“What? Foster father, is there some inconvenience?” Du Yan sneered coldly. “You are unwilling to go support the chieftain. Could it be that you have some purpose for staying in the tribe?”
Du Yan’s dark, cold gaze stared fixedly at Suomo, as if trying to read something from his face.
And beside him, Dina’s face changed greatly, her delicate body trembling!
Could all those beautiful longings from just now be nothing but a bubble?
At this moment, she truly wished she could cut Du Yan into ten thousand pieces. She had never hated anyone so much in her life.
The rebellion and uprising, the establishment of their own tribe, was merely one step away. And this former sworn brother, this former fiance, had completely shattered this beautiful dream.
The foreign army were once Du Yan’s brothers through life and death. Suomo was the foster father who had raised him from childhood.
And now, Du Yan was actually going to place them all on the path to death.
Suomo closed his eyes, forcing himself to calm down.
At this moment, what should he do?
Kill this beast Du Yan, then rebel and rise up in advance?
Too sudden, too rushed. He had no time to notify the backbone brothers of the foreign army.
Moreover, moreover, as long as Suomo did not agree to Du Yan’s demand, and did not follow Du Yan to the main camp at the periphery of the Ghost Domain world, then Constantine would very quickly know that Suomo and the foreign army had ulterior motives.
At most two hours, perhaps even less than two hours, Constantine would know.
A distance of two hundred and seventy li. Whether by messenger hawk or riding a griffin beast, it would take less than one hour.
At that time, Constantine would definitely negotiate a compromise with Alfonso at the fastest speed. Then the main army would return and annihilate Suomo’s foreign army.
Not only that, since Constantine had already suspected this point, then without a doubt his first madame and second madame would both be hidden away. It would be extremely difficult for Suomo to catch them off guard and capture the two as hostages.
Du Yan said coldly, “Foster father, if you have some important matter that makes it inconvenient to leave the tribe, I can convey it to the chieftain on your behalf.”
Immediately after, Suomo thought of his previous conversation with Lanling.
Lanling said, if Constantine became suspicious of Suomo and the foreign army, he would definitely transfer Suomo away from the foreign army.
Because as long as Suomo was not present, the remaining foreign army could not possibly rebel.
For this kind of situation, Lanling had long anticipated it.
His decision at the time was that Suomo should leave the foreign army and go to Chieftain Constantine’s side.
And the foreign army’s rebellion and uprising would be led by him, Lanling!
When Lanling spoke this plan, Suomo had been resolutely, firmly opposed.
Too dangerous!
The key to the success of the rebellion and uprising was capturing the first madame and second madame as hostages. Although Lanling’s cultivation had advanced by leaps and bounds, he was still far from being a match for Constantine’s first madame, nor a match for the defending tribal elders.
Not only that, the Chimera Tribe’s defending troops still numbered over three thousand.
One thousand foreign army against three thousand tribal troops. There was no chance of victory.
So, at that time Suomo had completely rejected this plan. It was too dangerous for Lanling. Almost certain death.
But now…
Du Yan’s betrayal had directly destroyed all previous plans.
Now only two choices remained for Suomo. Either kill Du Yan and rebel in advance.
Or, trust Lanling!
“Uncle, please believe me. Although I am a madman who takes risks, I will not do something without at least forty percent certainty.” These were Lanling’s original words at the time.
This forty percent certainty made Suomo’s heart tremble with fear.
Taking a deep breath, Suomo still chose to believe Lanling. He immediately nodded and said, “Fine, I will follow you to support the chieftain.”
Du Yan was stunned, unable to say whether he was pleased or disappointed.
Suomo agreeing to leave the Chimera Tribe meant that it was impossible to rebel and rise up. If he did not rebel, then Du Yan’s judgment was wrong. He would be unable to climb up by stepping on the foreign army’s corpses.
“Fine, let us depart immediately.” Du Yan said.
Next, Suomo did not pack anything. He only took a greatsword and followed Du Yan in leaving.
“Foster father…” Dina called out in a trembling voice.
“Rest assured…” Suomo gently patted Dina’s shoulder and said, “Believe me, believe in Lanling. We will all be fine.”
Then, Suomo left the foreign army camp, mounted his horse, and left the Chimera Tribe overnight, heading for Constantine’s military camp.
“Little Ling, this ten thousand jin heavy burden can only be entrusted to you.” Riding on the warhorse, Suomo could not resist turning his head to look back at the gates of the Chimera Tribe.
The foreign army’s rebellion and uprising had nothing more to do with him. Everything could only rely on Lanling.
Suomo was incomparably worried, but he had no other choice!
Lanling was merely a tenth-level demon martial warrior. Could he successfully lead the less than one thousand foreign army to break through the encirclement and rebel to establish independence?
…
Inside the Ankara Tribe’s main army camp!
Chieftain Alfonso faced a very vexing problem. Should he withdraw his troops?
Money was important, but the army in his hands was even more important. Alfonso did not want to fight a muddled battle with no certainty of victory.
But, to just retreat like this would truly be too humiliating.
“Cannot retreat!” The female shaman said, “Foster father, you are now the chieftain with the greatest power within several hundred li. If you retreat in such a sorry state, the damage to your prestige will be too great. Everyone will think that you are afraid of Constantine. This is also extremely disadvantageous for us to thoroughly subjugate the Wild Horse Tribe.”
Alfonso could not resist glancing at her devilish figure, then averted his gaze.
This woman’s figure was truly too enchanting. It did not only devour men’s gazes, but also devoured men’s souls.
Alfonso sighed, “Yin Ji, how could I not know this. But now is absolutely not the time to go to war. There are a hundred harms and not a single benefit.”
This female shaman was called Yin Ji. She was the person Chieftain Alfonso trusted most.
Female shaman Yin Ji said, “Foster father, you must think of one thing. You do not want to fight, and Constantine wants to fight even less. So it must be him who yields, not you.”
Alfonso said, “What is your meaning?”
Female shaman Yin Ji said, “We put on an overbearing appearance, continue advancing, pressing step by step, forcing Constantine to actively come negotiate, compelling him to spend money to ask us to withdraw our troops.”
Alfonso said, “How many gold coins do we want to extort from him?”
“At least fifty thousand gold coins.” Female shaman Yin Ji said, “This way, even if we do not go to war, we can still obtain enormous benefits.”
Alfonso pondered for a moment, then said, “What you say is reasonable. Let it be done thus.”
Thus, Alfonso’s main army continued to advance, pressing closer to Constantine’s main camp!
…
Suomo and Du Yan travelled like the wind. In merely a little over three hours, they covered the two hundred and seventy li and arrived at Constantine’s main army camp.
Chieftain Constantine personally came to receive them.
“Haha, my old friend, at this critical moment, my heart truly feels uneasy when you are not by my side.” Constantine patted Suomo’s shoulder and said, “With you here, I have no fear at all. Even if I go to war with Alfonso, I will not flinch in the slightest.”
Suomo said expressionlessly, “The chieftain overstates it.”
Suomo’s arrival truly made Constantine breathe a sigh of relief.
He had truly been worried that Suomo would lead the masses in rebellion. Although he could return with his army at the fastest speed to annihilate the rebellion. But in that case, who knew what kind of compromise he would have to make with Alfonso? At least eighty to ninety thousand gold coins, perhaps even more.
Now that Suomo had voluntarily come to his side, it represented that he had no guilty conscience, no intention to rebel. This also matched Constantine’s judgment.
Suomo was a person so upright as to be almost pedantic. It was unlikely he would do something like rebellion.
And right at this moment, a dense sound of horse hooves suddenly rang out from the north. Dust shook the heavens.
“Reporting to the chieftain, Alfonso’s main army is pressing towards us. They are already less than eight li away.” A scout came to report.
Constantine’s face changed greatly. Was this Alfoso mad?
…
One hour later!
The Ankara Tribe chieftain Alfonso led ten thousand troops to arrive. They confronted Constantine’s army from north to south. The distance between both sides did not exceed three li.
The atmosphere between the two armies was incomparably heavy, like a massive powder keg about to explode at a single touch.
“This is extortion, naked extortion.” Constantine looked at Alfonso’s army and said coldly.
Thus, the two armies fell into confrontation. Neither fighting nor retreating!
On Alfonso’s side, they wanted to force Constantine to compromise first, to actively come and negotiate.
And on Constantine’s side, they wanted to obtain the initiative in negotiations, wanting Alfonso to actively come and talk.
The two armies cursed at each other across the distance, provoking each other. Yet neither side took the initiative to attack.
The situation fell into a stalemate!
…
At this time, Suomo was also burning with anxiety!
He had to let Lanling know as soon as possible that he was no longer in the Chimera Tribe, that he could no longer lead the foreign army in rebellion and uprising. He had to let Lanling prepare early.
Thus, he shouted angrily towards the Ankara army, “Alfonso, you neither fight nor retreat. What exactly do you mean?”
Suomo’s cultivation was so astonishing. The sound of this great roar was sufficient to travel several li away, letting Lanling hear clearly.
And at this time, inside the Ghost Domain world’s energy shield, Lanling was sitting cross-legged with eyes closed, waiting for the right moment.
Hearing his uncle Suomo’s voice, he abruptly woke with a start!
The worst situation had appeared!
Constantine had become suspicious and summoned his uncle Suomo to his side, away from the foreign army camp.
A foreign army without a leader could not possibly rebel.
Lanling even suspected that it was Du Yan who had reminded Constantine, which was why this situation had occurred.
This shameful traitor truly deserved to be flayed and have his tendons pulled out.
However, this worst situation was still within Lanling’s plans.
He was someone who calculated without omission. It was impossible that he had not considered even this little accident.
Now there was no other choice. He could only lead the foreign army in rebellion himself.
Lanling took a deep breath and stood up!
Standing on high ground and gazing into the distance, Constantine and Alfonso’s two armies were merely three li apart, as if about to explode at a single touch.
For Lanling to successfully lead the foreign army in rebellion and uprising, there must be two prerequisites.
The first prerequisite: Constantine and Alfonso must truly go to war.
This place was too close to the Chimera Tribe. Constantine’s cavalry could return to the Chimera Tribe at any time with the fastest speed. Only after he went to war with Alfonso’s army would his troops be tied down, unable to return to reinforce the tribe’s old nest.
However, making them go to war was very difficult.
Don’t look at how these two armies were shouting about fighting and killing. Both sides were a hundred times unwilling to start fighting.
Basically, there was a ninety-nine percent chance they would not fight.
So, Lanling had to think of a way to make the two armies have no choice but to directly go to war!
And regarding this point, Lanling had long planned for it.
…
Inside the Ankara army formation.
Alfonso was burning with anxiety as he said, “How about I send someone to negotiate with Constantine.”
“No.” Female shaman Yin Ji said, “At this time, whoever takes the initiative to negotiate first shows fear and will fall into passivity.”
“Then what do we do? Just waste time like this?” Alfonso said.
Female shaman Yin Ji said, “How about this. You order the archers to shoot arrows at Constantine’s army!”
Alfonso’s gaze trembled as he said, “What if it causes both sides to go to war? The consequences would be unthinkable.”
“Believe me, it won’t.” Female shaman Yin Ji said.
Alfonso was silent for a moment, then said, “Fine, I believe you.”
…
Half an hour later, a horn suddenly sounded from within the Ankara Tribe’s army.
Then, the ten thousand troops continuously advanced, advanced, advanced.
Immediately, Constantine’s side became incomparably tense. The Chimera Tribe army beside him also looked at each other in dismay.
“What does Alfonso want to do? Extortion, still extortion.” Constantine said.
Alfonso’s ten thousand troops drew closer and closer, closer and closer. In the end, they were actually only about one li away.
“Ready!” Alfonso gave a great roar.
Immediately, several thousand soldiers aimed their bows at the sky, arrows nocked!
Constantine abruptly jumped up. Was Alfonso mad? Was he really about to go to war?
“Loose!” At Alfonso’s command.
Several thousand soldiers abruptly released their arrows.
The arrow rain abruptly fell. Although the distance was far, the hearts of Constantine’s ten thousand troops still violently trembled.
“Smack…”
The dense, black arrow rain directly smashed onto the ground, kicking up dust that filled the heavens.
The closest arrow was merely a dozen or so metres from the Chimera Tribe army.
This was truly about to make one piss their pants in fear!
“Continue advancing…” At Alfonso’s command, his ten thousand troops advanced another hundred metres.
Now, the distance between both sides was only four hundred metres. It had already reached the killing range of the strongest archers.
“Ready!” At Alfonso’s command.
Immediately, several thousand troops of the Ankara Tribe once again drew their bows and nocked arrows, aiming at Constantine’s army!
If arrows were released this time, it would cause casualties. Then Constantine would have to fight even if he did not want to.
At this time, it was completely like being forced to the brink.
“Mad, mad…” Constantine cursed loudly. Under Alfonso’s frenzied pressure, he could only compromise first. Who let him be at a disadvantage?
“Alfonso, you madman, stop immediately. I will send someone over to negotiate.” Constantine roared.
Then, Constantine summoned his daughter Nini’an, having her go negotiate with Alfonso.
“Father, what is our bottom line?” Nini’an asked.
Constantine said, “Thirty thousand gold coins. Not a single coin more.”
Giving thirty thousand gold coins already made Constantine’s heart bleed.
Nini’an was silent for a moment, then said, “Father, of course I can hold to the bottom line of thirty thousand gold coins. But Alfonso absolutely will not be satisfied. His bottom line should be fifty thousand gold coins.”
“He might as well go rob.” Constantine roared angrily.
Fifty thousand gold coins. This was cutting flesh from his heart.
“If there are not fifty thousand gold coins, Alfonso will really open fire. At that time, will you fight or not?” Nini’an said, “According to my thinking, just give him fifty thousand gold coins. In any case, we still have fifty thousand. Added to our savings, it is already sufficient for my dowry to marry the Little Barbarian King. As long as I successfully marry the Little Barbarian King, then however much Alfonso has eaten, he will have to vomit it all back out.”
Constantine painfully closed his eyes, falling into struggle.
He truly was unwilling to accept Alfonso’s extortion. But now it seemed he had no other choice!
“Fine, give him fifty thousand!” Constantine said through gritted teeth, “After you marry the Little Barbarian King, I will definitely make Alfonso vomit it all back out with interest.”
…
The flower of the Chimera Tribe, Nini’an, left the army formation alone on a single horse, proceeding to the front of the Ankara army to negotiate.
However, the one negotiating with her was not Alfonso, but the female shaman priest Yin Ji.
“Twenty thousand gold coins!” Nini’an said, “We are willing to pay twenty thousand gold coins for you to withdraw your troops!”
Female shaman Yin Ji glanced at Nini’an.
For some unknown reason, Nini’an felt the other party’s contempt. Whether towards her appearance, reputation, or figure, it was contempt on all fronts.
Not only that, Nini’an herself also felt jealousy.
Although she could not see this female shaman’s appearance, her figure was truly sufficient to completely surpass her own. Nini’an had almost never seen such a devilishly curved figure.
Moreover, the other party also exuded a mysterious yet sexy aura.
“Nini’an, is it?” Female shaman Yin Ji said, “Do not waste time bargaining. I know your bottom line is fifty thousand gold coins, and our bottom line is also fifty thousand gold coins. If we do not obtain this figure, we are willing to directly go to war to further extort. At that time, both sides will find it even harder to back down. Fifty thousand gold coins… no… fifty-one thousand gold coins!”
“You go too far.” Nini’an said angrily.
“Fifty-two thousand gold coins…” Female shaman Yin Ji further raised the price and said coldly, “Either pay up, or go to war.”
Nini’an felt that she was being completely suppressed. In her heart, she hated this sexy female shaman to the extreme.
“After I marry the Little Barbarian King, I will definitely cut this slut into ten thousand pieces, have a thousand men ride her, ten thousand men mount her.” Nini’an said coldly in her heart. Then she fiercely glared at the woman before her and said, “Fine, fifty-two thousand gold coins, in exchange for your withdrawal of troops!”
“It is a deal!” Female shaman priest Yin Ji said.
Immediately, both sides reached an agreement.
Constantine would pay fifty-two thousand gold coins in exchange for the Ankara Tribe withdrawing their troops.
Both sides would resolve this peacefully, no longer going to war!
…
But how could the despicable and shameless Lanling let both sides resolve this peacefully just like that?
Right after both sides finished negotiating and successfully reached an agreement.
Lanling suddenly drove a large horse carriage out of the Ghost Domain world’s energy shield, appearing before everyone’s eyes.
This horse carriage was pulled by a full four war horses.
On the massive carriage was piled a mountain of gold.
Countless gold coins were piled into a mountain.
How many gold coins was this? A full one hundred thousand!
And damn it, Lanling’s gold coin carriage was not charging towards Constantine’s army, but appeared right in the centre between the two armies. It was even somewhat closer to Alfonso’s army.
Alfonso and Constantine were stunned.
Looking at the dazzling white gold coins, piled into a mountain of gold coins.
A full one hundred thousand gold coins!
After the two looked at each other, they roared with large hands, “Charge, seize the gold coins. Anyone who blocks the way, kill without mercy!”
Thus, the two armies frenziedly charged, rushing towards the gold coin carriage in the middle.