"Let's talk about the wood elves. How have you lived these years after you left your hometown?" I asked.
"us……"
Ning Qi frowned and said: "We live in the deep mountains and forests of the Far East, accompanied by ferocious beasts in the jungles, and fighting ancient evil spirits in the mountains and rivers. When the minimum number of the group was reduced to more than 5,000
, but the ancestors still survived tenaciously and multiplied, and with the help of the Wood Elf God, they grew into a powerful group of more than two million people!"
He spoke with pride.
I smiled lightly: "Since you have survived in the dense forests of the Far East, why do you want to come back and compete with the Xia Clan for the Eastern Forest Sea? You should also know that the Eastern Forest Sea is the eastern gateway of the Xia Clan, and you will never give up.
."
"Your Highness naturally knows, but there is nothing we can do."
"Why is there no way?" I asked.
"Do I need to tell you?" He sneered.
I also smiled: "It doesn't matter if you don't say it. Last time, after you were captured, Duke Xingchu negotiated with Lord for the first time. Lord's tone was very tough. Although he also cared about you, His Highness, he couldn't do anything.
Why don't you give up? This time, not only you, but also more than 10,000 elite wood elf cavalry are used as bargaining chips, but Lord still rejected us. The Eastern Forest Sea seems to be more important than the foundation of the wood elf clan.
."
Ning Qi lowered his head as if he had been told something that was on his mind, his handsome face full of complex expressions.
"Did you know something?" he asked.
"I don't know anything, I'm just reasoning."
I stretched out my hand to hold the hilt of the sword, put the Big Dipper Sword on my leg, wiped the blood on the blade with my cloak, and said: "The place where you have lived for ten thousand years is the second hometown of your wood elves, the one called Far East.
Did something happen to the ancient forest?"
"You and I……"
Ning Qi was trembling all over and looked at me with a pair of eyes.
"Say it."
I frowned: "There are some things that you don't need to hide from me. If you tell me, it may help to improve the situation. Moreover, if you place your hope on Marshal Lord's transformation, then there is no need to do so."
Now, the balance of power has tilted towards the Xia clan. With all due respect, there are only two endings for Lord. One is defeat, the other is annihilation. After losing fifty thousand cavalry, the wood elves only have a hundred thousand infantry.
Can it withstand the impact of the Xia Clan's 200,000 cavalry? The reason why Duke Xingchu did not order a strong attack was because he did not want to lose too many troops. After all, the Xia Clan's main enemy is the Purgatory Legion from the north."
"you……"
My last words seemed to sting Ning Qi. He looked at me with his handsome eyes and said, "I can tell you the truth, but are you really the one who can turn things around?"
"You speak first."
"A year ago, our wood elf clan... was already exterminated..." he said dejectedly.
"What!?"
I was so shocked that I stood up directly: "Say it again!"
"The wood elves have been exterminated!" He held his iron fist, tears rolling down his face, and said: "A year ago, when Marshal Lord and I led an elite force of 200,000 wood elves to attack the savage army in the southern jungle,
The Far East Forest was attacked by the Purgatory Legion, and all the tribesmen were killed. Under the power of death, they turned into hideous walking corpses, and even my father..."
"The Wood Elf King also died in the battle?" I asked.
"Um……"
He was very excited and painful. He closed his eyes and said: "After being exterminated, the wood elves only have these more than 200,000 horses. After discussing with Lord, we decided to go west and return to our former hometown of Dongfang Linhai.
, only in the eastern forest sea can the wood elves rise again and avoid the fate of extinction."
"Have you been bluffing all this time?" I asked.
"Yes."
He gritted his teeth and said: "You can see wood elves outside Heron City. There are only so many wood elves left on this continent... Originally, Marshal Lord and I thought that with our strong combat power, we could sweep across
The human army of the Xia Clan did not expect that a famous general like Lin Xingchu would appear in the Xia Clan, causing us to suffer a disastrous defeat at the foot of Lu City..."
I breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Your Highness Ning Qi, you must stand up at this time, otherwise once the war starts, you wood elves will be truly exterminated, and Duke Xingchu will never show mercy again."
"How...how do I stand up?"
"Convince Luo De, negotiate peace, and even surrender to the Xia clan."
"Return to the Xia Clan?!"
Ning Qi gritted his teeth: "No, the Xia clan and my wood elf clan are feuding, and I will never surrender!"
"Then let's negotiate a peace. It's better than fighting and losing both sides. The enemies of the wood elves and humans are both the Infernal Legion. There is no need to fight to the death."
"Okay, I can convince Lord, do you believe me?" Ning Qi asked.
I looked at him deeply and said, "If you are willing to believe me and tell me the truth about the genocide of the wood elves, why should I not believe you? I will let you go now. You can go see Lord and explain to me."
Everything, let Luo De come to Lucheng again and negotiate peace with Lin Xingchu!"
"good!"
I raised my hand and waved the Big Dipper Sword. The sharp edge swept across it, and "clang and clang" cut off the chains with inscriptions that suppressed Ning Qi's power. When the last chain was broken, Ning Qi regained his strength and suddenly
He rushed forward, his slender figure was much taller than me. He looked down at me with his eyes and said, "Ding Muchen, aren't you afraid that I will kill you?"
"You must kill me, but you can only kill me once. I will be resurrected. At that time, I will make the wood elves truly annihilated, leaving no one alive!" I said calmly.
"do not worry."
His eyes softened a little, and he said: "I will leave the city right now, go see Marshal Lord, and explain everything."
"Okay, don't rush yet."
I walked out of the cell and said to a dragon knight: "Come in."
"Yes, sir!"
He followed me into the cell and was slightly startled: "Sir, why did you let him go?"
"It's okay, take off your armor."
"Ah, sir?"
"Follow it."
"yes!"
A few minutes later, Ning Qi put on a dragon knight's armor, and accompanied me, he rode out of the city and walked away.
I don't know if something serious will happen if I release Ning Qi privately, but I can't control that much.
…
Half an hour later.
"Ding Muchen!"
In the city, Lie Kongshui arrived with a group of Forbidden Army generals. He pointed his sword at the city wall and said, "According to the military order of Duke Mu, come with me to the city lord's palace!"
"What's the matter?"
Shanyou Fusu asked, holding a dagger.
"We're all waiting here, so don't ask any more questions!" Liekong Shui said coldly.
"Go NMD!"
Shanyou Fusu raised his dagger and said: "What are you pretending to be like, a useless useless palace commander? Lie Kongshui, have you forgotten who went in and rescued you when the Western Region Protectorate fell?"
It’s a group of us. Without us, your dog’s head would have been hanging on the wall of the Duhu Mansion to dry. How can you pretend to be here with us?”
Lie Kongshui looked ashamed: "You..."
"What are you doing?" Lin Che sneered: "Do you think you are a great commander? What can you do to us if we don't buy your fault? You want to take away our boss from our Beichen position, what are you dreaming about?
!”
Lie Kongshui gritted his teeth: "Ding Muchen, if you let Prince Ning Qi go privately, you should take the initiative to follow me to see Duke Tianmu and Duke Xingchu, so that we both look good."
“Okay, okay, okay~~~”
I smiled lazily: "Brothers, put this guy away and I'll go through the mission procedures with him."
Tian Wuhui held up his sword: "Boss, you won't be killed, right?"
"Don't worry, the NPC won't kill me."
"Well, be careful!"
"Um."
Riding their horses and walking down the city wall, two Forbidden Army generals immediately stepped forward to use shackles to take someone away. But at this moment, a low shout from the dragon knight Xia Chuan was heard in the air. The sword was unsheathed and pointed directly at the Forbidden Army generals.
: "Whoever dares to touch our adults, just try, I will kill him immediately!"
On the street, a line of Dragon Realm cavalry approached, and they also drew their swords: "How dare you touch Lord Ding Muchen?!"
I am always relieved that there are a group of subordinates who are more powerful than me. It feels so good to be protected by others.
…
City Lord's Mansion.
I followed Liekong Shui in with swift strides.
Tianmu Gong Xiyang had already classified me as one of Lin Xingchu's men, and immediately asked: "Ding Muchen, Prince Ning Qi is a key figure in this battle and the most important bargaining chip in our hands. You actually let him go privately. Do you want to follow him?"
Have you reached some agreement? Call me quickly to avoid making mistakes!"
"I'm wrong about you MLG..."
I tried my best not to spit out the last curse word, and said: "I let Ning Qi go not for my own personal gain, but for the sake of the overall situation. Everyone will know the result soon."
Lin Xingchu'e frowned slightly: "Ding Muchen, can you tell me?"
"Um."
I nodded: "Actually, the wood elves' second hometown in the forest of the Far East has been destroyed by the Infernal Legion. These wood elves outside the city are the last blood of the wood elves, so they are bluffing and want to steal from us.
I got more land in my hands as capital for survival. I let Ning Qi go back in order to let him convince Lord and renegotiate with us. After all, the Xia tribe and the wood elves have a common enemy, which is the Infernal Legion. If they fight again
There’s no point in going down.”
"You actually believe in an elf?"
Qian Bai sneered: "Prince Ning Qi will never come back, so why bother negotiating with us? Ding Muchen, you are so bold. What is the difference between your behavior and treason? Come on, pull him down and chop him down."
Got it!"
"Who dares to touch us adults!?"
A group of dragon knights drew their swords one after another with overwhelming momentum. They had all practiced dragon domain combat skills. Once they started taking action, there was really nothing the Xia tribe's generals could do.
I raised my hand: "Calm down..."
Lin Xingchu also nodded: "Yes, calm down, Qian Shuai, Lord Xiran, don't rush to label Ding Muchen as treason, wait and see, the result will be known naturally."
At this moment, a report came from a flying cavalry: "Mr. Chu of the Star of Enlightenment, Prince Ningqi of the Wood Elves, and Marshal Luo De are requesting peace outside the city!"
"coming."
Lin Xingchu gave me an approving smile and said, "Let's go, follow me out of the city to have a look."
