Han Yunxi flipped the letter over and saw that Ning Cheng had written a single line of words. It didn't reveal any useful information, but seemed to be a form of bargaining with Long Fei Ye.
Ning Cheng wanted Long Fei Ye to loosen some of the restrictions imposed by the south central regions' commander-in-chief's estate on merchants, as well as lower the taxes on them. Otherwise, not only would he refuse to cooperate with Long Fei Ye, he'd encourage Jun Yi Xie to ally with the Northern Dynasties Emperors. Moreover, he wouldn't allow Ning Jing's child to be born.
Han Yunxi gave a start and almost tore the letter to shreds. Even she was angry, to say nothing of Long Fei Ye.
It was already difficult for the two sides to cooperate, but Ning Cheng still wanted to threaten Long Fei Ye at a time like this!
The south central regions' commander-in-chief's estate had indeed dealt a heavy blow to Cloud Realm Trade Consortium's businesses. It was also the root cause of their decline over the past few years.
Han Yunxi could admit that Long Fei Ye's original regulations were meant to restrict Cloud Realm Trade Consortium, but they were too harsh.
Since both sides wanted to work together, Ning Cheng could make any demands without reproach. Whether he agreed or not could be negotiated. But Ning Cheng couldn't use Ning Jing's child to threaten Long Fei Ye.
This … this was abominable!
Did Ning Jing know about this? How miserable would she feel if she did?
"What did he write?" Long Fei Ye urged.
Han Yunxi dearly wanted to hide the truth, but she knew that she couldn't fool Long Fei Ye. She could only hand the letter over.
When Long Fei Ye read the line, his face turned gloomy. Cold, he asked, "Threatening me?"
"Threatening you?"
On the side, Tang Li quickly picked up the letter. It would've been better if he didn't read it, because he immediately lost his temper. "Bastard! I'm going to settle accounts with him right now! What is it? "
Han Yunxi pulled Tang Li back in time. Gu Beiyue and the others also saw the line of words. They looked at each other in surprise.
"Brother, let's just kill our way over! Let's destroy the Di Clan first, then head north and kill our way up! " Tang Li was furious. If Ning Cheng was in front of him, he would definitely use the hundreds of hidden weapons he had on him to kill Ning Cheng.
Gu Beiyue did not say anything. He had seen through the whole matter in an instant.
Ning Cheng made such a request at this time because he didn't want to become Long Fei Ye's subordinate after cooperating with Long Fei Ye.
If he could use this chance to threaten Long Fei Ye into lifting the ban and lowering taxes, then many of Cloud Realm Trade Consortium's businesses would be able to make a fortune during the chaos of war. Cloud Realm Trade Consortium would then be able to recover its strength and make a comeback within two to three years.
Once Cloud Realm Trade Consortium turned the tables around, the Di Clan would have more money and more confidence.
At that time, even if the princess and Long Fei Ye got together, the Di Clan would still only serve the princess instead of Long Fei Ye.
In a way, Gu Beiyue envied both Ning Cheng and Ning Cheng.
Gu Beiyue owed the Long Fei Ye too much that he'd never be able to repay in this lifetime. Thus, he had to be respectful and courteous to the Long Fei Ye while pledging his loyalty to the princess.
Ning Cheng was different. If Ning Cheng could seize this chance to turn things around, then Ning Cheng would still be able to stand in front of Long Fei Ye in the future. Meanwhile, the Di Clan would become the princess's shield, one that wouldn't be restricted by Long Fei Ye or East Qin.
Gu Beiyue would only hide these thoughts in his heart without saying a word.
He glanced at Han Yunxi, unsure if she'd thought of all these things, but it seemed like she was still angry over Ning Jing's child.
Ning Cheng was too smart. He didn't use Mu Ling 'er or Ning Jing, but Ning Jing's child. That wouldn't threaten Long Fei Ye, but it could threaten Tang Li to death.
Once Tang Li was threatened, Long Fei Ye would be in trouble. Besides Han Yunxi, Tang Li was probably Long Fei Ye's greatest weakness.
Long Fei Ye didn't answer Tang Li, but looked at Han Yunxi instead. "What do you think?"
Han Yunxi didn't answer immediately. She calmed down and thought it over. In the end, she said, "Long Fei Ye, perhaps Ning Cheng isn't threatening you, but … he has no other choice. This is the only way to protect the Di Clan."
Back at Hundred Poisons Sect, the reactions of the Di Clan's military and Cloud Realm Trade Consortium's elders had made Han Yunxi realize this problem. If she and Long Fei Ye were together, the Di Clan would continue to be loyal to her. When East and West Qin joined forces in the future, the Eastern and Western Qin factions would fight for power and influence. There would definitely be internal strife.
She thought these problems were still too far away, but she didn't expect Ning Cheng to start fighting for the Di Clan at this time.
These old foxes are all meticulous and thoughtful. They're not simple at all!
"What are you planning to do?" Long Fei Ye asked next.
Han Yunxi cleverly replied, "Long Fei Ye, you won't be afraid of Cloud Realm Trade Consortium if they make a comeback one day, right?"
Long Feiye's ugly expression suddenly improved as he broke into a smile.
"Han Yunxi," he said, "You're even flattering me?"
Han Yunxi grinned back. "I'm speaking the truth."
"Alright! I'll give the Di Clan this chance! "
Long Fei Ye immediately had someone bring over a brush and paper to write down a promise. As long as Ning Cheng could accomplish this, he'd have the south central regions' commander-in-chief's estate lift the restrictions against Cloud Realm Trade Consortium and reduce their taxes.
Long Fei Ye was only worried about Ning Cheng's threat. He really wasn't afraid of Cloud Realm Trade Consortium making a comeback.
Actually, if the Di Clan was wholeheartedly loyal to Han Yunxi, he wouldn't mind helping Cloud Realm Trade Consortium make a comeback. Cloud Realm Trade Consortium had plenty of business geniuses that he cherished very much.
Even Han Yunxi was surprised that Long Fei Ye agreed so easily, to say nothing of Gu Beiyue and the rest.
After Long Fei Ye finished writing the promise, Han Yunxi personally wrote a letter in reply to Ning Cheng's offer of cooperation. While Long Fei Ye wasn't paying attention, she secretly apologized for hurting Ning Cheng's eyes with her needles.
Manager Luo chose an envelope specially made for Kangan Private Bank and wrote a line of words on the seal before sending it back to Northern Li's private bank by eagle.
With that, the matter had come to an end.
With everything settled, the silent Gu suddenly spoke up. "This brother of Ning Cheng's … heheh, he's not bad! Let's be friends later! "
Gu might seem like a jokester, but he wasn't easy to get along with. Aside from Gu Beiyue, who else had he considered his brother?
He remembered how he'd disliked Ning Cheng back in the imperial palace. Why had his attitude changed so much?
Tang Li couldn't stand it any longer and asked coldly, "What's that?"
It wasn't clear whether he was cursing Ning Cheng or Gu. Gu assumed that he was cursing Ning Cheng.
"Anyone who dares to threaten a certain person is a real man! This old man likes it! "
As soon as Gu finished speaking, the teacup in Long Fei Ye's hands flew at him. Gu quickly dodged out of the way. Long Fei Ye sat lazily in his seat, but slowly raised a hand.
Gu could clearly feel a powerful aura closing in on him. He was secretly alarmed. Long Fei Ye had only been here for a few days, but his internal energy had grown so much.
Could this be the power of the Lustbite energy?
Gu Qishao was about to test the strength of the Lustbite energy when Han Yunxi cut him off.
"Gu," she asked, "Didn't you have any news about the Fire of Ten-Thousand Poisons before?"
Leaving matters in Northern Li to Ning Cheng for the time being, they needed to find all the ingredients for the Perplexing Butterfly Illusion as soon as possible.
Otherwise, no matter how well they arranged everything, they wouldn't be able to withstand Bai Yanqing's interference.
These three months were very important!
Long Fei Ye didn't bother to argue with Gu over the Perplexing Butterfly Illusion. He asked Coldly, "What about the Metal of Ten-Thousand Poisons? How did you find it before? "
Gu became excited at the mention of the Perplexing Butterfly Illusion. He said, "I really don't have any news about the Fire of Ten-Thousand Poisons. I've heard of the Metal of Ten-Thousand Poisons before, but I don't know if it's trustworthy. "
"What is it?" Long Fei Ye hurriedly asked.
"The Seven Fiends." Gu became serious.
The Seven Fiends?
"Stars?" Han Yunxi blurted out.
The Seven Fiends she knew were also called the Seven Kills. They were stars in numerology, cruel and inauspicious.
Gu Qishao gave Han Yunxi a disdainful look before he replied, "It's a dagger, one that's been cursed. It's said that anyone who is stabbed by this dagger will be cursed. No matter where they are stabbed, they will bleed from their seven orifices and die. That's why the dagger has the inauspicious name of the Seven Fiends. "
Gu had heard of this a few years ago. He had been thinking about the Metal of Ten-Thousand Poisons and the Fire of Ten-Thousand Poisons recently, and suddenly remembered this.
In the Five Elements, "Metal" did not refer specifically to gold, but to all metals.
No matter whether the Seven Fiends Dagger was made of black gold, black iron, or bronze, they would all be metals.
Han Yunxi was very surprised. She did not expect such a magical weapon to exist. She said, "You suspect that this dagger is poisoned? So the person who was stabbed was not actually cursed, but poisoned to death? "
Gu nodded. Long Fei Ye and Gu Beiyue did not say anything, but they also agreed with this view.
Everyone was engrossed in the discussion. Long Fei Ye immediately ordered people to gather all the rumors about the Seven Fiends Dagger.
Tang Li was the only one left, quiet and unhappy as he sat on the side, thinking about his Jing Jing.
In the next few days, Han Yunxi and the others waited for news from Myriad Merchant Hall while tracking down the whereabouts of the Seven Fiends. They found out that the Seven Fiends had appeared in a water city in Jiangnan. They made a plan to bring Myriad Merchant Hall to understand the truth. After finding them, they did not immediately set off to find the Seven Fiends after settling matters in the black market.
If Ning Cheng had mentioned the matter of being poisoned, perhaps Han Yunxi and the others' plans would have changed. Perhaps they would not have left the Three-Way Land so easily and headed south.
Unfortunately, Ning Cheng had mentioned everything in his letter except for the matter of him being poisoned.
Long Fei Ye and Han Yunxi's reply quickly passed through Kangan Bank and into the hands of Bai Yuqiao's people. As soon as Bai Yuqiao received the letter, she glanced at the seal to make sure it had not been opened. That night, she immediately found an opportunity to deliver it to Ning Cheng.
She was quite patient. She waited for Ning Cheng to read the secret recipe and put it away before speaking. "I've taken care of the matter. Is Master Ning satisfied?"
"Not bad." Ning Cheng was not stingy with his praise.
Bai Yuqiao inwardly let out a sigh of relief. "Then let's discuss the matter of saving Little Yu 'er."
Unexpectedly, Ning Cheng replied with two words. "There's no hurry."
Bai Yuqiao's expression immediately changed. "Ning Cheng, what do you mean?"
"Help me deliver a few more letters and we'll talk." Ning Cheng was too cold and indifferent.
"You're going back on your word! What do you want? "Bai Yuqiao was furious.
"You can refuse, but I guarantee that you won't see Su Xiaoyu tomorrow." Ning Cheng sneered.
Bai Yuqiao was stunned and couldn't help but shudder. She belatedly realized that Ning Cheng was a wolf, a vicious wolf. How could she have been so careless as to cooperate with him?
Now that Ning Cheng had something on her, he was trying to threaten her instead of sincerely helping her save people!
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