The negotiations with the Phantom Tribe did not go smoothly, but it was within Yu Ling's expectation.

There are always various conflicts between the interests of groups. The most important thing is that both parties do not even have the most basic trust.

For the northern warriors, the Phantom Spirit Tribe was one of the five great Spirit Tribes in the past. Everyone knew that it would not take many years for them to stand at the top of the world again.

They were completely wiped out, otherwise when the Phantom Tribe appears and cultivators of the Li Dao Realm appear, the Northern Territory will be unable to resist their invasion.

Therefore, except for a few subordinates who are loyal to Yu Ling, other cultivators will not understand why he chooses peace talks when the situation is good. If it is not handled properly, the admiration of Yu Ling among the Ancestral Star cultivators will turn into disappointment.

For the Phantom Tribe, this is also an extremely frustrating thing. The originally precise and flawless plan was abruptly shattered by Yu Ling. At the same time, his dream of dominating the North and even Wuya was shattered. Even if Yu Ling promised

No amount of resources given to them can bridge this gap.

It is conceivable that as long as the Phantom Tribe is given a chance to recuperate, in three years or five years, once there is a suitable opportunity, they will definitely counterattack again, and if the two sides are in a peaceful state, they will inevitably interact with each other, which will be more convenient for them.

Penetrate openly.

This seemed to be a deadlock, so much so that the two sides talked for half an hour. Not only was the conflict not resolved, but it became more and more intense. Yu Ling simply walked out of the room, leaving some time for the Phantom Spirit Emperor and others to discuss internally.

He also needs to be alone quietly for a while to sort out his thoughts.

The surrounding phantom tribesmen all turned their attention to Yu Ling. The expressions on their faces were very complicated, and they probably guessed that there was no result in this negotiation.

Yu Ling was too lazy to pay attention to them and just sat on the bench in the courtyard. Zi Chenruo's shallow smile could not help but appear in her mind.

I still remember that in Senluo Domain, she looked at him tenderly and said firmly: "I will wait for you to come back, whether it is three years, five years, or..."

At that time, Yu Ling interrupted her and told her that there was nothing better to do.

It hasn't been three or five years, not even one year, from the last time we parted, but she has been waiting for him for too long.

Perhaps for many cultivators, a few years is nothing, just a retreat, but in Zi Chenruo's more than 20 years of life, four or five years is enough to occupy one-fifth of her life.

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Yu Ling was originally very happy to finally see the glimmer of hope, but when he calmed down and thought about it carefully, he realized that there were too many problems to be dealt with, so many that he felt that this glimmer of hope would soon fall into the trap again.

In endless darkness.

Countless plans crossed Yu Ling's mind, but he rejected them one by one, until he suddenly felt tired and just wanted to empty his mind and quietly trance for a while.

But not long after, there was suddenly some noise around him, and then a soft voice sounded in front of him: "Yuling, I'm here, I kept you waiting for a long time."

Yu Ling raised her head and saw a familiar figure standing in front of him at some point. The soft afterglow of the sunset shone on her body, dyeing half of her hair into a light golden color. Her bright eyes were still as gentle as water.

"Chen Ruo, why are you..." Yu Ling stood up immediately, slightly stunned.

"Two formation masters from the southern region sent me here. By the way, I have met your father." Zi Chenruo smiled, lowered his eyelids slightly, and said softly: "I just don't want you to bear the burden here alone.

So I’m here, let’s work together for our future.”

She blinked and stretched out her hand.

Yu Ling smiled slightly and felt that the gloom in her heart was instantly swept away, as if the dim sunset had become gorgeous.

He is only one step away from hope. Even if there are many difficulties and dangers, he will not look back.

"Let's go." He held Zi Chenruo's hand, and regardless of the looks of the group of phantom tribesmen around him, he turned around and walked into the house.

Several people in the room were arguing fiercely, and several elders were divided into two groups, arguing with each other with red faces. Only the Phantom Emperor sat in his seat and listened expressionlessly.

The light at the door was suddenly blocked. None of the elders of the Phantom Clan paid attention. Only the Phantom Emperor suddenly raised his head and looked at the calm-looking Yu Ling and Zi Chenruo, who was beside him with slightly pursed lips. His face could not help but darken.

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The Phantom Emperor knocked on the table, and the elders of the Phantom Tribe gradually became quiet. Seeing Zi Chenruo sitting aside, they couldn't help but said in shock: "Your Highness the Spirit Girl, why are you here?!"

Zi Chenruo just looked at Phantom Emperor calmly: "Father, as early as the beginning of your army, I talked with Elder Zihuai and Lord Mingxu Yao, and they made a bet with me."

The Phantom Emperor had a bad feeling for no reason, but he did not interrupt his daughter.

"The content of the bet is that if your side wins, I will follow the clan's arrangements from now on and will not have any objections. But if you fail to complete the original plan, Elder Zihuai and Mingxu Yaojun will

You have to promise me something. Now, they have expressed their willingness to admit defeat." Zi Chenruo said.

As soon as she finished speaking, a veteran of the Phantom Spirit clan said angrily: "Your Highness, Lady Spirit, do you know what you are talking about! What are you doing..."

Zichenruo interrupted directly: "Senior Ziji, please don't put the label of 'selling out the interests of my clan' on my head indiscriminately, please listen to what I have to say, okay?"

Her tone was not aggressive, but there was a kind of fierce pressure in the calmness. Zi Ji couldn't help but choked, and for a while he couldn't say anything to refute.

They were both masters of the True Dao Realm, and he had already broken through earlier, but for some reason, Zi Ji felt that in a real fight, he might not be the opponent of Her Highness Ling Nu.

Zi Chenruo turned his gaze back to the Phantom Spirit Emperor and said in a deep voice: "Father, now that things have come to this, we have to find a way out, right? Besides, we don't have much time to waste."

"In your opinion?" Phantom Spirit Emperor said noncommittally.

Zi Chenruo said sternly: "The current crux is the lack of a foundation of mutual trust and the need for cooperation. But I think several elders also know in their hearts that our clan has no retreat now. The northern border could have pushed our clan forward in one go.

They have no choice but to choose peace talks, which is their sincerity."

She glanced at the dark-faced elders and said in a more serious tone: "Maybe it's because I left the clan a long time ago and live in the Seventeenth Domain. I actually can't understand where your sense of superiority comes from.

The glory that belonged to the Phantom Clan 10,000 years ago has long been shattered. Now we are just an extremely weak ethnic group entrenched in the chaos. Not to mention fighting against the Daoyu Galaxy, even the Northern Territory, one of the four realms of Wuya,

They are all far superior to me in strength."

"Even if we have the blood of the Spirit Clan, it does not mean that others are ants that can be trampled on at will. In addition to relying on the Tao principles integrated in the blood, we can practice faster. There are some methods that foreigners cannot imitate, but this is

So what? Are we smarter than them, or are we more diligent than them? Neither.”

An elder opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but Zi Chenruo was the first to say: "Don't rush to refute me, what does the human race rely on to stand at the top of the food chain? Is it the blood of the spirit race? No, that

There were no five major spiritual clans at that time.”

"It is wisdom and creation. This is the foundation for the human race to become the overlord. At this point, the Spirit Race is equal to other people. For example, the inventions of the Li Yan Clan, whether they are aircraft or walkie-talkies, have been around since they appeared.

Before, had several elders ever imagined that there would be such a convenient thing in the world?" Zi Chenruo looked at them.

Several people were speechless.

"So, please put away this unreasonable sense of superiority. We, at least right now, have no capital to be proud of." Zi Chenruo said calmly: "Please also understand, elders, that the peace talks are not our concessions.

It’s their concession.”

In the silence, Zi Chenruo held Yu Ling's hand slightly tighter, which made him understand that she seemed to be talking here, but in fact, she was still a little nervous.

The Phantom Spirit Emperor suddenly sighed and broke the silence: "So back to the topic, Chenruo, have you thought of a solution to the two key points you just mentioned?"

Zichenruo pursed her lips and said: "It's not a solution, I'm just offering a suggestion."

"Without the goal of cooperation, we will be limited to internal fighting. But we actually have a common enemy. Father, you should be well aware of this."

"There is no basis for mutual trust because the Northern Territory and our tribe are strangers to each other and harbor hostility. To resolve the problem, the easier way is to marry."

Zi Chenruo seemed to have mustered up all the courage in his body, and his eyes were firm without any wavering: "If I marry Yu Ling, the conflict between the two parties will be mediated by the two of us, and many things can be mediated. This is not only my personal wish

, is also the best solution.”

Yu Ling couldn't help but feel shocked. He didn't expect that Zichenruo would express her feelings so frankly and resolutely in front of her relatives. He didn't know that such simple words were the result of how many times she had thought deeply.

"Your Highness the Spirit Girl, you...you think this matter is too simple!" An elder of the Phantom Clan was so angry that his whole body trembled and he started clapping the case.

Yu Ling calmly protected Zi Chenruo behind her, looked at him coldly and said: "Then what do you have to say? Just say it. If you are just rebutting for the sake of rebuttal, it means that you don't want to be good at all from the bottom of your heart.
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