PS: Thanks to 'Secluded Courtyard' and 'nxcx' for their tips.
"What is this?" Shang Xiuxun asked doubtfully as she looked at the red oil floating in front of her, as well as the meat slices, cabbage, wood ears, and bean sprouts piled up inside.
"Boiled Meat Slices," Sei Itō said with a smile as he sat opposite Shang Xiuxun.
This was the delicacy he was prepared to use as an apology!
"I hope it won't kill anyone," Chai Shao said as he shot a disdainful glance at Sei Itō.
"Brother Shao, don't say that. No matter what, this is the food that Lord Chen painstakingly prepared for Sister Xiuxun. It should be edible." Li Xiuning smiled as if she was reprimanding Sei Itō, but in fact, she was tactfully expressing her distrust of the food.
"Although I am not proficient in cooking, in the current world, I am confident that no one can surpass me," Sei Itō said with confidence.
Although these words were a bit arrogant, they were also the truth. Indeed, Sei Itō had been a chef in both his previous life and this life. However, as someone who had lived alone for many years, his cooking skills were not bad. In addition, his current strength had reached such a level that his knife skills, heat control, and even the character of each ingredient could be said to be completely grasped. Even if he wanted to make a bad dish, it would be difficult! Moreover, he had all kinds of seasonings that the people of this era did not have. In terms of taste, he could definitely beat all the chefs in the Twin Dragons world who only knew how to use salt, soy sauce, and at most, vinegar to complement the taste.
"Alright, let's stop talking. You will know after tasting it. " Seeing that the two groups were about to quarrel again, Shang Xiuxun frowned and picked up the bowl and chopsticks in front of her. She used the chopsticks to pick up a piece of meat from the large porcelain bowl and brought it to her mouth. After gently blowing on it twice, she opened her mouth and bit down.
"Oh …" Shang Xiuxun immediately frowned as the piece of meat entered her mouth. She took a few deep breaths through her nose.
"Xiuxun, are you alright?" Li Xiuning hurriedly asked with concern.
"Good, very strong!" Shang Xiuxun's eyes glowed as she opened her mouth and said, "But the taste is not bad. I like it."
After saying that, he picked up another piece of vegetable from the big porcelain bowl and put it into his mouth to chew.
"This thing is mainly spicy and numbing. It's the best appetizer, so it's better to use it with some rice at the end." Ito Sei smiled and reminded. Because there are many spicy ingredients in this dish, it is easy to get hot after eating it. Therefore, you should pay attention to the appropriate amount and drink more water. "
"Xiao Juan, go get me some food." Shang Xiuxun immediately turned her head and ordered the maid beside her.
"Understood, Young Miss." Xiao Juan replied and quickly left the room, heading to the kitchen to get some rice for Shang Xiu Xun.
"You've gone too far." Shang Xiuxun, who was resisting the urge to continue eating, put down the bowl and chopsticks in her hand. He looked at Sei Itō and said, "But this only refers to what happened before. As for the purchase of horses, the ranch will not sell the horses for the next three years …"
"The same goes for you." Shang Xiuxun turned to look at Li Xiuning and added.
"Xiuxun, you should know how precious warhorses are to the various powers. Your actions will cause a lot of trouble." Li Xiuning frowned and used a thoughtful tone to persuade Shang Xiuxun.
"Then what do you think I should do?" Shang Xiuxun asked with a sneer.
"Forgive me for speaking bluntly. It would be best to keep enough stallions and sell all the horses in the ranch in exchange for safety. "Li Xiuning's eyes flashed as she looked into Shang Xiuxun's eyes.
"Sell them to the Li Clan?" Shang Xiuxun continued to sneer.
"I didn't say that." Li Xiuning chuckled and said, "If Xiuxun is willing to trade with the Li Clan, I will naturally welcome you. If you choose another power, I won't say much. Everything will be up to you. "
Li Xiuning knew that if she continued, Shang Xiuxun would be disgusted, so she tactfully changed the topic. She wanted to ease the tension between the two sides.
"Young Miss, the food is here." At this moment, Xiao Juan's figure reappeared in the room along with the sound of footsteps. She quickly walked to the round table and placed the rice bucket on it.
"I'll have to disturb Owner Shang Xiuxun from enjoying the food. Goodbye." Sei Itō stood up when he saw Shang Xiuxun's eyes move.
After saying that, he turned around and walked out with Wei Zhenzhen and Fu Junzhuo.
"I'll also take my leave." Li Xiuning also stood up and said goodbye to Shang Xiuxun. Then, she left the room with Chai Shao, who also cupped his fists and quickly caught up with Sei Itō's group of three.
"Lord Chen, please wait." Li Xiuning called out.
"Hm?" Sei Itō stopped and turned around to look at Li Xiuning with a puzzled expression.
"Can I have a word with you?" Li Xiuning asked with a charming smile.
"My pleasure." Sei Itō smiled and then turned to Wei Zhenzhen and Fu Junzhuo. "You two go back first."
"Yes, Young Master." Wei Zhenzhen and Fu Junzhuo replied in unison.
"Brother Shao, you should also go back." Li Xiuning said to Chai Shao.
"Little Sister Ning, be careful." Chai Shao looked at Sei Itō and said with some hesitation.
"I know." Li Xiuning smiled and then extended her hand. Under Chai Shao's sparkling gaze, she and Sei Itō walked toward the horse ranch in the distance.
After a moment, Sei Itō shamelessly addressed Li Xiuning in an intimate manner and asked with a smile, "Xiuning, what do you want to talk to me about?"
"What is Lord Chen's view of the current situation?" Li Xiuning raised her hand and tucked her hair behind her ear. She turned her head slightly and looked at Ito Sei, who was one or two years younger than her second brother, Shimin. He looked more like a scholar than a rough soldier and asked in a soft voice.
"I didn't think that Xiuning would care about such things." Sei Itō looked at Li Xiuning with amusement. Then, as Li Xiuning smiled, he continued, "It's a situation of heroes vying for supremacy."
"Your Excellency's answer is so perfunctory." Li Xiuning pretended to be displeased.
"Then Xiuning will ask more clearly. What does Your Excellency think of the current rebel army leaders?" Li Xiuning asked again.
"I think you want to know not what I think of the rebel army leaders, but what I think of your Li clan?" Sei Itō looked at Li Xiuning with a spurious smile.
"Indeed. But Your Excellency's view of the other factions is also very curious. "Li Xiuning smiled.
"Since you want to hear it, then I'll tell you." Sei Itō stopped by the lake in the ranch and pointed at the ground. He used an earth escape technique to create two stone stools and invited Li Xiuning to sit down.
Seeing this strange method that was clearly not martial arts, but more like a legendary Dao technique, Li Xiuning's heart couldn't help but skip a beat. She sized up Sei Itō with a strange gaze.
Sei Itō smiled and ignored Li Xiuning's observation. He only continued, "In my opinion, whether it's Lin Shihong of Yuzhang, Shen Faxing of Jiangnan, Li Zitong of Jiangdu, Wang Shichong of Luoyang, Zhu Jie of Nanyang, or Wagang of Xingyang, all of them can only flourish for a while, but have no hope of seizing the cauldron in the end. Du Fuwei of Jianghuai, Xiao Xian of Baling, and Dou Jiande of Hebei have the potential to become dragons. "
"As for the Li Clan that you care about, their luck is enough. But in the end, it will depend on the future."
"Your Excellency is like those Daoist priests who have left home. You actually say some mysterious and mysterious words that make people shroud in fog." Li Xiuning wrinkled her pretty nose. She said with dissatisfaction.
"But since Your Excellency says that my Li Tang's luck is enough, why don't you raise your troops? When the time comes, with Your Excellency's status, you will certainly be able to obtain a high position. Moreover, you will have the merit of supporting the Emperor in the future … After all, sending charcoal in the snow is better than adding flowers to brocade, isn't it? "Li Xiuning looked into Sei Itō's eyes and said.
"This is the purpose of your meeting with me alone." Sei Itō looked back at Li Xiuning and said with a chuckle.
"That's right." Li Xiuning generously admitted, "After all, Chang 'an is too close to my Taiyuan. Moreover, it occupies an important position. I'm not afraid to tell Your Excellency that my Li Tang has been planning to seize Chang 'an for a long time. I'm afraid that it won't be long before we send troops to Chang' an and forcibly take it. Therefore, for the sake of Chang 'an's people. Your Excellency should think thrice. "
"Then why don't your Li Tang give up the plan to attack Chang 'an and then submit to me?" Sei Itō asked with a sarcastic tone.
"Your Excellency, what do you think is worth submitting to you?" Li Xiuning didn't care. Instead, she asked the same question. Then, without waiting for Sei Itō to answer, she continued, "Family background, Your Excellency's origin is mysterious. You have no roots and no foundation. Just because of Yang Guang's one thought, you were promoted to this position. Not to mention other people, in any case, ordinary people like me don't trust Your Excellency."
"Foundation, Your Excellency has no foundation. When you took office, you only brought a woman you snatched from a small shop in Yangzhou and a swordsman of unknown identity. Even your residence was bestowed by Yang Guang's kindness. It can be said that you took office alone. If it weren't for the fact that Your Excellency used unknown means to subdue those soldiers and generals, I'm afraid that Your Excellency wouldn't be able to control Chang 'an and be as free and unfettered as you are now. How could you make the dignified Li Clan submit to you?"
"Connections, Your Excellency disappeared without a trace since the beginning of time, leaving only one general in charge of Chang 'an. You didn't contact anyone else, nor did you accept anyone's invitation. Later, you even became enemies with the Dugu Clan. It can be said that you have no allies around you. Guarding Chang' an alone, where is the appearance of contending for hegemony in the world? Even if Your Excellency really thinks that with your own strength, you can conquer the world with a city's soldiers and people, but you don't use such methods as making distant friends and attacking close ones. Isn't it a bit too arrogant? "
"Finally, there is Your Excellency. You are too mysterious!"
"As expected of a young lady from an aristocratic family. Your thinking is far beyond that of ordinary people." Sei Itō said with a calm smile. "But so what? If you want Chang 'an, then let your father and brother send out troops. I want to see if your Li Clan can break through the defenses I've set up in Chang' an. "
"In addition, I'd like to remind you that you'd best leave the Flying Horse Ranch before my mood changes. Otherwise, I might do something and detain you." Then, Sei Itō stood up from the stone bench and walked to Li Xiuning, who was still sitting on the stone bench. He looked down at her beautiful face and said indifferently.
"You are indeed a heroic woman. Even I am a bit moved." Sei Itō reached out and gently stroked Li Xiuning's face.
Li Xiuning blushed when she felt her face being touched. She quickly ran to the side and looked at Sei Itō with shame and indignation.
"Hahahahaha." Seeing this, Ito Sei laughed. Under the gaze of Li Xiuning, who had a complicated expression on her face, he turned around and strode towards the direction of the residence of the Flying Horse Ranch. Then, in a place where Li Xiuning couldn't see, he teleported and appeared in a woman's boudoir.
"It seems like the food I make is very popular with the ranch owner." Sei Itō looked at Shang Xiuxun, who was lying on the bed with her hands on her stomach. Her mouth was slightly open and she had a satisfied look on her face.
Hearing the sudden sound, Shang Xiuxun, who had her eyes closed and was pretending to be asleep, suddenly opened her eyes and stood up. At the same time, she struck out with her palms in the direction of the sound.
Sei Itō saw this and reached out with one of his arms. He gently placed it on Shang Xiuxun's attacking arm. He guided it, circled it, and pushed it away, causing it to collide with Shang Xiuxun's attacking palm. Then, he flipped his palm and supported Shang Xiuxun's colliding arms. Borrowing the force, he pulled Shang Xiuxun's body over and hugged her in his arms.
"Pervert!" Shang Xiuxun, who was unable to break free after struggling twice, angrily cursed.
"Don't say it like that. Otherwise, I will really do something to you that only perverts would do." After releasing Shang Xiuxun, Sei Itō chuckled and said, "In addition, I advise you not to make any unnecessary resistance. If you do, I won't be polite to you, or even to the entire Flying Horse Ranch."
"You are threatening me," Shang Xiuxun said with narrowed eyes.
"You can just treat him as a threat." Sei Itō pointed to the ground with one hand. A wooden chair immediately grew out of the wooden floor for Sei Itō to sit on.
Shang Xiuxun looked at Sei Itō and the chair that suddenly appeared under him. She coldly snorted and obediently sat back on the bed.
"Very good." Sei Itō revealed a big smile on his face and said, "Seeing that you are a beautiful woman and a kind-hearted beautiful woman, I will give you two choices."
"First, I will give you something, and you will lead the entire Flying Horse Ranch to side with me. As for what I will give you, I will give you a set of horse breeding techniques, a batch of fine horses, and some things that can be said to be a special technique. Among them, the special technique can effectively transform horses, turning a bad horse into a good horse, a fine horse into a thousand-mile colt, and a thousand-mile colt into a dragon horse! "
"Second, you will stubbornly refuse my proposal. Then, I will use a secret spiritual technique to control your mind, and use your hand to control the entire Flying Horse Ranch. However, you can rest assured that my secret spiritual technique is very gentle. It will only make you acknowledge me and be loyal to me. It will not change your memories, emotions, or personality. You will still be you. "
"You only have one chance to choose. After this one chance, if you change your mind midway, then I won't give you any face. I'll use the harshest methods to deal with you and everyone in your Flying Horse Ranch. I'll turn them into my puppets. I'm a man of my word."
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