These fairies want me to deal with them every day.

"This time... I'll make you pay for my brother!"

"boom!"

Meng Bao was kicked off the stage.

In fact, he didn't even understand how the boy suddenly stuck out his foot.

Anyway, it was pretty sudden... he just collapsed on the ground below the ring.

The boy squatted on the sidelines, smiling as he watched the three embarrassed brothers.

"Alright, that's enough. The three of you together aren't enough for me to beat. Let's just negotiate honestly."

"...Don't be so arrogant!"

Meng Hu blushed and tried his best to refute, but the people around him were already openly laughing, showing no respect to these southern barbarians.

Meng Bao got up.

Although he was covered in dust and dirt, he still tried his best to look presentable.

"Who exactly are you? Although the three of us brothers lost, this is a matter for the Kingdom of Chechi. If you even know this name, you shouldn't be getting too involved..."

Wei Tu looked at the other person with amusement.

"I've already gotten involved, what should I do? Pull it out?"

"...Are you sure you want to do this?"

Wei Tu looked at Meng Bao with a smile.

"I said, this is a matter between you and the Shang Kingdom. There are some things I won't interfere with, but if you're trying to use extreme means to achieve certain unspeakable secrets, I think I should take a look. Don't ask me if I have the right to ask; at least... you don't have the right to ask, right?"

"..."

Meng Bao fell silent.

Wei Tu stepped down from the stage with a smile, his gaze naturally gracing over the officials who cast admiring glances his way, and went straight to Ye Bingluan.

"Your Majesty, I have not failed in my mission."

Things were easier than he had imagined. After all, the demons who were clearing the way were really not worth mentioning, and their magical treasures and such were not high-grade items either.

So when facing Meng Bao in the end, he didn't want to do anything fancy.

The battle can be resolved quickly and easily.

This saves everyone time.

Ye Bingluan looked at Wei Tu, then yawned.

"That's it? That was boring."

"……really."

That's a perfect example of someone who talks without understanding the situation.

Ye Bingluan turned her head to look at Meng Hu and the others over there.

"Alright, can we have a proper talk now?"

……

The commotion on the open ground quickly subsided, and the conversation took place simply in the Imperial Study within the palace.

Besides the three brothers Meng Hu, Meng Lu, and Meng Bao, Wei Tu and Cui Hao were also present at the gathering.

These are the key personnel involved in the negotiations.

Sitting in the chair, Ye Bingluan spoke directly to Meng Hu and the others.

"Speak, how can we return the Great Shang Dragon Sparrow? We can discuss the price."

Meng Bao hesitated before speaking.

"Our king said he hopes Your Majesty will..."

"Don't even think about me marrying your king. You knew from the beginning that this was impossible."

Ye Bingluan coldly refused once again.

At this moment, Meng Bao, who had lost much of his confidence, sighed and said.

"But our king said... if we want the Great Shang Dragon Sparrow, Your Majesty must go and get it yourself."

Ye Bingluan looked at Meng Bao with amusement.

"If the Great Shang Dragon Sparrow is lost, it can be remade. At worst, we can just change its name and pass it down from my time. But if I go to your place, what will I encounter... who can be sure? Do you think I'm that kind of fool? If this is all you're asking for, then please return another day. There's no need for further negotiation."

"..."

Meng Lu glanced at her older brother and then nodded.

Meng Bao took a deep breath and looked directly at the young yet dignified empress before him.

"Your Majesty, the King actually asked us to tell you that the Great Shang Dragon Sparrow is not just a simple sword. There are secrets that even you yourself are unaware of..."

"Making a mystery out of nothing."

"Your background!"

"see a visitor out."

"Your Majesty...you have such high talent in cultivation, don't you want to know why?!"

When Meng Bao had no choice but to say the last sentence.

An eerie silence fell over the Imperial Study. PS: Please vote with your monthly tickets!

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"What exactly do you know?"

When Ye Bingluan squinted at the three Meng brothers in front of her, the light in her eyes sent chills down one's spine.

The way the young empress looked at this moment was something Wei Tu had never seen before.

Like a vast ocean, but the kind that makes you involuntarily wonder how many undercurrents and turbulent currents lie within.

Extremely dangerous, even though she didn't have a particularly ferocious expression.

But at that moment, no one in the room dared to make a sound except for her voice.

Meng Bao clearly felt this particular pressure.

He did indeed underestimate this woman when he first arrived, firstly because of her youth, and secondly... because of her identity.

In his view, this woman was extremely mismatched with her status, and he simply couldn't understand why his king would demand that they pay so much attention to this empress.

He thought it was making a mountain out of a molehill; she was just a young girl who, at the right time, was pushed onto the throne by a group of ministers and became a puppet controlled by them.

But at this moment, no one dared to speak, as if the entire room was enveloped by her aura.

With simple words and the simplest look, Meng Bao was sweating profusely.

"Your Majesty...we know nothing. This is what the King told us, and he instructed us to deliver this message to Your Majesty!"

Ye Bingluan sat in the chair without changing her posture at all.

Her hands were clasped together, and her face was somber.

"With just a few nonsensical words, you want me to go on an adventure to Chechi Kingdom? Do you really think your proposal is so tempting that it's impossible for me to resist? I don't care about gold and silver, and as for your so-called background and other such things, I don't know them and that's fine. Do you really think these things are more important than the people of the Great Shang Dynasty?"

This question made Meng Bao uneasy.

But he had no choice. He knew that, stripped of all the superficiality, the most real price to be paid was actually pitifully weak.

After all, how many people are willing to give everything for the truth of their lives?

Young women who don't even care about gold and silver treasures have the most indomitable spirit.

Therefore, Meng Bao could only utter the prepared statement that the king had instructed him to say last.

“Your Majesty… I don’t understand these things, but our king asked me to tell you that Your Majesty’s background is not just a simple question of who your parents are… It also concerns Your Majesty’s true future and mission. Your vision should not be limited to the human world.”

These words undoubtedly had a huge impact on others.

Shouldn't a human emperor's gaze be fixed on the mortal realm? What does this signify?

Could it be that Ye Bingluan... is not human?

At this moment, Ye Bingluan also spoke her last words.

"My only advice to you is to make an exchange. I will not go to your Chechi Kingdom. But we can discuss anything you want. If we can't reach an agreement, then please go back. I will not repeat myself. I don't know what others think, but don't try to mislead people with such ambiguous words."

This statement basically sets the tone.

They turned the other party's words into a fabricated attempt to coerce the empress into leaving the Shang Dynasty.

But is that really the case? The people in the Imperial Study naturally had their own thoughts and considerations.

The only difference is that, at least on the surface, whatever Ye Bingluan says is the truth.

"Your Majesty, please rest well. This old minister takes his leave."

When the three Meng brothers, Meng Hu, Meng Lu, and Meng Bao, left, Cui Hao also quite 'sensibly' bowed and took his leave.

However, Ye Bingluan did not readily agree, but instead looked at Cui Hao and asked.

"Prime Minister, what do you think of what they said?"

Cui Hao knew that this woman was tough on outsiders, but she herself was still a little confused. She did understand how to deal with the situation in the Shang Dynasty.

But sometimes people's emotions are out of control, and of course she was curious because... even if these people said something ambiguous, they wouldn't go so far as to say something like this.

How old is Ye Bingluan? And when was the Great Shang Dragon Sparrow forged?

Which of these two illnesses could be linked? This is not unfounded; there is indeed some secret behind it. In fact, everyone understood this when they heard the news.

Cui Hao quickly gave Ye Bingluan an answer.

"Your Majesty, who were you originally, and what kind of person did you become? Which stage is more important?"

"..."