Soon, Wu Ding was ordered to walk out of the cell.
Ning Yongnian, on the other hand, smiled and looked at Li Wutong, who was a little stunned, and said slowly:
"Princess Wuping..."
"As the saying goes, you have no joke."
"Since I am the emperor of Daning, I will definitely do what I promise. You don't have to doubt me, let alone want to die."
"Of course, I won't embarrass you."
"..."
As he spoke, Ning Yongnian waved his arm lightly in the air, unblocking all of Li Wutong's sealed acupuncture points.
Then he pulled out the sword from his waist and threw the Emperor's Sword in front of the latter with a clang.
"I will give you ten breaths."
"If you still want to commit suicide, then do it, I won't stop you."
"And if you don't want to die now, then just be more at ease. Maybe I can talk to you about Dafeng's future..."
"..."
After saying the last sentence, Ning Yongnian stopped talking and his expression showed no emotion.
In sharp contrast, Li Wutong's expression was extremely struggling.
I saw her biting her lip, holding the Emperor's Sword in her hand tremblingly, and lifting it up little by little.
The sharp sword edge slowly touched his neck, just under a shallow scar that had just healed.
This scar was left when Li Wutong threatened Wei Changtian with death in Shuzhou City last time...
Only ten days apart, he prayed for death twice, but the purpose was completely different.
Thinking about it this way, what she did was undoubtedly very ridiculous.
It's also a bit sad.
"..."
The pain in his eyes has reached the extreme, and the jade-smooth sword body reflects a faint cold light.
Li Wutong was shaking all over, and his knuckles even turned pale from exerting too much force.
However, the sword was never swung.
With such a distance, if Li Wutong really wanted to kill himself, even if Ning Yongnian was a second-grade man, it would be difficult to stop him in time.
Just like Wei Changtian was not sure about stopping the dagger before.
Therefore, Wei Changtian's situation at that time was actually quite similar to Ning Yongnian's today.
But their attitudes towards Li Wutong were very different.
In order to prevent Li Wutong from committing suicide, Wei Changtian finally let her go no matter how upset he was.
Ning Yongnian, on the other hand, had no intention of stopping him at all.
Of course, as an important bargaining chip to threaten Wei Changtian, Li Wutong was still "important" to him, and Ning Yongnian naturally did not want the former to die like this.
Therefore, the reason why he is so calm now is simply because he has already predicted that Li Wutong will not really commit suicide.
It's not that Li Wutong is greedy for life and afraid of death, but that she hasn't really given up the last glimmer of hope in her heart.
Haha, if that's the case...
"Ten breaths have arrived."
In the semi-darkness of the fire, Ning Yongnian calmly said four words.
Li Wutong's body trembled suddenly, and then he fell to his knees weakly, as if all his strength had been exhausted in an instant.
The Emperor's Sword also fell heavily to the ground.
"Princess Wu Ping, it seems that you also know that you should not die like this."
He reached out and made a move, and the Emperor's Sword returned to its scabbard with a "cang clang" sound. Ning Yongnian lowered his head and looked down at Li Wutong at his feet.
"In this case, I will talk to you about the next thing."
"Next..."
Suddenly raising his head, Li Wutong asked hastily: "You, do you really know how to withdraw your troops?"
"withdraw troops?"
A sneer appeared on Ning Yongnian's lips: "Princess, if you had done as I said before, then I would naturally keep my promise and withdraw our troops."
"It's a pity that you didn't abide by the agreement between you and me. How can I withdraw my troops?"
"I, I did it!"
Li Wutong's pupils suddenly dilated, and he looked extremely embarrassed: "You, you asked me to come to you, I did it, I did it..."
"you have not."
Shaking his head, Ning Yongnian interrupted with a smile: "Princess, if I remember correctly, the time limit I gave you was thirteen days."
"But even based on the time you appeared in Jiunan County, it has already exceeded this time limit."
"..."
Indeed, when Li Wutong left Fengyuan, Wu Ding said that Ning Yongnian would wait for her for another thirteen days.
However, fourteen days had passed when she appeared in Jiunan County.
So strictly speaking, Li Wutong did "timeout".
"I-I didn't mean to delay!"
"It's just that my acupuncture points were sealed and taken to Shuzhou. I, I have..."
His expression suddenly turned to panic, and there was even a hint of pleading in his tone.
Li Wutong was eager to explain why he failed to show up within the "stipulated time", but Ning Yongnian obviously didn't want to hear this.
"Princess, no matter what your reasons are, if you can't do it, you can't do it."
"And since you didn't keep your promise first, why do I need to fulfill my promise?"
"I think you should understand this."
"..."
Staring at Ning Yongnian desperately, Li Wutong's chapped lips opened and closed several times, looking like a fish out of water.
Just one day left...
Of course Li Wutong knew that this was just Ning Yongnian's rhetoric.
Even if she appeared within thirteen days, the latter would definitely have other reasons.
Or maybe there is no need for a reason at all.
It turns out that what Wei Changtian said was right, Ning Yongnian really would not give up Dafeng because of himself.
Not even the slightest possibility...
He lowered his head little by little, and slowly clenched his hands in front of his body into fists.
Li Wutong felt that all his thoughts were lost, and at this moment, Ning Yongnian's voice sounded in his ears again.
Like the devil's whisper.
"Princess, I am not the kind of person who doesn't know how to adapt."
"I'm very happy that you can come."
"So although I can't withdraw my troops for the time being, I still haven't killed your father."
"In fact, I don't want you to subjugate your country."
"..."
After hearing the last sentence, Li Wutong's movements suddenly froze.
She raised her head tremblingly and stared at Ning Yongnian until the latter slowly completed her words.
"Princess, for your sake, I will negotiate peace with your father."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "As long as he can meet a few of my small conditions, not only can you and him survive, but Dafeng can also continue to exist."
"You have to know that I have done my best to achieve this."
"I hope I didn't disappoint you."
"..."
...
On the other side, the north tower of Huailing City.
When Ning Yongnian officially expressed to Li Wutong that he would negotiate peace with Li Qi, the latter had just been put down from the high pole.
After being hung up for half a month, if it were an ordinary person, even if he didn't die, at least he wouldn't be human.
But although Li Qi's realm is not high, he has some cultivation skills, so his current condition is not serious.
"Your Majesty, I have offended many people before."
Looking at the stupid Li Qi with a smile, Wu Ding raised his hand without any respect: "I am here to take your majesty into the city to rest on my pilgrimage order. Please come with me."
"Go! Go!"
Smiling naively and clapping his hands, Li Qigang tried to take a step, but his legs were restrained for too long and could not regain their strength. The next second, he fell to the ground.
Seeing him in such a miserable state, not only did no one of the surrounding soldiers come forward to help him, there were even bursts of slight jeers.
"His Majesty......"
Wu Ding did not stop the soldiers from laughing at Li Qi. Instead, he knelt down in front of the latter and said softly with a half-smile:
"Don't worry, just lie down and take your time."
"Don't worry, I have always been kind during my pilgrimage. Not only will I not treat you like this again in the future, I may even want to negotiate peace with you."
"Oh, right."
"Do you know how this opportunity for peace talks came about?"
"Hahaha, this is all thanks to your daughter, Princess Wu Ping..."
"..."
The cold wind was like a thorn, ruffling Li Qi's already tattered dragon robe in the dazzling sunshine.
The latter was lying on the ground, his body twisting like an insect, as if he wanted to stand up.
His face was facing down, so Wu Ding could not see his expression clearly.