After the fairy disappeared

Chapter 1343 Contract
"Also, these monsters decay very quickly." Dong Rui picked up a piece of braised beef and put it into his mouth to taste it for a long time. It was fresh, fragrant and chewy. Good! "Like that tiger with a broken tail, even if I didn't kill it, it would not live more than half a year at most."

"Your demon puppet had this problem before." Later, Zhu Erniang, relying on the abilities of an ancient demon fairy, gave Dong Rui a tip that greatly prolonged the demon puppet's lifespan.

He Lingchuan still doesn't know how that was done, and he's too lazy to ask more - he probably wouldn't understand even if he asked.

Anyway, in order to obtain this secret method, Dong Rui cooperated with He Lingchuan's Xushan plan in Lingxu City.

"These three demon puppets are probably just preliminary products. They won't last long anyway, so they were put into battle right after they were made. It's not a pity to waste them." Dong Rui raised two fingers. "This means two things. First, the other party may have more powerful demon puppets. Second -"

"The more powerful the demon puppet, the more difficult it is to control. That's why this demon puppet master used three preliminary products to track Xiao An."

He Lingchuan heard this and tapped the table: "I see, he may have a superior. But his superior is either very busy or has a high status, so it is impossible for him to track Xiao An personally all the time."

"Next, once we figure out why the Demon Puppet Master had to chase after this little girl, the truth will probably come to light."

"Where do you want to start?"

"Xiao An has mentioned more than once that she wants to go home, to that village." He Lingchuan smiled, "At least, we know where her destination is."

"Xingyun Village is long gone."

"But she doesn't know it herself." He Lingchuan opened the sand table in the middle of the Shining Gold Plain and pointed to the location of Yao Kingdom. "Do you remember that we completed the mission at Lingshan and picked up the three-tailed fox demon from Baitouling and went to Julu Port?"

He changed the subject so quickly that Dong Rui was startled: "Oh, I remember."

"The three-tailed fox demon was being hunted by General Chongwu for killing more than a thousand Yao country civilians, even Princess Ya, the beloved of King Yao, was killed." He Lingchuan recalled, "The victims died because their essence and internal organs were sucked out, which looks very much like the work of a fox demon."

"Oh yeah, I remember now. The three-tailed fox demon denied it, saying that he and the little fox demon had never left the mountain and had never harmed anyone during that time." Dong Rui suddenly realized, "You suspect that the three-tailed fox demon was made a scapegoat, and the real murderer was Tong Bin?"

"Now it seems possible." He Lingchuan continued, "It killed too many people that time, it is impossible to take the brains of everyone. Yao country probably didn't notice that some corpses were missing their brains."

"That was more than half a year ago."

He Lingchuan marked on the sand table: "The princess of Yao Kingdom and the civilians were killed. The location is close to Bai Touling, the home of the three-tailed fox demon."

"And Chenjiazhuang and Lvyi Villa are located in this location."

He continued marking: "And here, Xiao An's final destination, Xingyun Village."

"Connecting these points together shows the route that Tong Xuan has taken in the past few months." He paused, "It is likely that this is also the route that the Demon Puppet Master has taken."

"Tong Xuan killed people sporadically in other places, but he went on a killing spree in Baitouling. There must be a motive." He Lingchuan pondered, "The area around there is worth investigating."

"Also, Xiao An said that her father lives in the mountains. His house is very big, and there are large red and white stones outside the gate. This is a feature, so you might as well investigate it. In addition, these demon puppet masters, like you, want to capture demons for research. Most of their residences are not in the county town, but in the suburbs."

Based on the above, there are many clues that can be investigated.

Dong Rui put down the second bowl, touched his belly and burped: "I'm full, I'm going to take a nap."

……

Yaopo, Situ military camp.

Two months ago, this was the front line of the battle between the Situ family and the Pisha people; but with the death of the Ghost King and the advance of the allied forces, Yaopo returned to peace and the people were able to live in peace again.

In just two months, the grass and trees outside the city were green, and there was almost no trace of the raging war.

However, Yaopo received a new task today:
The contract between the Kingdom of Peleus and the Kan people will be signed here.

The Pisha people were defeated by the allied forces and when they retreated on the northern front, they threw the Qingye area, which originally belonged to the Kingdom of Peleu, to the Kan people. The latter coveted the rich products and trade interests here and refused to return it to the Kingdom of Peleu.

The two sides quarreled endlessly, and the Allied northern front was not only unable to advance, but was also in danger of collapse at any time.

As the leader of the allied forces, Situ Yu stepped in to mediate many times, said all the nice words, and exchanged countless letters. Finally, the two sides were almost at an agreement and were ready to sign the contract.

Before Situ Yu entered the tent, he let out a long breath.

Today is his fourth time to mediate this matter, and it should be the last time, right?

Inside the tent, representatives from the Peleliu Kingdom and the Kan tribe sat on each side, with no empty space in the middle, where Kang Lang sat.

When Situ Yu came in, everyone stood up to greet him.

The terms had basically been agreed upon, but the King of Peleus and the chief of the Kan tribe did not come in person, but instead sent representatives to Yaopo to sign.

"Okay, everyone sit down." Situ Yu sat down and saw a long file on the desk. When it was unfolded, it was the signed documents of both parties.

When he saw this, his head ached. He would rather fight in battle than to check such a long contract line by line!
Kang Lang below, however, had a rosy face and stood straight.

He was the sixth son of the king of Peleu and the son-in-law of the chief of the Kan tribe. He was about to become the key figure in resolving the Qingye dispute. Among all the people present, he was the most excited one.

Situ Yu glanced at him and thought of the idea his son had relayed to He Lingchuan. It was indeed feasible. "Okay, here in front of you is the latest Qingye Agreement. We will review it one by one, and then sign and seal it here!"

There were no objections from below, so the review began.

The Kan people occupied Qingye, but they knew they were in the wrong, so they demanded 50% of the city's revenue.

The Kingdom of Peleus was willing to stop the conflict, but on the condition that it would get 70% of the profits.

Originally this was the focus of the two sides' disagreement, but the Situ family consulted He Lingchuan and came up with an "impossible solution", and there was a glimmer of hope for peaceful cooperation on the Allied northern front.

Of course, what He Lingchuan proposed were just ideas and concepts. How to implement them specifically is still up to the three parties to negotiate among themselves.

As long as personal interests are involved, even the dullest and stupidest person will immediately become shrewd, let alone two major forces.

The Situ family put in a lot of effort and used their utmost patience for this, and finally succeeded in making the connection.

This round of deliberation took two hours, during which there were several questions and arguments.

But, in the end, the deal was made.

Representatives from both sides and Kang Lang must sign and seal the document in four copies.

The Kingdom of Peleu, the Kan tribe, and the Kanglang tribe each kept a copy, and of course the Situ family, as witnesses, also had to keep a copy.

When Situ Yu held the agreement in his hand, he felt relieved.

After two hours, his voice became hoarse!
Representatives from both sides stood up, politely declined the Situ family's invitation to dinner, and said goodbye to the host.

They were anxious to go back and report as this contract was of great importance.

With it, the Allied Northern Front can put aside disputes and continue to attack the Bisha people!

Only Kang Lang was full of energy. When he stepped forward to thank Situ Yu, his bow almost touched the floor: "Thank you, Marshal Situ!"

"Congratulations on taking office as the governor of Kangcheng!" Situ Yu patted him on the shoulder, "Do a good job. From now on, you will be the cornerstone of peaceful exchanges between the Peleus and Kan tribes. Remember to be impartial."

"Yes, Kang Lang remembered it."

Relying on his special identity, Kang Lang became the manager of Qingye jointly entrusted by the Kingdom of Peleus and the Kan tribe. Since the agreement came into effect, he took office as the defender of Qingye City.

He was no longer the insignificant sixth prince of Peleus.

As long as he acts fairly in Qingye and communicates effectively between the two sides, the allies will be able to crush the Bishaan conspiracy and continue to launch a strong attack on it.

Situ Yu added: "When you go out, you should prepare more guards to avoid becoming a thorn in the eyes of the Pisha people."

Kang Lang smiled and said, "I will follow your words!"

Then he also said goodbye and strode away.

These days, he has had many ideas about Aono and now he can't wait to put them into practice.

At this point, the Qingye dispute was resolved, and the Allied forces felt relieved.

Situ Yu looked at Kang Lang's excited back and praised: "The owner of Yangshan Islands is indeed talented."

The confidant beside him didn't understand: "Marshal?"

"The Yuanxiang Association, which is supported by the Yangshan Chamber of Commerce, has already contacted many talents. But those who hold real power like He'er are a minority after all." The Situ family took up the banner of anti-Bixia, and the Situ father and son worked together and divided the work. "Most members of the Yuanxiang Association are children of aristocratic families like Kang Laoliu. They have the identity of a famous family and are eager to try, but in fact they are idle people."

"Ah... you are so accurate."

"This hometown meeting was well planned, and Kang Laoliu has become the key figure in resolving the Qingye dispute. With his example, other idle people from other noble families will definitely look at the hometown meeting with new eyes, and hope to be supported and rise to prominence from now on." Situ Yu chuckled, "He Lingchuan not only helped us, but also helped the allies, and also raised the banner of his hometown meeting and established a good reputation."

Killing three birds with one stone is nothing. What is truly amazing is that He Lingchuan has remained low-key until now.

Outsiders thought that he was just a wealthy businessman from outside.

Thinking of this, Situ Yu was slightly surprised again.

He Lingchuan's secret support for Kang Laoliu was just like when He Lingchuan helped him and his son to repel Bisha. It was also through the method of setting examples and creating models that he was able to gain the upper hand in the central part of the Shining Golden Plain and become a popular figure that all countries and forces were vying to please.

Even the Yao Kingdom sent envoys to contact Yang Shan - He Lingchuan never hid this from Situ and his son.

Situ Yu still remembers his righteous help, but what exactly does this Island Master He want to do in the Shining Gold Plains?

People always have a purpose for doing things, right? But Situ Yu still hasn't figured it out.

Was He Lingchuan's actions really for Yangshan's business to spread all over the Golden Plains? It seemed so, but it also seemed more than that.

As he was thinking, he walked back to his tent unknowingly.

(End of this chapter)