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The crane in the clouds said: "What conditions?"

"Money. Mo Qiu said: "Fifty years ago, when we leased the Fallen Leaf Collar, it was still relatively desolate, and there were far less fertile fields. In the past fifty years, our Mo family has invested countless manpower and material resources in the Fallen Leaf Territory, cultivating fields, building water conservancy, etc., these things don't belong to your Rift Wind Valley, right?"

That sounds like a lot of truth.

Our country has also encountered such a situation at one time and has paid a huge price for it.

Mo Qiu said: "Respected Alliance Lord, my lords, and the Well City Lord of Rift Wind Valley, don't we need to compensate our Mo family before returning the Fallen Leaf Lord?

Zhan Tai Ming nodded.

Many of the princes present nodded.

Yun Zhonghe said: "Then how much compensation do you want to get?"

Mo Qiu said: "The manpower and material resources we invest in the fallen leaf collar every year are converted into silver, more than 100,000 taels, and it will be five million taels in fifty years." Even if the lowest interest rate is calculated, five million twenty or fifty years will require at least fifteen million taels. I'll give you a discount, Splitwind City only needs to compensate us with 10 million taels, and we can return the Fallen Leaf Collar to you. ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the audience gasped.

Ten million taels of silver?

Isn't this crazy?

This kind of astronomical amount of silver, even if it wins the empire, a super power like the Southern Zhou Empire, it will hurt its muscles and bones if it wants to take it out at once.

Although Rift Valley is rich, in the last silver tragedy, Jing Zhongyue used all his strength, and he could only come up with 500,000 taels.

The more than one million taels of silver were earned by Yun Zhonghe trying his best to do his best.

And that way of making money is completely one-off. Non-renewable, non-reproducible.

Even if you dismantle Rift Valley and sell it a few times, it won't sell it for 10 million taels of silver.

Mo Qiu said: "If Rift Valley can come up with 10 million taels of compensation silver before June 17, we are willing to return the Fallen Leaf Collar." ”

Not to mention 10 million taels of silver, even if it is 1 million, you can't get it out.

Yun Zhonghe couldn't help but look at the Zhantai Ming, and then his reaction could reflect the true will of the Shantai family.

Of course, Yun Zhonghe and Jing Zhongyue have long been judged about the true will of Yutai Mingming.

From the interests of the Tantai family, he would never approve of returning the Fallen Leaf Collar to Rift Valley.

The Mo family of Washing Jade City and the Rift Valley Jing family are all the top six princes in the Borderlands. Only when these two families fight is it the most beneficial to the Tantai family.

And once the Fallen Leaf Leader returns to the Jing family, with the assistance of the crane in the clouds, the Rift Wind Valley will not be the top five, but the top three.

But because of the marriage relationship, because of the crane in the clouds to save his life, he had to stand up and nominally support the Rift Valley to take back the Leaf Collar.

After all, he is the leader of the alliance of princes, and if he wants to unify the entire borderless land, he wants to achieve the hegemony of the king.

It is necessary to convince people with virtue, even if it is just pretending. Reputation is still very important to the Tantai family.

As if feeling the gaze of the crane in the clouds, Yutai Zhenming frowned and said: "Ten million taels of silver, this number is too ridiculous, not to mention that Rift Wind Valley can't take it out, not a single prince in the entire Borderland can take it out, and even all the princes in the entire Borderland together can't take it out." And to take it out within ten days, isn't this child's play. ”

As soon as these words came out, the image of the first prince of the first prince of the Ming Dynasty was immediately established.

But Yun Zhonghe sneered in his heart, it was exactly the same as his judgment, this Lord of the Tantai Ming Dynasty didn't want the Mo family to return the fallen leaf collar at all.

And these two people have been secretly colluding for a long time, and they are staging an alternative double reed.

It's just that forced by the life-saving grace of the crane in the clouds, Yutai Anmei had to morally support the Rift Valley Clan.

Hearing Tantai Ming's blame, Mo Qiu immediately stood up, bowed down to Tantai Ming, and said, "Lord Tantai, I know it's wrong. ”

Then, he looked around the audience again, and said: "I am willing to reduce the compensation silver to five million taels, and return it within one year, when all the compensation is in place, our Mo clan will return the fallen leaves to the Split Wind Tanijing family, and we will not delay for half a day." In this way, it can be regarded as the end of benevolence and righteousness. ”

As soon as these words came out, Tantai Zhenming frowned slightly, but after all, he didn't say anything.

At this time, everyone present could see that the first prince, Zhantai Ming, didn't want the Mo clan to return the fallen leaf collar at all, all of this just now was just acting, but all the princes present were all human spirits.

If you can't take out 10 million taels, can you take out 5 million?

Can't take it out.

Even if it's a year, you can't get it out.

Moreover, Rift Valley can't last a year at all, and it's okay without silver, but it's definitely not okay without food.

If Rift Valley agrees to this condition, what will happen next?

Although the Tantai family has once again publicly stated that the blockade and sanctions against the Jing family have been lifted, no one will sell grain to Rift Valley.

The food shortage crisis in Rift Valley will not be resolved.

Of course, in the future, the Tantai family will definitely pretend to support a batch of grain to Riftthe Valley, showing the benevolence and righteousness of the Tantai family.

But this batch of grain is definitely not enough for Rift Valley to eat.

If the grain continues to be cut off like this, it will be completely finished in less than half a year.

At that time, there will be no way to talk about the so-called return of the deciduous collar.

Of course, the complete annihilation of the Rift Tani clan is not in the interests of the Tantai family.

It is in the interests of the Ming Dynasty to kill Jing Zhongyue and let the puppet city lord of Jing Wubian be on top.

Jing Wubian is already the son-in-law of the Tantai family at this time, and Jing Wubian is a madman, so in the future, the son of Jing Wubian and Tantai Wuyan will inherit the position of the city lord in a short time.

What the?

Well boundless and saltless may not give birth to sons?

No, there must be a child, although this child may not be boundless, or even saltless.

This is the ultimate goal of the Tantai family, to completely annex the Rifted Wind Valley.

Therefore, as long as the Rift Valley does not take back the Leaf Collar, the crisis is still not resolved, but worsens.

Even if the Jing family has successfully married the Tantai family, even if the crane in the clouds has a life-saving grace for the Tantai Annihilation.

However, what the crane in the clouds needs is only the nominal support of the Tantai family.

Young Master Mo Qiu said: "Lord Jing Zhongyue, do you accept this plan? If you still don't accept it, then we really have no choice, we can't give up all the achievements of our fifty years of construction to you in vain, there is no such reason in the world, don't you say?"

"Yes!"

"Yes!"

"Yes!"

After the many princes present heard the potential position of the Zhantai Ming Dynasty, they immediately fell to Mo Qiu.

Only the second prince, the Ning family, did not say a word.

It stands to reason that the Ning family, as the second largest prince at this time, shouldn't they start from scratch and win over the Jing family?

This is not the case at all, at this time, the Ning family is doing one thing, that is, Taoguang is obscure, looking for an opportunity.

"Lord Jing Zhongyue, this is also our ultimatum, compensate us with five million taels of silver, and return the fallen leaf collar immediately. Mo Qiu said: "Otherwise, there would be no need to talk about it today." ”

"No, we're not going to agree. Jing Zhongyue said: "In the past fifty years, although you have invested a huge amount of money in the construction of the deciduous collar, you have gained greater benefits. ”

Mo Qiu said: "This is what we deserve, please figure out a concept, what is lend-lease." The lease means that in these fifty years, the Fallen Leaf Territory has completely belonged to our Mo family, and it is not that our Mo family has been your long-term work in these fifty years. ”

Suddenly, the negotiations between the two sides reached an impasse.

To be precise, under the manipulation of the Tai Ming Dynasty, the entire negotiations fell into an expected deadlock.

However, my Tantai family has done its best, I have been speaking for your Jing family, I have repaid your Yun Aotian's life-saving grace, and I have fulfilled the obligation of an in-law.

Yun Zhonghe suddenly said: "I have another plan, I don't know if Young Master Mo Qiu is interested?"

"No interest. Mo Qiu said: "Except for the plan I said, I am not interested in any of your plans." ”

Yun Zhonghe said: "The contest determines the victory or defeat, how about the competition determines the ownership of the fallen leaf leader?" You have a contest with the city lord of the moon in the well, and all the princes of the borderless land witness this contest, if the city lord of the moon in the well wins, you will return the fallen leaf leader." If Young Master Mo Qiu wins, then the Fallen Leaf Collar will belong to the Mo family forever, how about it?"

"I agree!" said Inakatsuki.

Young Master Mo Qiu sneered: "No, I don't agree!"

Yun Zhonghe said: "Young Master Mo Qiu, you are all students of the White Cloud City Lord, and you are still a senior brother, are you cowardly?"

Young Master Mo Qiu said: "I think that my martial arts are no less than the city lord of the moon in the well, but this move is too ridiculous, not serious at all, how can the life and death of a prince's family be decided by a competition? ”

The crane in the clouds looked towards the Zhantai and said, "Lord Tantai, is there such a precedent in the history of the Borderlands?

"There is a precedent for this, but both parties must agree." If one party does not agree, then the contest cannot be held. ”

Mo Qiu said: "Lord Yun Aotian, don't use this brain, I will never agree." ”

The crane in the cloud couldn't help but sigh.

"All of you here may have heard that I, Yun Aotian, am a madman. Yun Zhonghe stepped down from his position, paced in a circle in the center of the venue, and said with a smile: "So I have always had a crazy idea, that is, to marry the City Lord of the Moon in the Well as a wife, so I have always wanted to take the Leaf Collar for her as a dowry." ”

As soon as these words came out, the audience was in an uproar.

Damn, don't you say that we don't know at all that you, a middle-aged and elderly beggar, have such great ambitions.

Sure enough, he's crazy.

Jing Zhongyue even rejected the marriage proposal of the Taijing, let alone you, an old and ugly beggar?

The toad wants to eat swan meat, which is the best interpretation of you.

Yun Zhonghe said: "Have you heard of my martial arts?"

Of course I've heard about it, and I know it clearly.

Your Yun Aotian's martial arts are too much to describe as having no power to restrain the chicken.

It can even be said that it is powerless maggots.

A goose can easily defeat your crane in the clouds.

In the entire Borderlands, there are no less than ten thousand children over the age of eight who can defeat you.

As long as you have practiced martial arts a little, an eight-year-old child can destroy you Yun Aotian ten times with one hand.

It's too much to use a rookie to describe your Yun Aotian's physical strength.

For the martial arts of the crane in the clouds, whether it is Tantai Annihilation or Mo Qiu, he knows the best.

I've never seen such a scumbag, such a weak man.

Yun Zhonghe said: "How about this? We still use the competition to determine the winner, whoever wins, who gets the fallen leaf collar." On the Mo family's side, Young Master Mo Qiu still appears, and on the side of Rift Wind Valley, I will appear!"

As soon as these words came out, the audience went completely crazy.

It's just scorched on the outside and tender on the inside.

The world is crazy, horrible, and perverted.

You, Yun Aotian, actually want to compete with Young Master Mo Qiu?

We can't find any adjectives to describe this, huh?

Mantis arm as a car?

Eggs touching stones?

No, no, no, that's not enough to describe it.

In short, this is the most ridiculous thing that the princes present have ever heard in their lives.

If Yun Aotian said such things in a dream, it would be forgivable, the key is that he was not dreaming.

This man is really a madman, a complete lunatic.

What gave you so much courage to challenge Young Master Mo Qiu? Is it to let the two contracts spontaneously combust and destroy such a small skill of carving insects? That matter does seem extremely mysterious before it is revealed.

And once it's revealed, that's just it.

There are people in the Tantai family who have passed it out, and they only need to go to the cemetery and scrape some white powder, and they can do it.

Yun Aotian can't even beat an eight-year-old child.

And how strong is the martial arts of the young master Mo Qiu? On that day, he alone blocked the swords of Jing Zhongyue and the city lord Mo Ye.

At that time, everyone was suppressed, and they all knew that Young Master Mo Qiu's martial arts were very high, but he didn't expect it to be so high?

Let Jing Zhongyue and Mo Qiu compete, it is quite equal.

If you go to the crane in the clouds, it will be like a moth to a fire.

Yun Zhonghe said: "What's the matter? Young Master Mo Qiu, don't you dare?"

Young Master Mo Qiu also looked at the crane in the clouds in disbelief at all, and hissed, "You, are you serious?"

Yun Zhonghe said: "Of course it is serious, and you can sign a life and death contract in front of everyone." Rest assured, this time the contract was witnessed by all the adults present, and it was impossible to be wiped out. ”

"Young Master Mo Qiu, on June 13, the two of us will fight to the death. You win, and the Fallen Leaf Collar will forever belong to your Mo family. If I win, the Mo family will unconditionally return the fallen leaves to the Jing family. ”

"If you want, you can sign this contract now in front of everyone. ”

Everyone in the room gasped.

Yun Aotian, this madman, turned out to be serious?

Oh, my God?

The Mo family has picked up a big bargain.

In this competition, even if Mo Qiu closes his eyes and traps his hands and feet, he can easily win.

Yun Aotian This is simply the permanent ownership of the fallen leaf collar, and he will give it with both hands, is there anything easier in the world than this?

Is Jing Zhongyue also crazy? would he let Yun Aotian do such nonsense?

The princes present thought so, but Mo Qiu's instinctive reaction when he heard this sentence was to refuse.

Others don't know about the crane in the clouds, but he still understands.

Last time, the Mo family fell for Yun Zhonghe's poisonous plan, not only cleared the Jing family of charges in vain and lifted the blockade sanctions, but also became a laughing stock.

Of course, Mo Qiu certainly didn't think that he would lose, even a finger could kill Yun Aotian.

He was worried that Yun Aotian was going to play some kind of conspiracy again.

But the temptation is too great!

As long as you defeat the Crane in the Clouds, you will permanently occupy the Deciduous Collar.

It's a no-brainer.

The point is that he remembered the secret conversation with Tantai last night.

He said he didn't really care about half of the Borderlands' annual revenue, and was willing to change it to a third.

There was only one thing he wanted Mo Qiu to do.

That is to kill the crane in the clouds.

That's right, this is what Tai Zhanming said when he was talking in secret.

No one has heard this sentence except Mo Qiu, and there is no evidence, but what is said is what is said.

At that time, Mo Qiu was very surprised, the crane in the clouds had just rescued you. Instead of repaying the favor, you want to kill him?

However, Mo Qiu can understand this matter very well. Because the crane in the cloud behaves too demonic, so smart that people are scared.

He tried to recruit the crane in the clouds, but he was refused, so such a person could only be killed.

And it can't be killed by the Tantai family, Mo Qiu has become the best candidate.

So, Mo Qiu looked at Tantai and said, "Alliance leader, what is your opinion?"

"Ridiculous, ridiculous. Zhan Tai Ming turned his gaze away.

But Mo Qiu understood, and he agreed, and strongly urged him Mo Qiu to agree.

Take this opportunity to kill the crane in the clouds, once and for all, and be justified.

Suddenly, Mo Qiu said coldly: "Crane in the clouds, this is not an ordinary competition, this is a life-and-death duel, people will die, and they will sign a life and death certificate!"

Yun Zhonghe smiled: "I said a long time ago, I am willing to sign a life and death contract." A war determines life and death, and a war determines the belonging of the fallen leaves. ”

Mo Qiu said: "That's good, I'll fulfill you." ”

The crane in the cloud said: "That means, you agreed?"

Mo Qiu said: "On the tenth day of the sixth month, you and I will fight to the death on the border between Rift Valley and Washing Jade City, and all the princes of the Borderless Land will be present to witness. A war determines life and death, and a war determines the belonging of the fallen leaves. ”

The crane in the cloud said: "Okay, a word is a certainty!"

"It's a deal!"

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Note: The first update will still exceed 10,000 words today!