handsome face twitched incessantly.

This villain is as shameless as ever!

"fart!"

Murong Wujiang flew into a rage, gritting his teeth as he said, "Our dynasty has paid a heavy price in casualties and resources for the three prefectures north of Panjiang! Why should we just give them to you for nothing?"

"I didn't let you give it to me for free; didn't I already give you a thank-you fee?"

Qin Yu smiled, "Besides, your casualties were caused by your desire to steal more of our victory! Think about it, if you hadn't gone to occupy Shengzhou, wouldn't everything have been fine?"

In fact, if Bei Qi hadn't attacked Shuozhou or occupied the three prefectures north of Panjiang, it would have been equivalent to Da Ning directly giving them half of the Nine Dragons Pendant.

They didn't lose out at all!

Qin Yu's words instantly struck a nerve with Murong Wujiang.

At this moment, Murong Wujiang mentally dragged Yelü Shu out and whipped his corpse for half a day.

After suppressing his anger, Murong Wujiang slowly spoke: "Qin Yu, be careful not to bite off more than you can chew! Da Ning has already occupied enough land; it will take time to govern it properly!"

"I know!"

Qin Yu nodded in agreement. "However, since we're going to govern such a large area of ​​land anyway, governing one or two more prefectures won't make much of a difference, right?"

Murong Wujiang's face fell, and he said in a deep voice, "The entire four provinces? Absolutely not!"

"Then let's not talk about it!"

Qin Yu stood up, his face suddenly turning cold: "Let's see whether Bei Qi dies first, or my Great Ning dies first!"