Absolute Resonance - Chapter 1566

Chapter 1563 Negotiation

This is a border city where two major Heavenly King Veins meet, and it is not far from where the disaster broke out, so the two sides chose here to negotiate the alliance this time.

The city was a little less popular, with few people on the wide streets, and the atmosphere in the city seemed depressing and heavy.

All this is due to the outbreak of the strange tide.

The strange disasters that broke out at the border of the two major heavenly veins in the past two years have caused great destructive power. Many neutral forces that originally existed in the neutral zone were all destroyed by the strange tide. Countless people’s cities were destroyed and their homes were killed. The thousands of miles of death zone seemed extremely desolate.

This led to many forces and practitioners choosing to flee this dangerous area.

Therefore, these neighboring cities are no longer as prosperous as they once were.

At this time, in the City Lord’s Mansion in the center of the city, a negotiation concerning the two major Heavenly King veins was taking place.

“Again, we can make an alliance, but if the alien tide subsides, there will be 382 cities in the original neutral area, and 300 of them must belong to our Qin Tianwang lineage.”

“Among the thirty-two mountain ranges that run through this area, the twenty in the north also belong to our Qin Tianwang lineage. The troops stationed here from Li Tianwang’s lineage need to retreat.”

A slightly sharp and strong female voice was heard in the hall.

Bang!
The teacup in Tan Tai Lan’s hand hit the table directly, and the cup instantly turned into nothingness, without even the tea leaking out, but the table was intact.

She looked coldly at the person who spoke. She was a middle-aged woman with fiery red hair, a thin face and lips as thin as a knife blade.

The middle-aged woman’s name is Qin Qu. She is the Palace Master of Shenqu Palace, one of the six great palaces of the Qin Tianwang lineage, and has the strength of a one-crown king.

“Why don’t you just let King Li’s lineage join your King Qin’s lineage?” Sitting next to Tan Tai Lan was the head of the Dragon Scale lineage, Li Qingying. She had always had a good temper, but now she had a fierce look on her face. It seemed that she was also angered by Qin Qu’s big mouth.

“The leader of the Qingying lineage is too serious. These neutral areas do not belong to Li Tianwang’s lineage. How can they be mixed up?” An old man in a black robe spoke to the left of Qin Qu. His voice was low and contained a sense of oppression. One of his eyes was flowing with thunder, and the other was rising with flames.

This is Qin Zhiming, the Palace Master of the Thunder and Fire Palace.

“You, the Qin Tianwang lineage, are still as shameless as ever. It was fine for you to bully the weak in the past, but now as the initiator of the disaster, you are still so shameless to ask for benefits. It really opens my eyes.” Tan Tai Lan said lightly.

The words were too aggressive, and immediately Qin Qu glared at him and shouted, “Tan Tai Lan, I spared your life back then, but you still don’t know what’s good for you?”

Tan Tai Lan stared at Qin Qu, with a hint of murderous intent in her words: “Old woman, you should be thankful that I took over the position of the head of the Dragon Fang Clan, otherwise I would have made sure that your Qin Tianwang Clan would have one less palace master.”

When Qin Tianwang and his clan were hunting her and Li Taixuan, it was the Palace Master Qin Qu of the Shenqu Palace who took action regardless of his status, forcing them to flee Tianyuan Shenzhou with serious injuries.

Therefore, there is a deep grudge between the two sides.

And what she said was true. If it weren’t for the identity of the head of the Dragon Tooth Clan, Tan Tai Lan would definitely find an opportunity to secretly kill Qin Qu after arranging things for Li Luo and Jiang Qing’e to avenge herself.

Feeling Tan Tai Lan’s undisguised murderous intent, Qin Qu’s face couldn’t help but change, anger and fear emerged in the depths of her eyes. She could never have imagined that the little marquis who was insignificant in her eyes back then, had become the unparalleled marquis when he returned again.

In terms of combat power, today’s Tan Tai Lan is comparable to the peak of the double champion, and after years of hard work, she has only been able to go from the initial stage of the first crown to the peak of the first crown.

“The past is gone, why should Chief Tan Tai mention it again? Palace Master Qin Qu had already held back, otherwise how could you have managed to survive at the hands of a powerful king?” A voice rang out in the hall. It was the middle-aged man sitting at the head of the Qin Tianwang lineage who spoke.

The middle-aged man was wearing a gray-black robe and had a calm face. He was the new leader of Qin Tianwang’s lineage, the Palace Master of Chongyuan Palace, Qin Chongyuan.

Tan Tai Lan sneered and said, “I’m not that magnanimous. You Qin Tianwang lineage should just pray that I can’t reach the Tianwang realm, otherwise I will settle the grudges with you.”

Her words were direct and firm, which made Qin Chongyuan’s eyelids twitch a few times, because Tan Tai Lan’s threat was quite oppressive.

If other people said they wanted to advance to the Heavenly King Realm, Qin Chongyuan and the others might regard it as a joke, but Tan Tai Lan did have a chance, after all, she was already the Great Unparalleled Marquis.

Qin Chongyuan was silent for a few breaths, then slowly said, “The grudges of the past, it’s no longer meaningful to be right or wrong. That grudge was caused by Qin Lian and you and your wife, and now… Qin Lian has been killed by your son Li Luo.”

“And, right in front of her daughter.”

Tan Tai Lan’s eyes moved, and his gaze involuntarily looked towards a place in the hall. In this hall, only the top leaders of their two great Heavenly King veins were qualified to enter, but now, there was a girl sitting there.

The girl sat quietly, her light blue gauze dress outlining her slender and exquisite curves. Pure water power flowed on the surface of her dress, sparkling, showing a special charm.

The hem of her skirt spreads out like lotus leaves, and her soft black hair cascades down like a waterfall, flowing slowly like a surging tide.

Her eyes were like the surface of a lake under the moonlight, rippling with light, fascinating.

It was the girl named Qin Yi, who was also Qin Lian’s daughter.

She just sat there quietly and did not participate in the discussion of the people present. Only when Qin Chongyuan mentioned the names of Qin Lian and Li Luo, her eyes showed a slight fluctuation.

Tan Tai Lan didn’t say anything in the end. No matter how much she hated Qin Tianwang’s lineage, she didn’t want to discuss the mother’s past mistakes in front of a child who had lost his mother.

“This old fox…”

Li Tianji, who had been silent all this time, saw this scene and muttered to himself that Qin Chongyuan’s methods and abilities were actually not weaker than Qin Jiujie’s. This casual remark made Tan Tai Lan, whom he often felt helpless against, restrain his momentum.

Moreover, during the two years that he has been in charge of the Qin Tianwang lineage, Qin Chongyuan has completely suppressed the negative impact brought about by Qin Jiujie’s defection.

Even now, he is still seizing the opportunity to snatch food from the Li Tianwang lineage.

After all, the Qin Tianwang lineage still has some foundation.

“Head of the Tianji clan, this is not the right atmosphere for negotiating an alliance. The alien tide on the side of Li Tianwang’s clan has not yet subsided. Many of Li Tianwang’s troops are fighting fiercely with the aliens. Every day you delay, your casualties will increase.” Seeing that Tan Tai Lan had restrained himself a little, Qin Chongyuan said to Li Tianji in a heavy tone.

Li Tianji frowned slightly and said calmly: “You are asking for too much.”

“This disaster is a huge burden for both of us. I think Li Tianwang’s lineage should have invested a huge amount of manpower and material resources here in the past two years, especially those ninth-grade top marquises. It is very expensive to recruit them, but they are indispensable and important in this disaster. After all, we, the king-level power, cannot penetrate the range of the black rain. The Black Rain Jingguan needs them to break it.”

“But this disaster is extremely dangerous. A while ago, a top marquis in your clan was almost seriously injured and killed, right? When this incident got out, some of the top marquises who originally wanted to join us were scared and turned to our Qin Tianwang lineage.”

“After all, in the past two years, our Qin Tianwang lineage has been able to handle this outbreak with ease, and the casualties are far less than yours.”

“If Li Tianwang’s lineage is willing to agree to this condition and make an alliance, I, Qin Tianwang’s lineage, will definitely do my best to assist you in resolving all future abnormal tide outbreaks. By then, as long as we wait for the Tianwang ancestors of our respective clans to return, this crisis will be resolved.”

“Head of the Tianji Cultivation, exchanging some territories that were not originally owned by Li Tianwang’s lineage for reducing losses is not a losing deal. After all, those territories have been eroded by the alien tide. Even after they are acquired, they still need to comb the veins and restore vitality, which is also a huge investment.”

Qin Chongyuan spoke calmly, and every word he said was so convincing that it was impossible to refute it.

Li Tianji was silent for a moment, and said, “It seems that we still cannot reach a consensus this time.”

Qin Chongyuan smiled lightly, not in a hurry, picked up the teacup and took a sip leisurely, saying: “It doesn’t matter, we still have time.”

This is how negotiations work, you erode the other party’s bottom line little by little, and eventually the other party will give in.

After all, the longer the delay lasts, the harder it will hit Li Tianwang’s lineage at the hands of the alien tide. As for asking them to give in, that is unlikely. There is no other way. Qin Tianwang’s lineage has suffered too much loss this time, and they must rely on the resources and minerals in these vast areas to make up for it.

Just when the negotiations between the two sides reached a deadlock again, suddenly, a young laugh came from outside the hall.

“If the negotiation doesn’t work out, then forget it and go home.”

The sudden sound made the king-level powerhouses on both sides startled. Then they raised their eyes and looked outside the door, only to see two young figures walking in with light.

“Li Luo? Qing’e? You are finally back!”

When the voice sounded earlier, Tan Tai Lan already knew who was coming. Now when she saw the two young faces that she had been thinking about day and night, surprise suddenly appeared in her eyes. She couldn’t help but stand up, walked quickly to the young man and woman, and put her arms around them.

“mother!”

Looking at Tan Tai Lan’s happy face, Li Luo and Jiang Qing’e smiled brightly and shouted in unison.

At this moment, Qin Yi, who was sitting quietly in a corner of the hall, also raised her pretty face and cast her beautiful eyes towards the two figures.

“Li Luo, Jiang Qing’e?”

Li Tianji and Li Qingying, the two lineage leaders, were also a little surprised. They didn’t expect that this young couple, who had left Li Tianwang’s lineage for more than two years, would return at this time.

Qin Qu raised his eyelids and uttered a faint voice, which sounded harshly in the hall.

“What a child says is without rules. Is this how you, Li Tianwang, teach your juniors? Is this the place for him to interrupt?”

(End of this chapter)