Chapter Eighty-Five: The Enemy Meets
The next morning, the Phantom King decided to go first to find the dragon clan patriarch, he couldn't let go of the matter of the fierce beast, he didn't know what he was worried about, Lin Qian was waiting on the island for Raymond's arrival and preparing for the return.
A large, slightly luxurious ship docked on the shore, with about a few dozen people on board, and Raymond was among them. He was escorted by two guards, but his spirit shone, and he clearly knew that he was about to be released.
"Lin, we're meeting again!"
An unkind voice came, and Lin Qian noticed that Achill was also coming.
"Son Achill, don't come unharmed!" Lin Qian symbolically politely said.
"I will never forget the shame of last time, and I will never give up my pursuit of the princess!" said Achill firmly.
"Hehe, good luck!" Lin Qian didn't bother to entangle with him, and walked straight past him to greet Raymond, who he hadn't seen for a long time.
"Suffered!" Lin Qian wanted to say some words of praise and sympathy, but there was only this short sentence left on his lips.
"Little thing! Is the matter settled?" As a proud dragon, being imprisoned by humans for several days has worn out a lot of Raymond's sharpness, but it has also added a lot of stability to him.
"It's all settled, I'll go and talk to the Great Elder and leave. Lin Qian said a word, and he looked forward to leaving quickly at this moment, because there were a few hateful glances on the big boat.
"Are you Lin?" an old man fell directly in front of Lin Qian and asked unceremoniously.
Raymond hurriedly took a step forward and sideways to protect Lin Qian, he knew the terrifying strength of this second elder, and even he was no match for him.
"Yes, Your Excellency?" Lin Qian motioned for Raymond to step aside, and he took a small step forward imperceptibly.
"Did you design to harm Ajnon?" the second elder ignored Lin Qian's words and continued to ask.
"I don't know Your Excellency, and I'm not obligated to answer your questions. Lin Qian's attitude towards him was already unhappy, and asking such stupid questions at this juncture made Lin Qian lose interest in continuing to talk with him.
"If you don't answer, you're acquiescing?" The second elder was aggressive, and he had the meaning of fighting if he didn't agree with him.
Lin Qian didn't want to continue to intensify the conflict, but he didn't want to be a turtle with a shrunken head, so he asked with a serious face: "Excuse me, are all the people in Nanyang like you?"
The second elder burst into flames, but he held back his anger and gritted his teeth and asked, "What do you mean by this?"
"If you don't answer, you're acquiescing?" Lin Qian learned his original words and mocked again, "Then I'm really in the wrong place." ”
"Boy, you're too arrogant!" the second elder clasped his hands, ready to make a move.
"Come in and say!" At this moment, a voice suddenly came from the island, not loud, but it was clear to everyone present.
It was Potlime's voice, low and weak, a little weak. When the second elder heard the voice, he snorted angrily and walked away, and stepped into the discussion center on the island first. Lin Qian smiled bitterly and shook his head, it seemed that it was not easy to leave.
Potlime was still in a wheelchair, in the main seat, followed by the other elders, Achill barely had a seat in the last seat, Lin Qian was in the first place on the right, and the rest of the magicians were outside, only Raymond stood behind him.
"What's the matter, say it now!" Potlem closed his eyes, and there was a seriousness in his voice.
The second elder who was still flying and domineering just now did not say a word at this time, although he was the second elder, he had far less power to speak than Poolem, and he did not dare to be presumptuous in front of him.
There was silence on the field, except for the sound of Potlem's heavy breathing.
"Second, you say. The Great Elder didn't raise his eyelids, and directly called names.
When Lin Qian heard the title of "second child", a silent smile immediately appeared on his face, which made the group of people who were staring at him on the opposite side inexplicable for a while.
"Big brother, then I'll be straight to the point. The second elder stood up and walked into the middle of the field, looking at Lin Qian condescendingly, the hatred in his eyes even worse.
"May I ask President Lin, whose hands did my son Ajnon die?"
"I'm behind the scenes to instruct Charles. Lin Qian stood up and admitted bluntly.
Not only the Second Elder, but everyone present was shocked by Lin Qian's answer, and even Potlaim raised his eyelids when he heard Lin Qian's answer, his eyes full of doubts.
"You...... Are you telling the truth?" the second elder was first taken aback, then secretly happy in his heart, and asked eagerly.
"If the second elder is willing to believe, nature is the fact, if he is not willing to believe, it is naturally not the truth. It all depends on whether the second elder is willing to believe it or not. Lin Qian went around in a circle, but he didn't answer directly, "If the second elder had already decided that it was me in his heart, then whether I admit it or not, it won't make you change your mind, so why should I defend myself?"
The second elder's face was blue and white for a while, he didn't take advantage of his words, even if he did it at this time, it was unreasonable and unreasonable.
"Hugh has to quibble, the three Ajnons were released from the palace that day, why would Charles know their whereabouts?" the second elder refuted sharply, and added at the end, "Do you dare to answer the old man head-on?"
"I told you. Lin Qian admitted it as a matter of course.
"You...... You finally admit it?" the second elder laughed angrily, he didn't believe that this Lin Qian could still be sophistry.
"Yes, I'll admit, I told Charles about it, but I didn't let him kill the three of them, it was his own decision. Lin Qian immediately turned a corner and cleared up the relationship.
"Then why did you tell Charles? You obviously knew that Charles had a grudge against them!" The second elder clenched on to this, but he didn't know that this was the trap that Lin Qian deliberately released.
"Oh, Charles has a grudge against them, what is the grudge, why can't I remember?" Lin Qian was a scoundrel at this time.
"Don't you know, Ajnon, they killed Charles's son......" said the second elder and stopped here, realizing that he had been fooled.
Lin Qian suddenly realized: "Oh, speaking of which, I remembered. Ajnon, Terrence, Yavis, the three of them, it seems that they accidentally killed Charles's son, right?"
The second elder didn't speak in a muffled voice, which could be regarded as a tacit acquiescence.
Lin Qian paced up to the Second Elder and asked word by word, "Second Elder, you have already felt how painful the pain of losing a child is, but it seems that Patriarch Charles will also have this kind of pain. Do you think he should kill your son and hold his son's revenge? ”
The second elder didn't want to be bypassed by his words, and was asked by the other party using his words. He was not as frank as Lin Qian, and he dared to admit the truth directly.
"Even if that's the case, then it's not up to you to plan his revenge!" the second elder thought for a long time and finally thought of how to answer.
"Why shouldn't it be me? I have always been good friends with Patriarch Charles, and helping him to take revenge is also what friends should do. Lin Qian's words were reasonable, but he didn't know that he was still in an antagonistic relationship with Charles before.
The Second Elder's momentum immediately softened: "Hasn't President Lin heard the phrase 'When is the time for retribution?'"
Lin Qian nodded, and said with a straight face: "Of course I have heard of it, but it's a pity that I am narrow-minded and not as good as the second elder." The two elders are broad-minded, and they are not comparable to ordinary people. How about putting down this enmity from the Second Elder?"
"You!" the second elder was furious and couldn't help but make a move.
"That's it. Potolem, who had listened to the good drama for a long time, spoke at this time, and this sentence came in a timely manner, which not only resolved the dispute between the two, but also resolved the embarrassment of the second elder.
Lin Qian bowed to the second elder to apologize, and then retreated to his seat, he knew that the great elder had saved him once this time, so he had enough face for the other party.
The second elder saw that Lin Qian went back so politely, and it was not easy to pursue it again, and the eldest brother had already spoken, so he had to sit back in his place.
Seeing that both sides had let go of their anger, Poolem continued to speak: "President Lin is here on behalf of the princess this time, if you have any personal grievances, let's put aside any personal grievances for the time being, we will only talk about business today." ”
"Yes!" everyone replied in unison.
"If the threat of the beast is not removed, I am afraid that my Nanyang will never be at peace. How about the old man who wants to borrow the land of the empire and settle some of the inhabitants?" the Great Elder came up and talked about a big matter.
Borrowing land and immigrating? This is clearly to cede land and colonize, and it is comparable to the Eight-Nation Alliance.
"I'm afraid I can't be the master of this matter. Lin Qian politely refused.
"The land will not be borrowed in vain, the old will pay the rent, and the residents will have their own Nanyang management, and they will not make trouble everywhere. The Great Elder didn't seem to hear Lin Qian's words, and was still making conditions.
"He is not a member of the royal family, and all this still needs to be decided by the princess. Lin Qian thought he had made his words clear enough.
"As long as there is a swamp in the southern part of the continent, there are no inhabitants there, and it does not affect the lives of other residents of the empire. Potlime added another condition.
Lin Qian wanted to laugh a little, he really didn't have the power to govern the country, why didn't this great elder listen?
"If President Lin is still not at ease, the old man is willing to send his grandson Archill to the Blue City as a hostage. Portlem added another condition that made Lin Qian's heart soft.
Since the words have been talked about, Lin Qian didn't want to ruin the other party's interest, so he nodded and agreed: "I will definitely convey my thoughts to the princess and the eldest elder after the next return trip, and please don't be anxious!"
Potlaim was still not satisfied with Lin Qian's answer, thought for a while and said, "The old man has been practicing for many years, and he has compiled some books on natural magic, which can be regarded as a contribution to President Lin's newly established academy, how about it?"
"I've convinced you!" Lin Qianxin said in his heart, why is this old guy so stubborn, he has to agree by himself, and he is sure that he will really be angry if he is in a hurry.
"Well, I agreed for the princess first, and when I go back, I will naturally persuade the princess to promote the early implementation of this matter. ”
It wasn't until he heard Lin Qian say yes that he smiled and closed his eyes.