On the second day after Long Fei Ye received the secret report, Jun Yi Xie spread the news of his cooperation with Ning Cheng and the transfer of 30,000 battle horses to the public.
30,000 horses wasn't a small number, so it was impossible to keep such a huge commotion under wraps. It was only a matter of time before word got out, so Jun Yi Xie decided to spread the news himself to avoid further suspicions. Moreover, as he saw it, this would not only serve as a warning to Long Fei Ye, but also intimidate the Northern Dynasties Emperors. He'd tell his enemies from both north and south that he, Jun Yi Xie, wasn't someone to be trifled with!
With the Di Clan's support, Jun Yi Xie really didn't have to fear Long Fei Ye or Emperor Kang Cheng.
Uncle Cheng was actually still observing from the sidelines. As soon as he heard news of Ning Cheng and Jun Yi Xie's cooperation, he stopped hesitating and immediately brought along Deacon Jin with him to Jun Yi Xie's camp with Mu Ling 'er and Ning Jing. He openly announced that he wanted to see Ning Cheng.
Mu Ling 'er and Ning Jing were left in the carriage outside the camp while Uncle Cheng and Deacon Jin met with Jun Yi Xie and Ning Cheng inside.
Although Uncle Cheng didn't reveal that he'd kidnapped Ning Jing and Mu Ling 'er in front of Jun Yi Xie, Jun Yi Xie wasn't deaf or blind! Gu and Tang Li had issued bounties all over the world recently. One offered up the secret recipe for the Tang Clan's assassination weapons, while the other offered up the Medicine Ghost Valley. The news had spread like wildfire and was still the hottest topic in Cloud Realm Continent even now.
As soon as Jun Yi Xie found out who was in the carriage, he immediately understood what was going on! He looked at Ning Cheng and laughed loudly.
Ning Cheng was furious in his heart, but he had no choice but to pretend to be very calm. He looked at Uncle Cheng Coldly and said, "Hehe, Old Cheng, I didn't expect you to bring me a gift. This family head wants to reward you properly!"
"This is what I should do!" Uncle Cheng was very happy and did not notice Master Ning's hidden anger.
In fact, when Uncle Cheng knew that Master Ning was with Jun Yi Xie, he was not sure whether Master Ning was robbed or cooperated with Jun Yi Xie. He came here with the purpose of persuading Master Ning to betray the Western Qin Royal Family.
That was why he had stayed in Heavenly River City for so many days to observe the situation.
Now, Master Ning had thought things through. Not only did he cooperate with Jun Yi Xie, but he also received Jun Yi Xie's thirty thousand warhorses. Uncle Cheng felt that he had made the right choice in coming here! He had brought a lot of bargaining chips for Master Ning. If Master Ning cooperated with Jun Yi Xie, he would have the upper hand!
With such a merit, perhaps it could make up for his mistake of colluding with outsiders to cheat Myriad Merchant Hall of money and disrespect to Ning Jing, right?
"Hehe, Uncle Cheng, not only will your Master Ning reward you, this prince will also reward you well!" Jun Yi Xie laughed loudly. Ever since he cooperated with Ning Cheng, he had gained confidence and once again considered himself as Northern Li's Prince Kang.
Uncle Cheng hurriedly bowed respectfully. "I don't dare, I don't dare."
"Ning Cheng, Ning Jing, you are my younger sister. This prince will leave her to you. Mu Ling'er … Hehe, how about you give her to this prince? "Jun Yi Xie asked with a laugh.
When Ning Jing and Mu Ling'er, who were in the carriage outside, heard this, they exploded with anger.
"Why? What do you take me for?"
"How shameless! I'll have my older sister and brother-in-law teach him a lesson later! "
Ning Jing and Mu Ling'er, the two silly girls, only found out that the old man in black was Uncle Cheng when they arrived here. They also found out that they were brought to Ning Cheng and that Ning Cheng had betrayed the Western Qin Royal Family.
Mu Ling'er angrily scolded, but Ning Jing didn't say a word. Even though she had already heard Ning Cheng's voice, she still couldn't believe it. She didn't want to believe that Ning Cheng would betray Western Qin.
Ning Cheng was also extremely angry at Jun Yi Xie's request. Although he was under Jun Yi Xie's control, he didn't lose his temper. He was about to reject Jun Yi Xie's request. Unexpectedly, Deacon Jin, who had been sitting at the side and had been silent all this time, opened his mouth and said, "Sangfroid Majesty, I'm very sorry. Mu Ling'er is mine. Master Ning has no right to give her to you."
When these words came out, the entire crowd fell silent. Outside the door, Mu Ling'er immediately quieted down. She waited nervously, afraid that she would miss a single word.
Jun Yi Xie lazily raised his eyebrows and finally looked at Deacon Jin. Uncle Cheng lowered his head and rubbed his nose. The corner of his mouth curved into a disdainful sneer. He didn't want to help Jin Zi at all. Here, Jin Zi didn't have the final say. Jin Zi was just a slave!
Ning Cheng pretended to be confused and questioned Uncle Cheng, "What's going on? Weren't you the one who brought her out? "
Before Uncle Cheng could answer, Deacon Jin beat him to it, "Ning Jing was brought out by Uncle Cheng. I was the one who kidnapped Mu Ling'er! She owes me two hundred and eighty million taels of silver and a slave contract. Whoever can settle this matter will have Mu Ling'er. Otherwise, there's nothing to talk about! "
Deacon Jin's conditions were precisely Jun Yi Xie's shortcomings.
Jun Yi Xie had to wait until the thirty thousand warhorses were all in the hands of the Ning Army before he could get the five hundred million taels of silver from Ning Cheng. Even if he had the money, he wouldn't be so generous as to pay two hundred and eighty million taels of silver for Mu Ling'er!
Of course, Jun Yi Xie could first use the military pay to help Deacon Jin pay off his debt. Then, he could use Mu Ling'er to exchange for Medicine Ghost Valley. He estimated that he could still make a lot of money. However, there was a risk in using someone to exchange for Medicine Ghost Valley. Gu wasn't someone to be trifled with. Jun Yi Xie wasn't stupid enough to take this risk.
He wanted Mu Ling'er, not because he coveted the Medicine Ghost Valley, but because he wanted to keep Mu Ling'er as a bargaining chip to control Han Yunxi in the future.
After listening to Deacon Jin's conditions, Jun Yi Xie was silent for a long time. Finally, he slowly looked at Ning Cheng and asked, "Ning Cheng, he's your slave?"
Smart people immediately understood what this meant. Since he was a slave, he had to be absolutely obedient. The slave was the master, and the slave didn't have the right to bargain with the master.
Ning Cheng smiled at Deacon Jin, "Hehe, Jin Zi, if Jun Yi Xie hadn't reminded me, I would have forgotten. You're my slave, so why are you talking to me about conditions? Let this family head tell you, from now on, Mu Ling'er is this family head's hostage. You can't exchange her for anything! As for your debt, this family head will consider whether to help you pay it off or not, depending on your performance! "
Deacon Jin's eyes, which were hidden under his bangs, flashed with a trace of complexity. He didn't say anything again. He felt that something was wrong with Ning Cheng.
Jun Yi Xie touched his chin. It seemed that he wanted to say something, but in the end, he didn't say anything.
Ning Cheng's words were not only a warning to Deacon Jin, but also to tell him that he wouldn't hand over Mu Ling'er.
Although the thirty thousand warhorses had already been sent out, the relationship between Jun Yi Xie and Ning Cheng was still good. While Ning Cheng was under Jun Yi Xie's control, Jun Yi Xie was also under Ning Cheng's control. Moreover, the thirty thousand warhorses had already been sent out, but Jun Yi Xie hadn't received his pay yet. Strictly speaking, Jun Yi Xie was in a more passive position.
Since Ning Cheng had rejected him so tactfully, Jun Yi Xie didn't make any more requests. In any case, Ning Cheng was here. He wouldn't let Mu Ling'er leave even half a step. Mu Ling'er was still in his hands.
Since he couldn't get any ideas about Mu Ling'er, Jun Yi Xie started to get ideas about Ning Jing.
He pretended to be joking and said teasingly, "Uncle Cheng, this daughter-in-law of the Tang Sect isn't yours anymore, is she?"
Uncle Cheng quickly replied, "I wouldn't dare, I wouldn't dare! Majesty Kang must be joking. "
Jun Yi Xie didn't really understand the relationship between Ning Jing and the Tang Sect, nor the relationship between Ning Jing and the Ning Family. Of course, everyone present, including Jun Yi Xie, definitely didn't know the relationship between the Tang Sect and the Long Fei Ye.
"Haha, this prince knew it. How dare a subordinate like you kidnap his master!" Jun Yi Xie sneered.
He was asking a question.
Uncle Cheng glanced at Ning Cheng. Seeing that Ning Cheng didn't say anything, he quickly explained, "Majesty Kang, you might not know this, but Miss Jing used Deacon Jin's kidnapping of Mu Ling'er to put on a show. As a matter of fact, Tang Li believed it and panicked. As long as we keep our cool, Tang Li will definitely be able to offer better terms. When the time comes, we'll just have to find a middleman to pass on the message. We'll definitely make a profit! "
Uncle Cheng was truly a sly old fox. As long as they didn't reveal that Ning Jing was in Tianhe City and continued to keep Tang Li in suspense, when Tang Li went crazy from anxiety, they would find a middleman who had nothing to do with the Ning Family and Jun Yi Xie and bring Ning Jing's token to negotiate with Tang Li. When the time came, no matter what the middleman offered, Tang Li would agree to it.
Outside the door, Mu Ling'er couldn't help but shout angrily, "This old man deserves to die!"
Ning Jing also said Coldly, "He deserves to die more than that!"
Uncle Cheng's plan was very good, but unfortunately, he didn't know that Han Yunxi had already seen through him. On the first day that Mu Ling'er and Ning Jing disappeared, Han Yunxi had already suspected him and Deacon Jin.
When Ning Cheng and Jun Yi Xie's cooperation was made public, Han Yunxi was very sure that Mu Ling'er and Ning Jing were in Tianhe City.
At this time, Han Yunxi and the others were on their way back to the Three-Way Black Market. They had already sent the news to Tang Li, and Tang Li was also on his way to the Three-Way Black Market to meet up with them.
Ning Cheng glanced at Uncle Cheng but still didn't say anything. Jun Yi Xie assumed that what Uncle Cheng said was Ning Cheng's idea.
"Good, we can keep calm and wait!" Jun Yi Xie was in an extremely good mood. Cooperating with Ning Cheng was already a great thing. Now that there were two more important hostages in the army, his chances of success increased.
Now, as long as the thirty thousand war horses were in the hands of the Ning Clan Army, he would be able to take action!
"Men, clear out two tents and properly entertain the guests!" Jun Yi Xie loudly ordered.
Uncle Cheng and Deacon Jin were asked to leave. Mu Ling'er and Ning Jing were also brought down from the carriage and sent to the tents.
In the camp, only Jun Yi Xie and Ning Cheng were left.
"Ning Cheng, how long will it take for the thirty thousand war horses to get into the hands of the Ning Clan Army?" Jun Yi Xie asked.
Ning Cheng had always been leading troops on Tianning's northern borders. Most of the troops under his command were cavalrymen, so he was always in need of war horses. Thus, the thirty thousand war horses would be like adding wings to a tiger. It shouldn't take too long to get used to them.
Jun Yi Xie needed Ning Cheng to promise him a certain amount of time.
"Three months!" Ning Cheng was intentionally stalling for time, even though he only needed a month. As long as the thirty thousand war horses and cavalrymen couldn't get used to each other, they wouldn't start fighting. As long as they didn't start fighting, he could do his best to reduce Han Yunxi's troubles.
If he could cheat Jun Yi Xie a little more, he would do so.
At the same time, he was also preparing for the worst. No matter when the silver drafts would flow into Myriad Merchant Hall, he was planning to wait until the thirty thousand war horses were in the hands of the Ning Clan Army. Then he would find a chance to take Jun Yi Xie down with him. He would never give Jun Yi Xie any military pay or provisions!
He wouldn't give him a single copper coin!
Rather than being tortured by Jun Yi Xie and used as a hostage to threaten the Di Clan, he'd rather die a quick death!
In some ways, Su Xiaoyu was very similar to him. That was why he couldn't help but dote on Su Xiaoyu when he saw her that day. He understood Su Xiaoyu's stubbornness and decisiveness.
Ning Cheng had made all his plans, but he never expected Uncle Cheng to bring Ning Jing and Mu Ling 'er with him. If he and Jun Yi Xie turned against each other, what would happen to Ning Jing and Mu Ling 'er then?
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