Can I become the Yu-Gi-Oh by summoning the Flame Swordsman?

At night, Bai Chu sat on the eaves of the palace where Qin Liu was, looking up at the starry sky. This was not visible in the previous world. The sky was always gray, and only the brightest North Star could be seen emitting a faint fluorescence.

It has been several days since Bai Chu came to this world, and the image of Jiang You often appears in his mind.

Since Zhang Ji's incident until today, everything has happened one after another. It has been a long time since I sat down and chatted comfortably with Jiang You.

After arriving in this world, he didn't know whether he could return to the original world alive. He and his only teammate Su Xing were separated to fight against the Styx dimension led by the prince. Bai Chu didn't know what his chances of winning were, but he was mentally prepared to sacrifice himself for the Tianhen dimension at any time.

"Why are you sitting on someone's roof?"

Bai Chu suddenly heard Qin Liu's voice coming from below, but he didn't look down at her and said, "Why, can't I?"

"How can I sleep with you sitting on the roof? Who knows if you will peek at others changing clothes and resting?" Qin Liu said dissatisfiedly.

"Then why don't you just keep an eye on me all night to see if I peek?"

"Who wants to guard you all night? Come down, there are plenty of places to sleep in the palace."

"For example, the bedroom of your brother's concubine?" Bai Chu said with a smile.

"Hey, I'm talking to you nicely." Qin Liu was a little impatient.

"Okay, okay, since my master has driven me away, it would be tactless if I don't leave." Bai Chu jumped down, landed on the ground, and walked towards another palace with his head resting on his hands.

"Hey!" Qin Liu ran up to him and grabbed Bai Zhu's sleeve: "Where should I go to find you tomorrow?"

"What do you want from me? Do you want me to spy on you?"

"You promised me that you would help me win the duel with the Northern Barbarians tomorrow." Qin Liu said anxiously. "What will I do if you leave?"

"Didn't you tell me to leave?" Bai Chu turned around, got close to Qin Liu's face, and looked into his eyes: "Besides, I never help others for no reason."

"You...what reward do you want?" Qin Liu stammered, "I'll ask my brother to reward you with gold and silk, and give you an official position."

"Why would I bring gold and silk? Do you value your brother's official position? Do I look like someone who can enjoy these things?" Bai Chu said with a smile, "Besides, I am helping you. Why should I ask your brother to thank me? I want you to thank me in person."

"I, I have nothing."

"It's not like there's nothing, there's still a little bit."

“Ah——” Qin Liu let go of Bai Chu and hurriedly stepped back several steps. “Rogue!”

"Let's talk business," Bai Chu said, restraining his smile. "I hope you can ask your brother to investigate if there are any suspicious people in the royal city. I heard that your brother knows exactly what the minister said when he was drunk at home, and he has the strongest intelligence agency in the country."

"Suspicious? No other clues?"

Bai Chu touched his chin, not knowing how to describe Su Xing to Qin Liu: "Just... someone as suspicious as me."

……

The next day, dawn.

Before daybreak, a sea of ​​civil and military officials lined up in neat rows in front of the Taihe Gate of Zijin City. Today was different from previous morning court sessions, as there were several more representatives from the barbarian caravans who had completed their trade activities and were saying goodbye to the king today.

Finally, Qin Zhen, wearing a yellow robe with dragon patterns that symbolized supreme power, walked to the highest step, and the imperial hearing officially began.

After the ministers of various ranks had finished their speeches, the representative of the barbarian caravan came on stage and chattered at the bottom of the stairs.

Qin Zhen listened carefully, nodding from time to time to show his agreement. After the caravan representative finished speaking, Qin Zhen suddenly remembered something and said to Cao Zhen behind him, "Where is the eunuch translator? Didn't he come today because he was tired of living?"

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I am here." Before Cao Zhen could say anything, a eunuch knelt before him and said, "Your humble servant Xi'an is here all the time."

"What did he just say?"

"He said that according to the etiquette of Daguang, we should reward them with corresponding silver according to the number of people in the caravan."

Xi'an looked very different from the people in the Central Plains. He was a member of a northern barbarian tribe and was captured and castrated in the palace in his early years. Since he knew many barbarian languages ​​and spoke a very standard Central Plains dialect, he served as an interpreter every time a barbarian caravan visited.

“How many people are coming this time?”

"Your Majesty..." Xian organized his words. "3598 people."

"Last time Yesi came, didn't I tell him that the trade caravan didn't need so many people?" Although he was a young man in his early twenties, every word Qin Zhen spoke exuded a supreme and unshakable majesty. "Why are there more people this time than last time? Is he here for sightseeing or robbing?"

"This..." Xian lowered his head and didn't dare to answer.

"Where are their caravan members?" Qin Zhen stared. "Cao Zhen, send ten people to count their numbers. I will give rewards based on 2000 people. If there is one more person, I will deduct one person's money. The next trade activity must strictly examine the qualifications of the envoys. Those who do not meet the requirements will be expelled."

"Yes." Cao Zhen turned around and called ten eunuchs. Xian also explained the whole story to one of the caravan representatives. The caravan representative then left with the ten eunuchs with an unhappy look on his face.

"These barbarians have no sincerity and credibility as merchants. I heard that the horses they offered as tribute are all inferior and the trading price is seriously overpriced. Is this true?" Qin Zhen said immediately: "From now on, the trading price of tribute horses will be reduced by 20%."

"Ah?" Xian listened to Qin Zhen's words and didn't know how to translate it.

"Is what I said difficult to translate?" Qin Zhen said seriously. "Another point, I see that the tributes these barbarians offer are not rare things, but the gifts I give them are all gold, silver and jewelry. Are they paying tribute to me, or am I paying tribute to them?

This year, the gift given by Da Guang is reduced to 20% of the value of the last gift."

Just now it was reduced by 20%, and now it has been reduced to 20%? If I continue to talk about it, I am afraid something bad will happen! Xian hurriedly said to the barbarian: "Jili Gulu Jili Gulu."

The barbarian also replied: "Aba Aba Aba."

Xi'an relayed to Qin Zhen: "Your Majesty, they said that even if nothing else works, the marriage with the princess..."

"It's okay, we'll talk about it later." Qin Zhen stood with his hands behind his back, looking superior, "Let's talk about it when the eunuchs who counted the number of people come back."

Oh no, this won't work, right? Xian was so scared that her heart was trembling. I promised them, this marriage will definitely be successful.

Not long after, the ten eunuchs came back from outside the palace, and one representative said to Qin Zhen: "Your Majesty, the total number of people in this trade caravan is 3253."

"What!" Qin Zhen's eyes widened. "How can this be? It's fine that the number of people exceeded the quota, but you also falsely reported the number on top of that? If I don't count the number of people, wouldn't I be the one being taken advantage of? And you still want the reward? Cancel it all!"

Cao Zhen hurriedly advised from behind: "Your Majesty...you must not act out of loyalty."

Qin Zhen forced himself to calm down, and then he realized that he had indeed been too aggressive towards these barbarians today. However, this was also the reason why they dared to target his sister. These ugly and short guys dared to dream anything.

However, Qin Zhen could never take back what he had said, the most he could do was find a way out.

"As for my sister, I want to let her decide whether to marry or not. Of course, you are not without a chance. My sister said that if you want to marry her, you have to duel with her. As long as you win, she will accept your proposal."

After saying this, Qin Zhen said to the eunuch beside him: "Go and invite Princess Yongqing. It's her turn to appear on stage."

Qin Liu and Bai Chu had already been waiting in the side hall and soon arrived at the morning court.

When the barbarian saw the woman appear, he thought the king had readily agreed to his request and was very happy. However, after Xian finished translating the words, he was completely dumbfounded.

If you want to marry her, you must duel with her. If you lose, you will go back empty-handed and in disgrace. Only if you win can you marry the beauty.

These people from the Central Plains are so bullying. Who are they looking down on?

A representative from the caravan stood up and angrily accepted the duel.