She knew she could not accomplish this, and that combining everyone’s strength here wouldn’t be enough to resolve the situation quickly with this young man before her.
Zhangsun Ruoli could no longer wield her sword.
After all, she wasn’t soone utterly foolish, nor did she have the courage to disregard the bigger picture for personal vendettas.
After three full breaths, Zhangsun Ruoli sheathed the ’Divine Chi Sword’ in her hand.
"In a different place, I would definitely kill you!"
Her face was icy cold, and her tone as sharp as ice: "What do you want to discuss?"
As she spoke, she signaled her subordinates with her eyes, instructing everyone to disperse the troops quickly.
However, the million-strong army of Jiangnan County couldn’t just be disbanded in a short while.
Chu Xisheng didn’t mince words and got straight to the point: "I have co to demand the culprits who have slaughtered my gang mbers. Please hand these criminals over to the Iron Banner Gang for punishnt!"
Zhangsun Ruoli’s eyes widened in anger: "That’s impossible! How could the soldiers of Ice City be handed over to outsiders for punishnt?"
"I’m not asking you, I am informing you!" Chu Xisheng’s lips curled slightly: "Hand over the culprits, and there may still be a chance for reconciliation between our two sides; otherwise, don’t say I didn’t warn you."
"You’re presumptuous!"
"Audacious!"
"Those are wild words!"
The surrounding Ice City generals were filled with fury, and one after another, they spoke out sternly.
So even drew their weapons, resulting in a series of ’clank’ sounds, causing a surge of Vigorous Force in the twenty-mile void around.
Among them, a Second Grade cultivator with a square face wearing white armor furrowed his thick brows deeply: "Infinite Blade Lord, it is said you have a good rapport with our City Lord and often have conflicts with the court. Why do you now wish to do sothing that causes pain to your kin and joy to your foes?"
"Indeed, pain to kin and joy to foes."
Chu Xisheng let out a derisive laugh, his eyes mocking as he looked at Zhangsun Ruoli, whose face was indecisive: "To my knowledge, Lord Wen has indeed repeatedly instructed you not to make enemies with the Iron Banner Gang. I have also frequently ordered my gang mbers to refrain from conflicts with your Extre East Ice City.
Originally, our two sides mutually benefited in East State. My Iron Banner Gang stabilized the area, protecting the holand, while your Extre East Ice City could safely gather resources to campaign north to the Central Plains.
But now, there are so ungrateful people who disregard my goodwill and commit violence, slaughtering the gang mbers of my Iron Banner Gang. What do you say I should do?"
He was well aware of the mutual benefits of cooperation between the Iron Banner Gang and Extre East Ice City.
The problem now is that these people from Extre East Ice City haven’t appreciated his goodwill, thinking the Iron Banner Gang is sothing that can be trampled at will!
Zhangsun Ruoli tightly knit her Liu i, her expression unhappy: "Even if these people breached the rules, Ice City has its laws to deal with them."
She could not hand over those Ice City soldiers to Chu Xisheng.
Zhangsun Ruoli was well aware that these people had defied the orders of the matriarch.
Even thinking more sinisterly, these people might have malicious intentions, deliberately provoking the relationship between the two sides.
But even so, she couldn’t hand them over.
This related to the dignity and reputation of their Extre East Ice City.
Chu Xisheng pressed a long blade, not yielding an inch: "I said, I am not asking you nor negotiating with you; I am informing you. You have only one choice, to hand them over or not."
Behind him, an Ice City general with white hair and beard imdiately glared angrily: "Why should we hand them over? And what if we refuse?"
The Burial Sky Divine Fire around Chu Xisheng’s body instantly burned more fiercely, and the purple light in his eyes deepened.
"Then from today, not a single ship from Extre East Ice City should think of crossing the Shenxiu River!"
Boom!
At that instant, beneath their feet, the over ten thousand Ice City soldiers stationed at Jiangnan County’s walls all let out muffled groans, as a strong Sword Intent from above crushed down causing their Divine Souls severe pain, nearly knocking them unconscious on the spot.
One after another, they bled from all seven orifices, half-kneeling on the ground.
These people’s eyes almost all showed a look of panic.
——Is this the Divine Intent Touch Death Blade? Said to have shattered the Divine Intent Blade Heart of five million Giant Spirits?
——Is this the Infinite Blade Lord? Ranked 150th on the Earthly List, first among Divine Continent’s renowned heroes?
——So this is what the ’Divine Intent Blade Heart’ is like, eight hundred years ago their Sea Suppressing Country was indeed suppressed by this Sword Technique, for more than two hundred years not daring to make war externally.
"Chu Xisheng!"
Zhangsun Ruoli was furious, her ’Divine Chi Sword’ once again drawn, intending to slash at Chu Xisheng.
However, this sword was intercepted and scattered by another sword light.
This was precisely the Second Grade cultivator with a square face and white armor.
"Princess, please remain calm."
This person then turned around, his gaze solemn as he looked at Chu Xisheng: "Also, please forgive , Sword Lord. It’s absolutely unreasonable for Ice City to hand over the townspeople and soldiers to outsiders for punishnt, otherwise how could we establish order among the populace and manage the army?
However, I can assure you, Ice City will thoroughly investigate this case. If any criminals indeed violated the law and unscrupulously slaughtered Iron Banner Gang mbers, Ice City will punish them with extre severity, and hang their heads on the walls of Jiangnan County for seven days as a warning to others!"
Zhangsun Ruoli frowned upon hearing this.
She hesitated, wanting to say sothing, but in the end, did not utter a word, tacitly agreeing with the white-armored general’s words.
Chu Xisheng, slightly surprised, gave this person a concentrated look: "I recognize you, the Right-wing Great General of Extre East Ice City, Zhen Wuchang."
Extre East Ice City has five wing generals: front, back, left, right, and center, all possessing Heavenly List combat power.
This Zhen Wuchang is the only one among the five wing generals who is Second Grade and above.
Yet his martial might ranks midway among the five wing generals.
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