Saint Emperor Devourer of Heaven

Now, the pressure is on Qin Keqing.

This is a linguistic trap woven by the Liang Emperor, his court, and the envoys of the three nations.

The Liang Emperor, his court, and the envoys of the three nations all looked at Qin Keqing, awaiting her response.

In their view, with millions of imperial citizens present, Qin Keqing had no reason to refuse, nor the courage to do so.

Unless she was willing to forsake the glory of the Qin King's mansion and disregard the Qin King's prestige.

"Your Majesty, the envoy from Da Zhen is correct. Cessation of war can indeed allow soldiers and civilians to recuperate, reduce the Liang's military expenditure, alleviate pressure on the national treasury, thereby reducing taxes for the people, and improving their quality of life.

But all of this is based on whether cessation of war can truly be achieved.

As everyone knows, our Great Liang has been intermittently at war with Da Zhen for hundreds of years.

The grievances between the two nations have been long-standing. To say that it can be resolved merely by me, a young woman, through marriage is simply not realistic, or the war would not have persisted until today.

The border threat comes not only from Da Zhen but also from Da Yan.

Therefore, I believe that seeking peace through marriage is nothing more than their rhetoric, and in reality, it is fundamentally unattainable.

Seeking peace will not bring peace; it will only make the opponent think that our Great Liang is weak and can be bullied!

Only through struggle can peace be achieved, letting the opponent know that our Great Liang is invincible, and all demons and monsters will naturally stay away.

The border is guarded by my father, the Qin King, and millions of Qin Family Army soldiers, with unwavering resolve, guarding the border for hundreds of years, preventing the enemy from advancing an inch!

What fear does Great Liang have of war!

I believe that the people of Great Liang will also deeply understand this principle.

Regardless of the dynasty or era, there has never been a precedent where actively seeking peace has brought peace. Peace has always been won by armies, has it not?"

"Princess! The Princess speaks well!"

"That's right, we are not afraid of Da Zhen and Da Yan. The Qin King has guarded the border for hundreds of years, and the armies of Da Zhen and Da Yan have not advanced an inch!

Why should we let the Princess go for a marriage alliance?

Are we, Great Liang, afraid of Da Zhen?"

"We oppose the Princess's marriage alliance; we do not agree!"

"If we agree to the marriage alliance, where will the dignity of the Great Liang Dynasty be? We absolutely refuse to accept this humiliation!"

"The Princess, despite being a woman, has such courage; she is indeed the daughter of the Qin King. We support the Princess!"

… …

Around the square, the people shouted, and for a time, it was boiling over.

Just now, their hearts had been somewhat shaken.

After listening to the Princess's words, they felt deeply ashamed.

The Princess was right. If peace could be resolved and achieved simply through marriage, the national war would not have lasted for hundreds of years.

What the Da Zhen envoy said about stopping the war was clearly nonsense.

They simply wanted the Emperor to agree to the marriage alliance so they could take the Princess to Da Zhen.

The Qin King only has the Princess as his only daughter.

Once the Princess falls into the hands of the Da Zhen people, will she become a bargaining chip to coerce the Qin King?

At that time, if Da Zhen not only does not stop the war but instead uses the Princess as leverage, how will the Qin King respond?

At that time, will the border still be able to be defended, and will the long-standing stability within Great Liang still be able to be maintained?

The Liang Emperor was stunned, the court officials were stunned, and the envoys of the three nations were also stunned.

They did not expect Qin Keqing to so easily defuse their woven linguistic trap.

She, a woman who has always stayed in the imperial city, could actually say such words as seeking peace through struggle.

At this time, the Liang Emperor showed nothing on the surface, but his heart was burning with anger.

What did this Qin Keqing mean? Was that sentence about not achieving peace through seeking peace implying that he, the Emperor, was weak towards foreign powers?

These words, seemingly analyzing the situation, were actually filled with thorns.

If it were the Qin Keqing of the past, she would not have spoken so sharply.

The current Qin Keqing is different from the past.

It seems that everything is because of Yuan Chu.

With Yuan Chu backing her, Qin Keqing has more confidence.

The Liang Emperor's seemingly calm eyes flashed with a cold light deep within his pupils.

"Princess, the idea that a marriage alliance cannot stop the war is just your wishful thinking.

Our Da Zhen can guarantee in the form of a national letter that once the Princess marries into our Da Zhen imperial family, both sides will conduct ceasefire and peace talks."

"Is that so?"

Qin Keqing looked at the Da Yan delegation, "The Da Zhen Dynasty will stop the war through a marriage alliance, so what about you, Da Yan?

You Da Yan wouldn't say that you will also stop the war because of this, would you?"

"Princess, Great Liang is now a powerful nation. If Da Zhen intends to stop the war, leaving only our Da Yan, the war will naturally be difficult to continue. In that case, we can only choose to stop the war. Even if we don't want to, I'm afraid we won't be able to fight anymore.

Could it be that the Princess is unwilling to sacrifice her happiness for the happiness of billions of people in Great Liang?

Exchanging the happiness of one person for the happiness of hundreds of billions of people in Great Liang, how can it not be worth it.

Moreover, the Princess may not necessarily be unhappy marrying into the Da Zhen imperial family."

"If that's the case, why don't you have your two countries withdraw your troops three thousand miles away from the border right now."

Jun Wuxie spoke, putting down the teacup in his hand, "Today, you are here saying words of ceasefire, but your troops are frequently moving on the border, intending to launch a new round of fierce attacks.

Is this what you call a sincere ceasefire?"

"Who are you? What qualifications do you have to interfere in matters between us and Great Liang!"

The envoys of Da Zhen and Da Yan asked knowingly.

"Who am I? A direct disciple of the Jinyun Immortal Sect, don't you know?"

"So, it's the pride of Jinyun!"

They put on a look of sudden realization.

"A direct disciple of the Jinyun Immortal Sect indeed has status and position, but when did your Jinyun start interfering in imperial matters?

Jinyun is far away in the Southwest Region; this is the Northwest Region.

Even if you are a disciple of Jinyun, you are not qualified to interfere in this matter, are you?"

"You're talking to me about qualifications?"

Jun Wuxie looked at the envoys of Da Zhen and Da Yan, a sneer on his lips, "The four words 'Jinyun Immortal Sect' are the qualification. You don't accept it?

If you think I have violated the Jinyun sect rules, you are welcome to report me to the Jinyun higher-ups at any time and see if they will punish me for this."

"Heh heh, Yuan Chu, you are very arrogant!"

The Da Zhen prince looked over with cold eyes, his face full of provocation.

"What did you say?"

Jun Wuxie walked up to the Da Zhen prince, "I didn't hear clearly just now. Say it again?"

"This prince said, you are very arrogant…"

Pa!

Before the Da Zhen prince could finish speaking, a slap was fiercely slapped on his face, very loudly.

This slap was caught off guard, directly knocking the Da Zhen prince to the ground, his left cheek swollen high, with a clear palm print.

Everyone was stunned, not expecting Yuan Chu to be so powerful. He directly took action at the slightest disagreement, slapping the Da Zhen prince in public.

"You!"

The Da Zhen prince, known as the number one pride of the Da Zhen Dynasty, how could he endure this?

Feeling the burning pain coming from his face and feeling the gazes of the crowd, he felt extremely humiliated, and anger surged from his courage, and he was about to retaliate.

"Your Highness!"

The Da Zhen envoy grabbed his arm, pretending to help him up, but actually firmly holding him back.

The Da Zhen prince struggled but couldn't break free.

"Your Highness, please don't be impulsive. If you act at this time, it will be a conflict, a grudge, which may bring disaster to the imperial family.

The methods of the top orthodoxies are beyond imagination, causing heaven and earth to collapse with a flip of the hand!"

The Da Zhen envoy secretly transmitted his voice, advising his prince to calm down and endure this anger.

"Your Highness, don't be impatient for now.

When this person replaces Princess Anping in the battle, kill him on the arena, so even if Jinyun has anger in his heart, they won't find an excuse to attack!"

Huff!

The Da Zhen prince took a deep breath, forcefully enduring the monstrous anger in his heart, staring coldly at Jun Wuxie, no longer speaking.

"You seem very unconvinced?"

Jun Wuxie reached out and patted the Da Zhen prince's cheek, "If you're not convinced, you have to endure it for me. You can only blame your Da Zhen imperial family for being useless. In my Jinyun's eyes, you are like ants."

These words were extremely arrogant, fully demonstrating the oppression of power.

Jun Wuxie was of course doing this on purpose.

He knew that he was attracting attention in Great Liang after all and might be watched by interested people.

If he behaved arrogantly, even if those enemies who were looking for him would not easily associate him with the Three Realms Divine Monarch.

The main reason was Qin Keqing. Although she was the daughter of the Qin King, she looked exactly the same as the previous Qin Keqing in appearance.

His appearance like this, coming to help her, would inevitably make some people suspicious.

At this time, the people of Great Liang were both shocked and relieved in their hearts.

What shocked them was that the young man beside the Princess was actually a direct disciple of the top orthodoxy, the Jinyun Immortal Sect!

What kind of status did this king of heavenly pride have?

The sect behind him could suffocate forces like the dynasty!

What relieved them was that the damned Da Zhen prince, the toad who tried to defile Princess Anping, had finally been dealt with.

A prince, who originally had a noble status, high above, was slapped in public today, imprinting a mark of shame on his life.

The faces of the envoys and princes of Da Yan and Bei Mang were extremely ugly.

They and Da Zhen belonged to the same dynasty forces.

Yuan Chu's sentence that the imperial family was like ants in Jinyun's eyes deeply stimulated them. In their ears, it was naked contempt and humiliation.

The Liang Emperor was also like this, his heart filled with anger.

He thought of his imperial son.

Wasn't he slapped and severely humiliated in this way some time ago?

This Yuan Chu is too arrogant, too arrogant, completely disregarding everything.

"Young Master Yuan Chu, isn't your behavior too unconventional?"

The Great Liang Prime Minister spoke. No matter what, this was an important occasion where His Majesty was receiving the envoys of the three nations.

If Great Liang didn't stand up and say a few words, wouldn't it be laughed at?

“What rules is the Prime Minister talking about?”

Jun Wuxie walked up to the Prime Minister, looking at him indifferently, “Your rules, or the rules of your Great Liang?”

“Naturally, they are the rules of my Great Liang!

As the esteemed direct disciple of Jinyun, Young Master Yuan Chu should value his status and refrain from doing anything that would tarnish the reputation of Jinyun.

Don't think that just because you are a direct disciple of Jinyun, you can run wild here.

Where do you place the imperial authority of my Great Liang?”

Upon hearing this, Jun Wuxie kicked the Prime Minister of Great Liang.

The Prime Minister of Great Liang wanted to protect himself with immortal power, but he held back, enduring the kick and falling to the ground.

“You old bastard, you're nagging here, talking to me about rules?

You think the rules of your Great Liang can restrain a direct disciple of a top-tier Daoist lineage?

My rules are the only rules!”

After speaking, he kicked the Prime Minister's backside again.

He had perfectly acted out the arrogance and domineering nature of a playboy, being extremely嚣张.

Seeing such a scene, even the Liang Emperor felt a little guilty, worried that he might suddenly receive a few kicks himself.

The key was that he didn't dare to resist in front of so many people.

If this Yuan Chu were to be injured, not to mention his protector, if his master found out, it would inevitably cause great trouble.

The reason why Yuan Chu dared to be so嚣张 was undoubtedly due to the support and protection of his master, who was at least in the Origin Realm.

To deal with this Yuan Chu, the only way was to have a peerless genius of the same generation kill him in a fair duel agreed upon by both sides, so that Jinyun would have nothing to say.

“Young Master Yuan Chu, you've gone too far. This old man is still a first-rank official of Great Liang. How can you openly assault me!”

“I'm hitting you, you seemingly righteous but actually insidious and despicable old bastard!

You all pretend to support the Princess, but in reality, you've joined forces to weave linguistic traps, waiting for the Princess to jump in, thinking that in front of everyone, the Princess wouldn't refuse for the sake of the Qin Royal Mansion and would have no choice but to agree to the marriage alliance.

In this way, you will have room to maneuver and implement your subsequent plans!”

Jun Wuxie bluntly exposed their intentions.

The people near the plaza were stunned at first, followed by an uproar.

After this reminder, the more people thought about it, the more they felt something was wrong, and they finally realized something.

“You're spouting nonsense!”

The Prime Minister of Great Liang trembled with anger, the flames of fury and戾气 in his heart almost tearing him apart, wishing he could tear this Yuan Chu to pieces immediately.

“Young Master Yuan Chu, enough is enough.”

The Duke stepped forward to dissuade him.

Jun Wuxie glared at him, “What, does the Duke also want to be kicked?”

Upon hearing this, the Duke's expression froze, and the muscles on his face twitched violently.

“Alright, Young Master Yuan Chu, you are a direct disciple of Jinyun and also a guest today. We still have important matters to deal with, so please do us a favor.”

The Liang Emperor, who had been silent all along, spoke.

“Alright, I'll give the Liang Emperor some face.”

Jun Wuxie didn't continue. Some things should be done in moderation. Continuing would only backfire, and going too far would arouse suspicion.

“Your Majesty, Emperor Liang, I think it would be better if Great Liang sent someone to compete with us.

If your Great Liang loses, then let Princess Anping be married off. If we lose, then let's pretend the marriage alliance was never mentioned!”

“You are an envoy of Bei Mang and cannot represent Da Zhen.”

The Liang Emperor said coldly.

“Not so, our Da Zhen agrees to the proposal of the Bei Mang envoy!

What, is the Liang Emperor afraid to send someone to compete with us?”

“What is there for Us to be afraid of?

However, We still need to hear Princess Anping's opinion on this matter.”

“This subject disagrees!

There is no problem with the competition, but the stake cannot be this subject!

Regardless of winning or losing, this subject will not agree to the marriage alliance.

Envoys of the three kingdoms, what do you want to compete in, and how will we compete?”

“Well, since the Princess has already made up her mind not to enter into a marriage alliance, we will no longer force it.

As for the exchange competition, there are two ways, one is to compete in the mastery of符阵, and the other is a martial force duel.

For the first match, which is the符阵 competition, your Great Liang can find any符阵 master.

For the martial force duel, your younger generation will need to compete with the kings among the geniuses we have brought.

Emperor Liang, Princess Anping, what do you think?

Of course, if you are afraid, you can admit defeat now.”