"Your Highness, you're exaggerating."
Sun Fangyuan said, "The competition between our sect and Chang 'an is just business."
The man who looked like King Qi was Gao Tiansheng, Prince Xuantong of Northern Qi. He was King Qi's brother.
He chuckled and said, "You cut off Chang 'an's Breath Iron, but Chang' an may not think of you that way."
Both Guan Hao and Sun Fangyuan looked gloomy.
Gao Tiansheng, Prince Xuantong, continued to smile and said, "Just as Elder Qian said, they are in Eastern Tang, and your sect is in Qi.
Here is the foundation of your sect. There is no suspense about which side to choose, is there? "
"If Chang 'an invades Northern Qi, we will advance and retreat with His Majesty and Your Highness," Valley Master Guan said.
"But now, we don't want to get involved in the dispute, and we don't want to stand on anyone's side."
"I understand the considerations of the Valley Master and the Elders."
The smile on Gao Tiansheng's face did not diminish. "Chang 'an City. Previously, we went west and occupied Hexi County of the Eastern Tang Empire. We went east and occupied Yunzhong County of the Eastern Tang Empire. We went south and occupied Longnan County of the Eastern Tang Empire.
But to the north, they stopped at the border of Qi and Tang. They didn't enter Qi.
Therefore, the Valley Master and several Elders harbored some wishful thinking, thinking that it was only the supply of Feng Iron being cut off. Chang 'an can't force a sale, right? "
He smiled and said, "If the production of Breath Iron is low, you don't have any, right?"
Guan Hao and Sun Fangyuan didn't say anything.
Gao Tiansheng continued, "On the other hand, if we detained people in Chang 'an, we might anger Chang' an and cause Chang 'an to retaliate.
Your sect has been rooted in the southwest of Qi for generations, facing Chang 'an's north gate. You don't want to be the first to have a conflict with Chang' an.
I can understand this point, but … "
He stared at Guan Hao, the Valley Master of the Icefire Valley. "Do you really think that Chang 'an City will give up? Think about it, this is the first setback since the mysterious city appeared, right? "
Hearing the second half of Gao Tiansheng's words, Sun Fangyuan's expression changed slightly.
He carefully recalled the various rumors. It seemed that Chang 'an City had never suffered any losses.
Valley Master Guan Hao's expression did not change: "What does the Prince want to say?"
"I understand that your sect doesn't want to help either side. But if Chang 'an makes things difficult for your sect, it will be difficult for Daqi to support you."
Gao Tiansheng said faintly, "You want me to persuade my brother to support your Sect to fight against Chang 'an behind his back. You should at least do something so that I can speak in front of my brother."
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness."
Guan Hao remained unmoved. "But what I'm more afraid of is that His Majesty doesn't intend to support our sect from behind. Instead, he wants to take the opportunity to make our sect disappear so that we won't be an eyesore to him anymore."
Commandery Prince Xuan Tong, Gao Tiansheng, shook his head and said, "Valley Master, you have wronged my brother."
"With the example of Chen Xingwen and Yan Sheng, Brother Lin Yinglin went south to the Eastern Tang. It's hard to say what the result will be. We can't help but worry." Sun Fangyuan, the elder of the Icefire Valley, said from the side.
"You two worry too much."
Gao Tiansheng shook his head. "My brother and I are very sorry about what happened to Elder Chen of Misty Sky Peak and Deputy Principal Yan of Shuofeng Academy. But we don't have the intention to gloat.
To be honest, although there are often some conflicts between you and the Gao family of the royal family, we have more or less gotten used to each other over the years.
Daqi has more giants in the Ninth Land than the Seven Kingdoms of the Eastern Border. As long as we unite against the outside world, we don't fear anyone. "
He looked at Guan Hao and Sun Fangyuan. "To tell you the truth, my brother trusts your sect the most right now.
Even though your sect has had dealings with Chang 'an before, he didn't blame you at all.
Elder Sun requested to increase the strength of the ban on Chang 'an, and my brother strongly supported it.
I'm sure all of you can see that. "
"Of course, we are grateful for His Majesty's trust." Guan Hao's expression was still calm.
To put it bluntly, Northern Qi wanted Icefire Valley to be at the forefront and resist Chang 'an's attack.
Gao Tiansheng seemed to have seen through the other party's thoughts. "Valley Master, I know what you're worried about. I can also make it clear that I'm not here today just to bring you my brother's order. More importantly, if Chang 'an and your sect go to war, I'll live and die with your sect."
Hearing this, Icefire Valley Master Guan Hao's expression changed a little.
He stared at Gao Tiansheng with sharp eyes.
Gao Tiansheng nodded calmly. "So, your esteemed sect should also give me a reassuring pill, a reassuring pill, right?"
Guan Hao fell into deep thought.
Sun Fangyuan was slightly moved.
Gao Tiansheng was not only the brother of King Qi, Gao Tiankai, who had always been trusted by King Qi, but he was also a master of the Eighth Land. In terms of strength, Sun Fangyuan was ashamed of her inferiority.
In the entire Icefire Valley, perhaps only Valley Master Guan Hao could beat him.
If such a royal master stayed and advanced with Icefire Valley, it would not only increase Icefire Valley's strength, but also represent Northern Qi's determination to support Icefire Valley.
In the future, Northern Qi's royal family would continuously support Icefire Valley.
However, in order to get all this, Icefire Valley must first show its allegiance.
Sun Fangyuan looked at Valley Master Guan Hao.
This decision was not easy to make.
The key point was to bet on Chang 'an's reaction to Icefire Valley's cut off supply of Wind Iron.
If the other side didn't react violently, Icefire Valley certainly didn't want to detain Shang Jie and completely shed all pretense of cordiality.
But if Chang 'an reacted violently because of the cut off supply of Wind Iron, regardless of whether Shang Jie was detained or not, could Icefire Valley withstand the threat of Chang' an alone?
At this time, the support of Northern Qi Dynasty was crucial.
The back hall was silent for a while.
In the front hall, Shang Jie faced Icefire Valley's Elder Qian Gang and shook his head slightly. "The Eastern Tang is the Eastern Tang, and Chang 'an is Chang' an. I think it's the same for your sect. Northern Qi is Northern Qi, and Icefire Valley is Icefire Valley."
"That's right, but there's an old saying that a clever housewife can't cook without rice." Qian Gang said, "Either you lower the price of weapons or raise the price of Wind Iron, or we can't help you."
Shang Jie shook his head. "I intend to mediate. Unfortunately, Mr. Dark Cloud told me before I left that I can't change the two things you mentioned."
Qian Gang said, "That's a pity. Our sect can only supply you with Wind Iron after the production of Wind Iron increases again."
Shang Jie nodded and then stood up. "I'll report to Mr. Dark Cloud. He'll decide what to do."
"Elder Shang, take care." Qian Gang also stood up and was about to send Shang Jie out.
But at this moment, Sun Fangyuan suddenly appeared at the door.
Qian Gang narrowed his eyes and realized something.
Sure enough, the next moment, Sun Fangyuan shouted in a deep voice.
"Take him down!"
Qian Gang's expression was complicated. He moved his hands and feet. "Elder Shang, sorry."
Shang Jie was very calm. "You'll regret it."
It was not a threat.
It was not a warning.
It was more like he was stating an axiom that was universally acknowledged and known by everyone.
Outside the Icefire Valley, the wind and snow were blowing.
In a snow-capped mountain in the distance, two figures stood in the mountains. One was extremely tall, and the other was extremely petite.
"As big brother said, Shang Jie went in for an hour and still hasn't come out."
The petite girl straightened the hood on her head and adjusted the direction of the Azure Eye to ensure that Zhang Dongyun, who was in the Daming Palace in Chang 'an City, could see what was going to happen next.
"She hasn't come out yet. It's time for us to go in." Shen Herong shook his head. "Why did the Icefire Valley do this?"
"Unless they don't have any tricks up their sleeves, we won't come here in vain."
The tall man next to her smiled ferociously. "In order not to expose our identities, we have to fight less. Otherwise, they will be dead from the moment they go against our boss."
"After you're done, clean up the environment. If no one escapes, no one will know that you did it."
Zhang Dongyun's voice came out of the Azure Eye above Shen Herong's head.
The tall Ao Kong laughed sinisterly. "That's right. The dead won't reveal secrets!"
"If you can catch them alive, try to catch them alive." Shen Herong stepped out of the snow-capped mountain. "Did you forget what Ying Er told you before we went out?"
Ao Kong snorted.
"It's all because of that little bald donkey's noisy words that made Ying Er believe in his nonsense. Karma? Bullshit!
I was robbed because I believed in the wrong person. Ying Er laughed at me and Yang Li because I was not strong enough.
Otherwise, I would kill them all. Who would care about me? "
"Do as you wish, Brother Eleven."
Shen Herong's voice came from afar. "But if Ying Er asks, I won't hide it for you."
"Bad luck!" Ao Kong spat.
Shen Herong reminded again, "In case someone witnessed it from afar, Brother Eleven should turn into the Huan Tianlong.
Some people know that the Huan Tianlong entered Chang 'an, but Brother Eleven turned into the Mountain-moving Demonic Ape and entered the city. Those who knew were taken away by Big Brother. "
Ao Kong looked at the Icefire Valley in the distance, where flames soared into the sky in the wind and snow, and ground his teeth.
"I don't care about that."
Before his voice died away, a mighty dragon roar sounded, shaking a hundred miles.
A white dragon more than a hundred meters long quickly flew over the Icefire Valley.
The dragon roar sounded, but it did not cause chaos in the valley.
Inside and outside the valley, the disciples of the Icefire Valley and their family members were all confused.
Their eyes were dull, and they froze in place, as if they had fallen into a dream.
It was not until an earth-shattering roar suddenly came from the valley that everyone woke up from a dream.
But even if they woke up, everyone was dizzy and their limbs were weak. They fell to the ground and could not get up.
Everyone in the Icefire Valley only felt that they were seeing stars and darkness.
Valley Master Guan Hao rushed out with an extremely serious expression.
As a Martial Dao expert of the Ninth Realm, the Duke Realm, he was the only one whose mind was not suppressed by the Huan Tianlong's roar.
The others, including the Eighth Realm Gao Tiansheng and Sun Fangyuan, were all in a daze.
They were only awakened by Guan Hao's roar.
When they rushed out with Guan Hao, they were all shocked.
It turned out that apart from the three of them, the others were still unable to move because their souls were injured.
Even the Seventh Realm Qian Gang and the others were no exception. They wanted to get up, but they spun in circles and then fell to the ground again.
Guan Hao looked up and saw a white dragon in the sky like an illusion.
The dignified and lofty Huan Tianlong's eyes were filled with malevolence and cruelty as he stared at Guan Hao.
"You're mine!"
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