Needless to say, the person who came was none other than Lei Xiao.
Lei Xiao was seen wearing a simple black leather coat with a red sweater knitted by Ariel. He looked extremely capable and completely different from the gorgeous clothes of the noble city lords in the north.
Next to Lei Xiao was Ariel, who was wearing a milky white dress and a crown.
Compared with the heavily made-up aristocratic ladies around her, Ariel's long hair is neatly tied up, her dress is simple and elegant, and she only wears light eyeshadow on her starry eyes, making her look extraordinary.
If Caroline is a passionate red rose, then Ariel is like a pure white tulip that is both noble and fresh and elegant. Its temperament is in no way inferior to the former.
Behind Lei Xiao were the main subordinates such as Huzhang, Jiangxi, Hongye, etc. They were all dressed in simple formal clothes and did not reveal much murderous intent.
I saw Lei Xiao's provocative words in the magnificent banquet hall.
Whether it was Zilweni or Chester and other northern city lords, they were all stunned for a moment, and then they all cast indignant looks over them.
Their northern city lord is an important force in the Cold Flame Kingdom. They once fought bloody battles with His Majesty the Steel Wrist King to take back this vast frozen land from the Pars Empire.
On this land filled with wind and snow, countless blood of their fathers and brothers were left, as well as the corpses of countless enemies. This is the proof of the Snowfield Lion, and how can others call it a cowardly Snowfield?
Elk?
However, when the northern city lords, whose hearts were filled with anger, saw Ellie wearing a crown, they reacted one after another, and all looked at Lei Xiao, who spoke astonishingly.
The one who can stand so proudly next to Her Highness Ariel is naturally the Princess Keqing who defeated the fallen nobles one after another.
From the initial offensive and defensive battle with the Holy Night Army on the mountain fortress to the just-concluded battle at the Stargazing Corridor, this guest princess from another world not only defeated many with less on several occasions, but also created one incredible thing after another.
The miracle of war, and there are several powerful fifth-level men beside him who are loyal to him.
Even the once arrogant and fallen nobles were frightened by the news. Your Excellency, the guest minister, has enough capital to say such arrogant words just now.
Thinking of this in their hearts, Cilvini, Chester and other northern city lords simply stopped worrying about it.
Instead, they hurriedly came to Ariel together, knelt down on one knee and said sincerely: "Your Majesty, please see your Highness Ariel!"
If it had been at the beginning, most of these northern city lords might not have paid Ariel such a great gift from the bottom of their hearts.
After all, Ariel at that time was just a down-and-out princess who couldn't even stay in the royal capital, and might even lose her life at any time.
And now, with the help of Princess Keqing.
This fifth princess of Leng Yan has many powerful men under her command. She has successively occupied more than 50 cities in the Leng Yan Kingdom. She is already the second largest force in Leng Yan after the fourth prince. Who dares to look down upon her again?
Milli?
What's more, Her Royal Highness Ariel has indeed transported a large amount of food to the northern border in the past few days, which has really solved the urgent needs of various cities. Such kindness is unforgettable.
Just as the city lords fell to their knees.
The other ladies and aristocratic ladies who attended the meeting all raised their skirts and curtsied in unison, either looking at Ariel with reverence, or looking at Lei Xiao with excitement.
You must know that the young man and woman in front of them are the most famous young people in the Lengyan Kingdom today! They are the creators of legends that can be recorded in history!
The former is the noble and strong Princess Leng Yan, and the latter is a mysterious and wise guest from another world. What could be more exciting and honorable than seeing these two hot figures?
For a time, all kinds of fiery and excited eyes were cast on Lei Xiao and Ariel, making the atmosphere in the entire venue extremely warm.
Feeling the increasingly tense atmosphere in the banquet hall, the noble city lords who had knelt on the ground at the beginning were extremely calm, and their expressions did not show much disturbance.
Although the names of Her Royal Highness Ariel and the guest from another world have been resounding throughout the human nations, that's all.
The life-and-death opponents they face next are three noble families, each of which is comparable to the royal family.
Just like what Cilvini said just now, some people may not be able to survive this winter due to lack of food.
But if you join Her Royal Highness Ariel's camp and fight against the three wealthy families who support the fourth prince.
Once the war situation takes a turn for the worse, the three wealthy families who are determined to take revenge will never let go of the cities in the north. The cities will be destroyed and people will be killed, and then they will be replaced.
Therefore, in the face of respect and survival, it is naturally self-evident which one to choose.
After all, the power of the three great aristocrats is overwhelming, and they have millions of soldiers waiting for work, while Her Highness Ariel and the guests from other worlds only have 100,000 exhausted soldiers at their disposal.
"Everyone, please get up. There is no need to pay such a grand ceremony. I am already very happy to see so many of the mainstays of our Lengyan Kingdom gathered here."
Ariel's fair face was full of grace, and she smiled and nodded to the 20 neutral city lords present.
"Thank you, Your Highness Ariel!"
After hearing Ariel's words, everyone stood up again, and immediately looked at Lei Xiao with indignation, obviously still resenting what the latter said just now.
"Your Excellency, the guest minister who assists His Royal Highness Ariel, is indeed very handsome."
After some introductions from Caroline, Chester, as the representative of the city lord, stepped forward, exchanged a few words with Lei Xiao, and then frowned and said: "I don't know what your guest just said.
What’s the purpose?”
"To be honest with you, Your Majesty the Marquis, this is exactly what it means, but this is just my subjective opinion. If there is any offense, please forgive me."
Lei Xiao nodded and motioned for his subordinates to join the banquet as they pleased, while taking the red wine glass from a young maid respectfully and responded with a smile.
Hearing what Lei Xiao said so calmly, Chester and the other city lords looked at each other.
While looking at each other, although the northern city lords did not show any displeasure, they obviously did not intend to skip this topic.
After exchanging glances, Chester twisted his eyebrows and continued to ask: "May I ask your Excellency, why do you compare us and other northern nobles to cowardly snowfield elk who flee after hearing the news?"
After Chester finished speaking, the other city lords, including Cilvini, also nodded.
Although the reputation of this young guest from another world is at its peak, these northern city lords are not unknown people. If the reason is not revealed, naturally this matter cannot be taken lightly.
"As far as I know, all of you here, or your fathers and brothers, once fought side by side with King Steel Wrist, and made great contributions to conquering the North. In order to defend dignity and glory, they even sacrificed everything.
No matter what."
Looking at the reluctant Northern City Lords, Lei Xiao still maintained a faint smile and responded: "The Pars Empire is so powerful, but the nobles of the Northern Territory were still not afraid of powerful enemies and fought bloody battles.
, relying on unparalleled faith and courage, he completely drove the opponent out, and the title of Snow Lion is well deserved."
"And now, before even seeing the shadow of the three noble families, everyone present has completely lost their will to fight. They have concluded that Princess Ariel and I will be defeated. Isn't this considered a snowfield elk fleeing in the face of the wind?"
Lei Xiao first took a sip of the sour and fruity red wine in the glass, and then the faint voice sounded again.
"Although Her Highness Ariel and I are not your allies, when we saw the difficulties in the north, the kind-hearted Her Highness Ariel immediately extended a helping hand and provided the most precious food during the war, relieving everyone's worries.
It is urgent that even some allies cannot achieve such unreserved friendship, right?"
Lei Xiao's calm tone began to be mixed with a touch of harshness, and asked: "In this case, you are still hiding far away while making sarcastic remarks to undermine the morale of His Highness Ariel and me, everyone.
Do you think this is appropriate?"
After hearing Lei Xiao's words, all the northern city lords were speechless. A small number of city lords who had already supported Lei Xiao and Ariel lowered their heads in shame.
However, it didn't take long for the northern city lords, led by Chester, who pursued a neutral attitude, to recover again.
I saw Chester gently stroking his thick beard, and said calmly: "Your Excellency, guest minister, the reason why you say this is just to inspire us to join your camp with Your Highness Ariel, right?"
"The bloody battle with the Pars Empire is to resist foreign enemies. It is our duty to fight against foreign enemies. We will never say anything about the blood-stained battlefield. However, the fight against the three noble families headed by the fourth prince is just an internal dispute within Leng Yan.
, how can they be compared?”
Chester's voice became firmer and he said solemnly: "We still say what we said, we are only loyal to His Majesty the King, so I hope Your Excellency, Guest, will understand that we cannot join His Highness Ariel's camp."
"Your Excellency Chester is right. Only by remaining neutral can we be responsible for our fiefdom and people and avoid getting burned."
Zilvini sighed softly, her fair face full of helplessness.
"The northern nobles are not cold-blooded people. If Her Royal Highness Ariel can win, it is naturally what we are willing to see. But there are no absolutes. Once the anger of the three noble families reaches this point, then the only thing waiting for me is
The city was broken and perished.”
After Cilvini finished speaking, most of the northern city lords also agreed, obviously still maintaining a neutral view without any wavering.
"I see. I think you have misunderstood the purpose of your visit today with Your Highness Ariel."
Facing this group of stubborn people, Lei Xiao raised his eyebrows and said calmly: "His Royal Highness Ariel and I came here today to bring the Northern Territory under our control. This is understandable."
"In this way, we can fight the Fourth Prince without any worries, but please understand that we are not just here to discuss with you."
"In other words, whether you agree or not will not affect our next process."
Lei Xiao's voice began to get deeper and deeper, and he said sternly: "Offending the three wealthy families will indeed lead to the anger of revenge. Can you offend me and His Highness Ariel, and you can just live alone?"
As soon as Lei Xiao finished speaking, waves of vague majestic momentum surged out from the bodies of Polygonum cuspidatum, Hongye and Gracilaria not far away, and began to stir wantonly in the banquet hall.
For ordinary noble ladies and ladies, this deliberately suppressed momentum is undoubtedly difficult to detect, but for these powerful northern city lords, it is like a heavy hammer, and they all show their faces.
panic.
You know, these are three country-level experts with monstrous strength. In such a limited space, they can make all the city lords blood-stained in an instant!
"Your Excellency, guest, are you threatening us?"
Chester's face began to look extremely ugly, and he and the other northern city lords took a step back involuntarily.
"Your Majesty the Marquis has misunderstood. I'm just helping you understand the reality."
Lei Xiao had a gentle face and gently shook the goblet in his hand, as if he was talking to a friend he hadn't seen for a long time.
"After all, only the area controlled by Her Royal Highness Ariel borders you now, and it is impossible for the three wealthy families to intervene here unless they step over our bodies."
Lei Xiao drank up the remaining wine in the glass, placed the wine glass on the table nearby, and said: "I believe everyone has received the news about the fall of the 10 cities of the fallen nobles in the north, right?"
"Please understand that our progress will not stop because of you."
When he said this, Lei Xiao's scrutinizing gaze moved and was projected on the faces of the city lords one by one, as if he was looking for the first target to attack.
Of course, this is just Lei Xiao showing off.
Unless absolutely necessary, Lei Xiao would not easily use force against these neutral northern cities.
Lei Xiao clearly understood that his only goal was to gain the allegiance of these cities without any bloodshed.
Then he tied these cities to his chariot and fought against the fourth prince together.
If we attack these neutral cities, even if we finally pacify the northern border, our strength and the strength of these neutral cities will both be lost, and in the end it will only be an advantage to the Fourth Prince.
After all, the other party cannot leave us too much preparation time. In the short term, taking it by force is not in our interests.
Before this, Lei Xiao had already predicted that these neutral northern city lords would not surrender easily.
Therefore, a small amount of deterrence naturally still needs to be exerted on the other party.
Feeling Lei Xiao's piercing gaze, the northern city lords couldn't help but swallow and began to look at each other again.
After a while, Chester stood up again, frowned and said to Lei Xiao: "Your Excellency, guest, you have just said that your highness, Ariel, has always been known for her kindness and open-mindedness, and is deeply cold. The love of the flame people."
"Does Her Highness Ariel really have the heart to bring down the flames of war with her own hands and burn innocent neutral cities like us to death?"