As Sei Itō looked at the silent people in the room, they also looked at Sei Itō's group. However, they looked at Sei Itō the most.
After all, they already knew An Long and Zuo Youxian. Although Wei Zhenzhen's looks were not bad, she was still far from the beauty Sina. As for the strange masked Fu Junzhuo, although he gave them a lot of pressure, it was just fear. It was not enough to make them pay too much attention to him. Only Sei Itō, who looked like an ordinary person, made them very wary.
Even so, they were still a little confused about Zuo Youxian's appearance. After all, when they were invited yesterday, Fatty An did not say that Zuo Youxian would be coming.
"Come, let me introduce them to you." An Long acted as the middleman and introduced them to each other with a face full of smiles.
"This is the leader of the Chuan Gang, Fan Zhuo, known as the Spear King in Bashu. Mr. Fan." An Long pointed at a tall and sturdy man with a serious face.
"And this is one of the leaders of the Ba Meng, Monkey King – Feng Zhen." Then, An Long moved his arm and pointed at a skinny old man who was smoking a water pipe.
"Wolf King – Chuan Mou Xun." An Long moved his arm again and pointed at a burly man wearing ethnic clothing.
"Eagle King – Jiao Luo Feng."
"As for this beauty, she is the last leader of the Ba Meng, the beauty Sina." An Long pointed at a beautiful woman wearing Wei tribe clothing and smiled.
"This person beside me is the customer who asked me to be the middleman to invite you all here. Chen Xicheng, Mr. Chen. " An Long pointed at Sei Itō and introduced him to the managers of the Chuan Gang and Ba Meng.
"Chen Xicheng? The General of the Wu Wei Camp that Yang Guang appointed before his death, the one who actually owns Chang 'an? "Jiao Luo Feng tilted his head and looked at Sei Itō with his sharp eyes.
"That's me." Sei Itō smiled.
"Alright, let's talk about it later. Everyone, please take a seat." An Long greeted everyone as if he was the host.
Everyone didn't refute. They followed An Long to the round table at the side of the room and each found a seat to sit down. Among them, Chuan Bang's Fan Zhuo, Ba Meng's Feng Zhen, Chuan Moxun, Jiao Luofeng, and Sei Itō sat on one side of the round table. Fu Junzhuo sat on the outside, next to Beauty Sina. Wei Zhenzhen sat between the two of them. An Long sat to the left of Sei Itō. Zuo Youxian was furthest away, next to Fan Zhuo.
"Come, serve the dishes." An Long turned around and called out to someone outside the house.
Then, not long after. As the door was opened from the outside, several women in beautiful clothes walked into the room with a tray with various dishes on it. They came to the table and placed the dishes one by one on the table, piling up the round table.
Obviously, all of this had been prepared in advance. Otherwise, it wouldn't have taken less than two minutes to finish speaking. A table full of dishes was prepared in such a short time. If that was the case, it would be too exaggerated.
"Come, let's drink first." An Long picked up the wine cup and said.
Everyone also gave him face as the president of the Ba Shu Chamber of Commerce. They all raised their wine cups and drank the wine in their cups. As the wine went down their stomachs. The atmosphere between the crowd eased up a little.
"Come, come. Come, eat. "An Long greeted everyone again.
However, as a businessman, An Long was indeed good at communicating. Under his greetings, the atmosphere between everyone became better and better. It was completely different from the tit-for-tat attitude they had when they first met.
After thirty rounds of wine and five rounds of dishes …
At this time, Fan Zhuo gently put down his wine cup and looked at Sei Itō. He asked casually, "Mr. Chen, why did you ask An Long to invite us here?"
As soon as he said that, the atmosphere in the room immediately stagnated. At the same time, the managers of Ba Meng all looked at Sei Itō, waiting for his answer.
"It's very simple. I want Ba Shu, so I need your cooperation." Sei Itō also put down his wine cup and looked at the five people from Ba Meng and Chuan Gang. He said softly with a smile on his face.
However, although his words were soft, it was like thunder to the five people opposite him. They all looked at him in surprise.
"Mr. Chen, don't you think you're stretching your hand a little too far?" Eagle King Jiao Feng said in a gloomy tone.
"Too far? I don't think so. Although Chang 'an is not close to Chengdu, it's not so far that we can't form an alliance. It's only separated by Hanchuan, Yi City, Brazil, and Jinshan. There are no other forces in between. As long as we are willing, we can form an alliance. "Sei Itō smiled.
"If that's the case, we can use our own strength to force Chang 'an. Why should we cooperate with you?" Chuan Muxun, who swallowed the food in his mouth, said lightly.
"Wolf King, do you really think Ba Meng can reach Chang 'an?" Sei Itō asked with a faint smile.
"Why not?" Beauty Sina said with a look of persuasion.
"Let's not talk about how strong the people of Ba Shu are. Let's talk about the current situation. Are you sure Ba Meng can form an alliance with Chuan Gang? Are you sure you're not afraid of Duzun Bao or Ba Ling Gang taking advantage of the situation? "Sei Itō said as he looked at Sina's face frivolously.
Ba Meng and Chuan Gang could not help but frown when they heard this.
"But you only have Chang 'an. What do you have that's worth us relying on?" Monkey King Feng Zhen asked as he took two puffs of his water pipe. "Or rather, what benefits can you bring us?"
"Before we talk about certain things, please sign this contract first. Although the other side is preparing, I don't want to leak any information because of some accidents before the official announcement." Sei Itō flipped his hand and took out five contract scrolls with simple confidentiality clauses. He handed them to Fan Zhuo, Feng Zhen, Sina, and the others.
"If Mr. Chen doesn't trust us, then why did you call me here?" Jiao Luofeng said with displeasure. Without knowing the power of the contract scrolls, he did not think that signing a contract could guarantee that the secret would not be leaked. He thought Sei Itō was joking, so he showed his displeasure on his face.
Although the others did not say anything, they also showed displeasure on their faces.
"This is no ordinary contract. I refined it using a secret technique. When signing it, I need everyone's blood as proof. The contract is bound by rules. Anyone who violates the contract will suffer a backlash from the contents of the contract." Sei Itō explained with a smile. "If you don't believe me, you can have a disciple test it. But if you do, that disciple's life will be lost here."
Fan Zhuo and the others looked at each other strangely. Then, they opened their mouths and called for a disciple to come in.
"Use your own blood to sign your name here." Jiao Luofeng didn't even bother to explain himself when he saw the disciple walk in. Instead, he directly ordered him.
"Wait." Sei Itō quickly stopped him.
"Don't worry, I'm not going back on my word. I just want to change the contents. Otherwise, if I don't tell you what it is, then even if he signs it, it will be useless." Sei Itō took the contract scroll from Sina's hand. In front of everyone, he used his finger to change the contents of the contract.
The content was very simple. Once the contract was formed, the person who signed it could not speak. Otherwise, their soul would be destroyed and they would die.
After writing, Sei Itō handed the scroll back to Sina. She then passed it to the other Ba Alliance leaders and Chuan Gang's Fan Zhuo.
After everyone confirmed the contents of the contract, the contract scroll was returned to the disciple who had just come in. He used his blood to sign his name on the scroll.
The moment the disciple finished writing, the contract scroll shone with a dim light. It devoured the blood on the scroll, then turned into a ray of light that sank into the disciple's forehead.
Seeing this, Fan Zhuo and the others immediately believed in the power of the contract.
"Speak." Jiao Luofeng ordered.
Hearing Jiao Luofeng's order, the disciple's expression changed. Fear immediately appeared on his face. But when he saw Jiao Luofeng's increasingly unfriendly expression, he knew that he would die if he didn't speak. With a face full of despair, he replied, "Yes."
Almost as soon as his voice fell, the disciple suddenly opened his mouth and let out a miserable scream. His hands held his head and his eyes rolled back as he fell to the ground. Not long after, he lost all signs of life.
"He's dead." Jiao Luofeng walked over to the disciple's corpse and inspected it.
Seeing this, everyone's expression changed. A trace of fear appeared in their eyes. After all, this was far too strange. To the people of Ba Shu who believed in their ancestral gods, this was almost like witchcraft!
"Of course, the contract you signed will not punish you like this. At most, you won't be able to return to the embrace of your ancestral spirits after death. There will be no threat to your personal safety." Sei Itō said with a smile.
Hearing Sei Itō's words, everyone felt a bit more at ease. However, they still had some lingering fears about signing the contract. In the end, they thought about it and agreed.
After that, Sei Itō filled in the contract and made some changes to the contents. He had Fan Zhuo and the others sign their names after another disciple confirmed that the contract wouldn't kill them.
After that, Ito Sei, who let Fan Zhuo and others put away the contract scroll, smiled slightly, and told them about the real power he had in his hands and the plans to build a new country.
As Sei Itō spoke, whether it was Zuo Youxian and An Long who were disciples of the Demon Sect, or Fan Zhuo, Feng Zhen, Chuan Mouxun, Jiao Luofeng, and Sei Itō, they all sucked in a cold breath. They were shocked by Sei Itō's potential power.
"Now, everyone should be able to give me an answer." Sei Itō chuckled as he looked at the leaders of Ba Shu.
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