I stood up and bowed deeply. "Thank you, Your Majesty. I wrote this song because I saw the soldiers fighting for days and felt their hardships."

King Xiyan laughed: "Oh? So what you are singing is what was seen in Chenyi City? Chenyi City was not besieged for that long!"

I replied respectfully, "Your Majesty, this song is about all the soldiers. I once lived on the border by chance and saw with my own eyes how hard the soldiers fought. I deeply felt that as long as there is a war, there will be no winners, and the people will suffer."

After hearing this, the Fifth Prince slammed the table and said, "How dare you! How dare you speak for Chen Rongjun?! Aren't you from the Central Plains?!"

I looked at him and replied coldly, "Before that, I was just an ordinary person. To me, whether I was from Chenrong or Xiyan, there was not much difference. Don't you have that saying? When the universe was created, the whole world was originally one family, without any distinction between countries."

The Fifth King was furious. He stood up and pointed at me, saying, "This is treason! Come, arrest her!"

Two people stood up behind him and ran towards me.

They came quickly, but Gui Fang came even faster.

He swung his Tu Ling sword and rushed to the front to defend himself, but unexpectedly the defense shield was pierced by his sword and the man was stabbed through.

I looked up and saw Changbao's look of disbelief.

It's not that it is not reported, the time has not come.

Before he fell to the ground, I said to him coldly, "I forgot to tell you that the person who died in the city of Chenyi was a child of a man named Rou'er."

His eyes widened instantly, and he never closed them again after he fell down with that expression on his face. Scarlet blood flowed all over the ground from under his body.

Everyone at the banquet was stunned by the power of Gui Fangduan's sword and fell silent. They had only heard about the power of the Soul-Slaying Sword, but now they saw it with their own eyes. It was indeed invincible. I'm afraid they were all thinking, if that sword hit them...

King Xiyan looked unhappy: "You are just eating your meal, why are you letting people fight and kill each other? Why don't you sit down!"

The five kings sat down angrily.

King Xiyan stood up tremblingly, and the waiter behind him immediately came over to support him.

He waved his hand and said, "You've made me lose my appetite. Well, I'm going to go out for some fresh air. Lanxiang, come with me. I have something to ask you."

Everyone was surprised, but didn't dare to say anything.

I didn't dare look at anyone and followed him silently to the courtyard behind.

He walked for a while, then sat under a tree, asked the waiter to leave, and looked up and asked me, "I heard from Xiaoyao that you were poisoned by her? And your spiritual power has been lost, and your life span is no longer useful for mortals?"

I nodded: "Your Majesty, yes."

He asked again: "Do you know how to solve it?"

I shook my head: "Your Majesty, I don't know."

He pondered for a moment and continued, "I am old and tired. I have been fighting all my life, and now I feel it is meaningless. In my opinion, Xuan is virtuous and can take over the throne of King Xiyan. He is much better than his two foolish uncles and bastard brother. It is also his ability that he can win the support of many family leaders this time."

I didn't respond, just smiled slightly.

He continued, "Tu Shanjing...if he becomes Xiaoyao's husband in the future, I will naturally protect him because I love Xiaoyao. But if he is not, I can't guarantee how angry I will be if he hurts Xiaoyao's heart."

After saying that, he raised his eyes and looked at me quietly. Although he was a bit shorter than me, his aura was oppressive from bottom to top.

"Now I'll ask you again, can you solve it?"

I lowered my eyes and sighed, and replied: "Your Majesty, I am not completely sure, but I am willing to give it a try for Your Highness."

He smiled with satisfaction: "Okay, then what do you need? Just tell me and I'll get it for you."

I thought about it and replied, "Your Majesty, please help me find a local person in Xiyan City. I don't know his specific name, but I know that he has done a lot of business. Others call him Master Huang."

He nodded: "Got it. I will bring him here within two days. We can go back now. I will immediately draft an edict to negotiate peace with Chen Rong and let Xuan take over the throne of King Xiyan."

I bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

He shook his head: "No need to thank me, you have nothing to thank me for, just don't blame me."

So he came back to the temple with me and announced what he had just promised me.

Naturally, everyone was in chaos, some were disappointed, some were excited, some were angry, and some were happy. Xuanxuan and Xiaoyao happily surrounded King Xiyan, who said he was tired and asked them to help him go back to his bedroom to rest.

Tushan Jing left Xiangliu and Guifangduan's stares and walked behind me.

"What did His Majesty King Xiyan talk to you about?" he asked me.

"It's nothing. Saving you is also helping Xiaoyao and Xuan, and it's good for the entire Xiyan. I helped him sort it out." I lied to him again, not daring to turn around and look at him.

At this time, Fenglong came over with two wine glasses, one for Tushan Jing and one for me, and said happily: "Come on, Brother Jing, Miss Lanxiang, let's have a drink!"

I raised my glass and clinked it lightly with Tu Shanjing's, then with Feng Long's, and drank it all in one gulp.

"Good! Miss Lanxiang is so generous!" Feng Long praised.

Tu Shan Jing said nothing, his eyes seemed to be filled with deep thought.

Feng Long patted him on the shoulder, then walked away to pay his respects to Gui Fangduan, praising his martial arts prowess.

Tu Shanjing said quietly again: "Shall we go out for a while?"

"Okay." I followed him out and walked to the tree where King Xiyan and I had just talked.

I changed my position so that I could hide behind a tree and the people in the opposite hall couldn't see us.

"Are you worried about something?" Tu Shanjing asked me with a frown.

"Ah, there is one thing." I looked up to meet his eyes. "I was thinking that when you go back to Chenyi City to negotiate peace, I want to go back to Qingshui Town to pick up the urns of my eldest brother and his brothers and sisters, and bury them properly in Chenrong's hometown."

"...Aren't you going to Chenyi City first?" he asked doubtfully.

"No! The situation has been decided. It won't make any difference if I go. You guys can just talk. I want to bring my brother and the others over as soon as possible."

Finally he nodded and said, "Okay. Take care on your journey. I'll find a few people to escort you."

I shook my head. "No need. They will probably go back to negotiate peace soon and need you to go with them. I'll go find the Shadow Guards directly. Aren't they in Xiyan City?"

He lowered his eyes, as if in deep thought.

Suddenly I interrupted his thoughts and said, "Close your eyes. There is something on your eyelids. I will help you take it off."

He seemed to trust me and closed his eyes obediently.

My fingers slowly stroked his eyes. This was what I had exchanged for my entire life's spiritual power, and I felt I could touch it.

His eyelids fluttered.

I gently touched his face again and said, "Oops, it fell on your face. Let me wipe it off for you."

He opened his eyes, and his bright eyes looked at me quietly.

At this time Fenglong came out to call him. Xiangliu and his men were in a hurry to leave because the remnants of Chen Rong's army and the people in Chenyi City were still anxiously awaiting the results of the peace talks.

So he nodded to me and said, "Well, see you when we come back."

I smiled at him and watched him walk into the sunlight, which cast a halo of light around him.

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