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Chapter 133 You must stay by my side as a hostage

Lu Chen seemed oblivious to the tense atmosphere at the scene. He stood with his hands behind his back, gazing at the Wanning River in the distance.

"Princess Yelü, I have a question for you: what was your initial reason for attacking Beijun?"

Hearing Lu Chen suddenly ask this question, Yelü Nanyan was even more confused. Why ask such a question at a time like this?

She simply couldn't fathom the thoughts of this man who was more than ten years younger than her.

However, Yelü Nanyan finally replied, "Beijun is mountainous, which can protect it from the north wind, and it has many rivers. It is a treasure land. Your Great Xia regards the northern land as worthless. Since that is the case, why don't we take it?"

Lu Chen said calmly, "Your answer is flawed. What you said makes it sound like you attacked Beijun because you wanted the land there."

This……

Upon hearing Lu Chen's words, some barbarian elders were puzzled. They had attacked the Northern Prefecture precisely because of its lands. How come the purpose of their attack on the Northern Prefecture had changed in the mouth of the Northern King?

Yelü Nanyan then asked, "Oh? Then why does the Northern King think we attacked Beijun?"

Lu Chen continued, "You attacked Beijun for a better living environment and for a better life like that of Daxia."

This……

Yelü Nanyan did not refute, because Lu Chen was right.

In the past, the main purpose of the barbarian raids in the south was to seize food and women, but this time it was different. This time they were there to establish a nation and to have a good life like that of the Great Xia.

Lu Chen then said, "I can give you a chance to change your living environment."

Ok?

Upon hearing Lu Chen's sudden remark, Yelü Nanyan suddenly felt that she couldn't keep up with this young man's thoughts.

Yelü Nanyan then asked, "Would the Northern King be so kind?"

Lu Chen continued, "I have heard that under the leadership of Princess Yelü, the Tianlang King tribe has been learning from the Great Xia, and many people have adopted the same lifestyle as the Great Xia. In fact, the vast majority of people have even learned the language of the Great Xia."

"I am merciful and believe that you are qualified to be subjects of the Great Xia. Therefore, I allow your Sirius King tribe to move to the Northern County to settle down."

These words were like a bombshell.

Upon hearing this, the barbarians behind Yelü Nanyan were instantly agitated and began to discuss amongst themselves.

"The Northern King allows us to move into the Northern Commandery? How is that possible?"

"It's fake, it must be fake, he's definitely trying to wipe us all out!"

"How could the Northern King be so kind!"

"Exactly! We just fought a battle with North County, and so many people died. He couldn't possibly be so kind!"

……

Unlike the murmuring barbarians behind her, Yelü Nanyan fell into deep thought. After a long while, she finally asked, "You Xia people often say that there's no such thing as a free lunch. Since the Northern King has allowed the Tianlang King's tribe to relocate to the Northern Prefecture, what are the conditions?"

Regardless of whether the Northern King has any schemes or tricks, Yelü Nanyan intends to first hear the Northern King's conditions. If the Northern King has already thought of his conditions, then they can judge whether the Northern King has any schemes from his conditions.

Upon hearing Yelü Nanyan's question, Lu Chen turned to look at Yelü Nanyan and Xiao Wenyao, and then said, "Indeed, there's no such thing as a free lunch."

"I have allowed the Sirius King's tribe to relocate to the Northern County, but there are indeed a few conditions."

"The first condition is that you are the daughter of the Sirius King."

Upon hearing this, Yelü Nanyan and Xiao Wenyao were both stunned. Their delicate bodies trembled slightly as they stared at Lu Chen's eyes in disbelief.

After regaining her composure, Yelü Nanyan asked with a smile, "Is the Northern King joking?"

Lu Chen said, "Princess Yelü should know very well what kind of person I am. It is common knowledge that I am fond of beautiful women, and it just so happens that Princess Yelü and the little princess next to you are both my type."

"Of course, that's not the most important thing. The most important thing is that you are the Queen Consort of the Sirius King, and you have great power in the Sirius King's tribe. You are the most important person in the Sirius King's tribe, so you must stay by my side as a hostage."

As soon as Lu Chen said this, the elders behind Yelü Nanyan objected.

"Your Highness, you mustn't agree to this!"

"Yes, Your Highness, if you are no longer in the tribe, our tribe will truly be finished!"

"Your Highness, please don't fall for the Northern Prince's tricks; he definitely has ill intentions!"

……

Yelü Nanyan's importance is self-evident. The prosperity of the Tianlang King tribe today is inseparable from Yelü Nanyan. Of course, the defeat of the 300,000-strong barbarian army in Beijun is also closely related to Yelü Nanyan.

However, the people of the Sirius King tribe did not intend to hold Yelü Nanyan accountable. On the contrary, Yelü Nanyan was even more important at this time. She was the core of power and the hope of the entire tribe.

If Yelü Nanyan were to leave the Tianlang King tribe, once the people of their tribe learned of the defeat of the barbarian army, the morale of the entire tribe would collapse, and the Tianlang King tribe would not be able to hold out for long.

Yelü Nanyan ignored the elders behind her; she was pondering the truth of Lu Chen's words.

After a while, Yelü Nanyan asked, "Besides the first condition, what are the other conditions the Northern King has set?"

Lu Chen said, "Since I have allowed you to move to Beijun, from now on, all the people of the Tianlang King tribe are my subjects. You must obey my orders, actively integrate into Beijun, and abide by the laws and regulations of Beijun."

Upon hearing this, Yelü Nanyan pondered for a moment. If the Tianlang King tribe really moved to Beijun, then obeying the Northern King's orders would be certain. However, Yelü Nanyan did not think it was that simple.

The Sirius King tribe was, after all, a barbarian tribe. How could the Northern King possibly trust them to move to the Northern Prefecture? There must be other conditions attached.

Just as Yelü Nanyan was about to ask if there was a third condition, Lu Chen spoke up: "By the way, once the Tianlang King tribe moves into Beijun, they must settle separately. From then on, there will be no more Tianlang King tribe."

Before Yelü Nanyan could say anything upon hearing this, the barbarian high priest behind her immediately exclaimed, "Impossible! We absolutely cannot agree to such conditions!!!"

They were to disband their entire tribe in order to move to the Northern County, and it was uncertain whether this was a conspiracy by the Northern King. How could they accept this?

They will absolutely not accept such conditions!

Yelü Nanyan's face also darkened. Just as she had thought, the Northern King wanted to dismantle the entire Tianlang King tribe and make it a thing of the past.

At this moment, Yelü Nanyan asked coldly, "What will the Northern King do if we don't agree to his conditions?"

Lu Chen said calmly, "If Princess Yelü does not agree, then I will have no choice but to follow your barbarian ways and directly tie you up and bring you back to the palace, forcing you to become my woman."

Hearing Lu Chen's blunt words, Yelü Nanyan coldly replied, "Does the Northern King think I'm just a weak woman?"

As she spoke, Yelü Nanyan exuded the aura of a martial artist.

Over the years, she has collected a lot of martial arts techniques from the Great Xia Dynasty through various methods, and she has been secretly practicing martial arts. Even few people in the Tianlang King tribe know that she knows martial arts. She rarely uses martial arts, but that does not mean that she is a weak woman.

Yelü Nanyan thought to herself that she was a ninth-rank martial artist, while the Northern King, although very cunning, only possessed strength of around the fifth rank at most.

If a conflict were to break out later, given the distance between them, it wouldn't be difficult for her to capture the Northern King directly.

At this moment, the soldiers behind Lu Chen stopped pretending and immediately released their martial arts auras, while Mu Changtian and the others directly displayed their protective qi.

Lu Chen knew perfectly well why Yelü Nanyan still had the confidence to speak to him. She was a hidden ninth-rank martial artist and must have thought that he was no match for her.

To utterly destroy Yelü Nanyan's hope, Lu Chen unleashed his protective aura.

When Mu Changtian and the others, along with Lu Chen, released their protective qi, the barbarian soldiers immediately became chaotic.

Even Yelü Nanyan looked incredulous.

Four...four grandmasters!

The Northern King is also a Grandmaster!!!

How is that possible? Isn't the Northern King only sixteen or seventeen years old this year?

The moment they saw Lu Chen release his protective aura, all the barbarian elders were deflated. Even the Northern King, a mere sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy, was a Grandmaster. No wonder their 300,000-strong army fell in the Northern Prefecture.

Xiao Pengtian was stunned.

He now understood why Lu Chen had told him in prison a month ago that he would make a choice after the negotiations ended.

A sixteen or seventeen-year-old grandmaster, he doesn't need to think about anything anymore, right?

This person is destined to become a Grandmaster, and may even break through to the Celestial Realm in the future.

The rule on the grasslands is to bow to the strong; whoever is strong is the boss.

There is nothing shameful about submitting to a powerful being who may become a Celestial Realm expert in the future.

Feeling the martial arts aura emanating from Lu Chen, Yelü Nanyan's delicate body trembled slightly.

She had no other choice.

Either become this little man's woman, or you'll face certain death.

At this moment, a barbarian soldier suddenly ran up to Yelü Nanyan from behind. He whispered something in Yelü Nanyan's ear in a panicked manner, and Yelü Nanyan's face turned even paler.

Yelü Nanyan couldn't help but look up at the young man in front of her, her expression a complex mix of emotions.

Lu Chen had already guessed what the barbarian soldier had said to Yelü Nanyan, so he took the initiative to say, "Oh, right, I forgot to tell you, half a month ago I had someone inform the tribes on the grasslands of the news of the defeat of the Heavenly Wolf King. I believe that the Northern Xian King should be leading his soldiers all over the world searching for the Heavenly Wolf King's royal court by now."

Upon hearing Lu Chen's words, the barbarian elders' expressions changed drastically. Once the Northern Xian King learned of their defeat, he would surely search for them everywhere and then plunder their tribe.

Lu Chen continued, "You now have only two choices: either accept my conditions, move all your people to the Northern Prefecture, and have your queen marry me and become my woman."

"Either you retreat and fight the Northern Xian King to the death."

"Furthermore, the King of Northern Xian may not know the location of your royal court, but I do. I believe this information must be of great value to the King of Northern Xian."

At this moment, the elders of the barbarian tribe all wanted to curse Lu Chen for being despicable and shameless, but now they were like fish on a chopping board, and had no choice but to bow their heads.

"I have ample time to wait for you to discuss this at your leisure, but I expect you to provide a concrete answer before sunset."

At this point, Lu Chen turned and walked towards the Black Cavalry, but he did not turn back to leave.

At this moment, the Black Cavalrymen took out a table and immediately placed all the food they had prepared on it. They also took out a pot of wine and poured a cup for Lu Chen.

Lu Chen sat at the table, savoring the wine in his glass.

at the same time.

Yelü Nanyan and the elders of the barbarian tribe remained silent for a long time.

They seem to have reached a dead end.

No, it should be said that from the moment they decided to attack Northshire, they had already embarked on a dead end.

They chose the worst possible enemy.

Without a doubt, the Northern King was the nemesis of their Sirius King tribe; they had never encountered anyone like him before.

The end has come for the Sirius King tribe.

After a long silence, Yelü Nanyan finally spoke: "Let's not even talk about whether we can leave here in front of four grandmasters today. Even if we go back, I'm afraid we won't be able to withstand the Northern Xian King's butcher's knife."

The high priest said, "Your Highness, is disbanding the tribe truly our only option?"

Yelü Nanyan said, "If the Northern King truly wants to take over our Tianlang King tribe, moving to the Northern Prefecture wouldn't be a bad thing for us. However, he can't allow us to retain the entire tribe. This would be a huge threat to the Northern Prefecture, and he won't allow such a threat to exist."

Upon hearing Yelü Nanyan's words, the high priest of the Tianlang King tribe closed his eyes, looking utterly exhausted. He then said, "Your Highness, whatever you say we should do, we will do it this way."

Just then, Lu Chen said to Xiao Pengtian behind him, "General Xiao, you can go and reunite with your people now."

Xiao Pengtian was slightly taken aback upon hearing Lu Chen's words.

He asked incredulously, "You dare let me pass? Aren't you afraid I'll just run away later?"

Lu Chen took a sip of his drink and then said, "If you think you can escape, you can give it a try."

Xiao Pengtian glanced at Wenren Lie not far away. It was Wenren Lie who had knocked him unconscious with a single hammer blow back then, and he still felt lingering fear of Wenren Lie's hammer.

He sighed deeply, then walked towards Yelü Nanyan and the others.

Seeing Xiao Pengtian walking over from Lu Chen's side, Xiao Wenyao was incredibly excited. She rushed over to Xiao Pengtian, grabbed his hand, and sobbed, "Uncle! Thank goodness! You're not dead!"

Xiao Pengtian patted Xiao Wenyao's head and said, "Yaoyao, don't cry. Your uncle is fine. Let's go over there."

Xiao Wenyao hummed in agreement, and then the two of them came to Yelü Nanyan's side.

Upon seeing Yelü Nanyan, Xiao Pengtian still bowed and said, "Greetings, Your Highness."

Seeing that Xiao Pengtian had been released by Lu Chen, Yelü Nanyan sighed and asked, "General Xiao, what is your choice?"

(End of this chapter)