Lu Qingxi didn't care about this obviously ridiculous ridicule. He stared intently at Tianhao for half a minute, and then reached out to pick up a bowl and go to serve the chicken soup in the pot.

It tastes really good, it's delicious, and in addition to the chicken chopped into large pieces, there are also some mushrooms in the soup. He could drink the taste of a fang-toothed pig, but he didn't see the flesh of the pachyderm in the soup, so he thought it was just seasoned with some fat.

After a day out in such cold weather, no one would refuse a bowl of piping hot and delicious chicken soup.

"You are a cunning person, with you, I have to be careful." Lu Qingxi drank the soup slowly, his eyes revealing instinctive vigilance.

Looking at the exquisitely made padded jacket on his body and embroidered with beautiful patterns, Tianhao said calmly: "You seem to have forgotten that it was I who helped you sit in your current position." You would never have been the king of the stags without me. ”

"How can such a thing be forgotten." Lu Qingxi smiled bitterly and shook his head, he felt the warmth from the flame in front of him, and slowly shook the small half bowl of chicken soup in his hand: "We are good collaborators, you are a smart person, you know very well, I will not be your enemy." ”

"Collaborators?" Tianhao smiled and feigned surprise: "Aren't we friends?" ”

"It's not." Lu Qingxi is very sure of this. He opened his mouth to speak, but hesitated as the words blurted out, and then considered word by word: "I mean, we ...... I, I can't be your friend right now. ”

"Why?" Tianhao stared at him with dark eyes.

"I don't have the ability to do that as well as you." A trace of sincerity appeared on Lu Qingxi's long and narrow face: "From Panshi Village to Panshi City, and then to the later lord, and now the patriarch, I am dazzled and ashamed of these achievements you have achieved. Although we are now the same as the patriarchs, the Buck Tribes are not as good as the Thunder Cattle Tribes in terms of strength and population. You can't be friends without reciprocal power, so I can only work with you. ”

Tianhao was a little surprised, but it didn't show it on his face.

Compared with when they first met a few years ago, Lu Qingxi has gone up several steps in both conversation and performance. The influence and transformation effect of being in a high position of patriarch on a person can be seen from this. He is a lot less arrogant, learns to think calmly in different situations, and controls his inner desires and emotions well...... Hehe, he doesn't even say things like "we're friends" anymore, but is careful to use the word "cooperation" instead.

Lu Qingxi leaned his neck and drank the soup in the bowl, put it down steadily, he looked at Tianhao who was sitting opposite, and asked seriously: "Say, why did you ask me to come over?" ”

He is now the king of the clan, and it will be difficult for him to leave Stag City without attracting attention. But even so, as soon as he received Tianhao's secret letter, Lu Qingxi immediately began to make comprehensive arrangements, he found a stand-in, took a few elite guards to take advantage of the night, quietly crossed the border, and arrived at the territory of the Niu clan.

He had an instinctive fear of Tianhao.

This man knows his whole secrets. Especially how to ascend to the throne, from the prince who was at the bottom of the succession to the king of the stag, Tianhao's tentacles penetrated all aspects of Lu Qingxi, including every detail of daily life. Although this was a secret exchange of interests between the two people, Lu Qingxi turned a blind eye to Panshi City's repeated annexation of the Lu clan village afterwards, but there was always a fear of Tianhao in his heart, and he felt that this person was watching at any time, and even faintly controlled his soul.

He knew of my plots.

He knows how I killed my brother.

He knew that I had killed my father.

Now, he wants to use my hand to do some kind of evil and terrible deed?

Tian Hao's expression was as usual, and the flames shone on his handsome face, shining with a soft light: "You are a smart person, and the position of the king of stags does not match your strength." I think you can go one step further and become the supreme king who truly rules the entire deer clan. ”

“…… What did you say? On the way here, Lu Qingxi thought about the real reason why Tianhao invited him to meet countless times, but he never thought that he would say such a thing, it was unbelievable: "The king of the entire deer clan? ”

"Yes." Tianhao's serious face did not have the slightest hint of joke: "I can help you become the king of the Deer Clan, a majesty that all the tribal patriarchs of the Deer Clan must bow down to." ”

The muscles on Lu Qingxi's face kept twitching, and his hands trembled uncontrollably. The cold wind howled outside the house, like a ghost cry, but he couldn't hear anything, only the words "King of the Deer Clan" were frantically pounding in his head, and he was biting like a beast.

“…… You...... Are you sure? He asked in a trembling voice.

Tian Hao spread his hands easily, his smile was like sunshine, and people didn't feel the slightest hint of conspiracy in it: "Of course, otherwise I wouldn't have invited you here to talk." ”

"What do you want?" Although it was a temptation, Lu Qingxi understood that this was the beginning of bargaining between each other.

"I'm glad you thought of this question in the first place. This shows that you still have a clear head, and you are not the kind of person who is so blinded by a little benefit that you don't know what you're doing...... Well, it's the basis for fair cooperation between us. Tianhao's smile was extremely charming and infectious: "Then, I'll talk about my price." ”

"There are 1.5 million people in the deer tribe. When you ascend to the throne, I will take one-third of it, no matter what method you use. Tianhao spoke lightly, as if the topic he was talking about was half a million ants.

“…… Are you kidding? ”

Lu Qingxi didn't get angry, he knew that he could only smile bitterly now, and the way of standing up and leaving in a rage was completely unsuitable for him, and it would lead to extremely serious consequences: "500,000 people...... It's just too much. ”

"There are only 300,000 stags, which is a long time ago. From the last war to the present, the population of the Stag Clan is only about 200,000. I know that you have a heavy responsibility on your shoulders, and that many of your commanders are clamoring for war against me. However, they don't know about our relationship...... Well, friend, I think it's still friends between us, not a simple cooperation. I've been helping you, as long as you become the king of the deer clan, you can solve all your troubles at once. ”

Tianhao's smile was full of masculine charm, and he was satisfied with Lu Qingxi's performance: he didn't refuse on the spot, and he didn't get angry, everything showed that he was moved. Bargaining is normal, as long as it is not a serious resistance from the depths of the heart, it indicates that there is a possibility of cooperation between the two parties.

What's more, the bait he threw was full of fragrance, and Lu Qingxi couldn't resist it at all.

"You mean, the people who helped me solve my troubles are counted within half a million?" Lu Qingxi understood Tianhao's subtext.

"So to speak." Tianhao's answer was ambiguous, and only he knew how many specific ingredients there were in actual affirmation.

"Let's talk about your plan first!" Lu Qingxi was not so easily fooled: "The eight characters have not been skimmed yet, it is too early to talk about the benefits of your profit from it." ”

Tianhao casually took out a bound document from under the table and handed it over from above the flame and soup pot: "This is a plan made last month, all the details are impeccable, as long as you want, just sign it." ”

Sign?

This word was a little unfamiliar to Lu Qingxi, he glanced at Tianhao suspiciously, reached out to take the document, and opened the blank cover with anticipation and vigilance, and after reading it for less than five minutes, he suddenly raised his head, and the depths of his eyes released extreme shock, and his pupils suddenly constricted.

“…… You...... Can you do it to this extent? His voice was a little hoarse, and excitement and wildness were quickly dominating his emotions.

Tianhao nodded calmly, picked up the tongs casually, picked up a piece of honeycomb peat and stuffed it into the fire, and said meaningfully: "I never do things that I am not sure of." ”

"You're a real devil." Lu Qingxi had never had such a strong fear of Tianhao as he did now, and he muttered to himself: "If there are really devils in this world, you must be the best among them, or even the demon king himself." ”

"Thanks for the compliment." Tianhao was unmoved, he seemed a little lazy: "Keep looking, I don't have much time, and you are the same, at most you will have to leave in the second half of the night." ”

Lu Qingxi has always thought that he is extremely smart, although he killed his father and brother with the help of outsiders, but if he didn't have his own painstaking management and exquisite planning, he wouldn't be able to become the current king of the buck no matter what. He is analytic and knows how to make trade-offs to get the most out of them...... However, in front of this top-secret document, which was only a few thin pages, he felt that everything he was proud of had lost its effect, and it seemed so pale, just like a child playing tricks in front of the old and wise, thinking that he had a plan, but he had already been seen through, but the other party did not pierce it, and ignored everything with the attitude of watching the game.

Looking at the words on the document, Lu Qingxi secretly clenched his fists, and the intense brain thinking caused the blood vessels to swell and bulge on both sides of his forehead, he was so excited that he couldn't help himself, but he tried to control his emotions and try not to show it in front of Tianhao. Everyone is the king of the clan, and once this plan is implemented, his status will be immediately promoted to the rank of His Majesty...... What's the difference between that and a step to the sky?

Through the blazing fire, Tianhao sent a fluttering sentence: "How about it, 500,000 people are not much, right?" ”

Lu Qingxi felt that the weight of these words was extremely heavy, as if he was pressing on a mountain in his heart. He raised his head, swallowed his throat hard, and said with difficulty, "Can you have less?" Well...... 400,000 ...... 450,000 ...... What do you think? ”

Tianhao sat up straight, he looked at the wolf Gu eaglely, and the cold gaze released from the depths of his eyes was full of deterrent power: "I have always thought that you are a determined and courageous person. I didn't expect you to procrastinate on such a thing...... If you think clearly, this plan has a time limit, and this is the best opportunity right now. Hehe, do you think I'm going to give in? Do you think there will be the same opportunity in the future? ”

Lu Qingxi fell silent, his face was pale, and he didn't say a word.

Tianhao ignored his performance, neither angry nor angry, and his tone was calm, clear and coherent: "It makes a lot of money to trade one-third of the population for a throne. You have to understand that the world is not static. Now I can promise you a price, even if there is a similar opportunity in the future, it will not be the current number. ”

"In a few years, I want more. 600,000, 700,000, or even 1 million ......" Tianhao's tone was as cold as his face: "You have to understand, women are very capable of giving birth, and I am only booking the children they should have in the next few years." ”

Lu Qingxi raised his head, his expression was a little hesitant, but also a little vaguely resolute: "You are too greedy, I think we can discuss, in fact, 450,000 has already ......"

"Nope! That's impossible! I will never say yes! Tianhao opened his mouth and rejected the other party's suggestion. He stared at the other side with wolf-like fierce eyes: "I have already said, don't bargain with this king. This is the last warning. By the way: you do not have this qualification. ”

Lu Qingxi's heart trembled again.

He noticed that Tianhao used the word "Ben Wang".

This means that there is a difference in identity between the two people. They are also the kings of the tribes, but they are not equal to each other because of the difference in strength. It's not surprising at all, not to mention that he still has a lot of secrets in the hands of the other party.

If you think about it, even if you hand over 500,000 people, it's not a big deal. At least he became the Majesty of the Deer Clan, if ...... Lu Qingxi has thought of all kinds of possibilities, and with his own skills and strength, he should be able to integrate all the tribes well. At that time, with the strong strength of a million Deer Clan, plus the support from other tribes such as the Tiger Clan and the Lion Clan, it should not be difficult to take out a mere Thunder Bull Tribe.

It's just an idea.

The focus remains on the plan itself. If he hadn't seen this document with his own eyes, Lu Qingxi would not have agreed to Tianhao's price anyway.

This is highly operable and has a 90 percent chance of success.

After thinking about every detail comprehensively, Lu Qingxi supported his knees with both hands, stood up, and stared at Tianhao with extremely complicated eyes: "You...... Do you really think of me as a friend? ”

Tianhao put away his serious and indifferent expression, and a gentle and kind smile was released again on his face. He walked around the fire pond, walked in front of Lu Qingxi, opened his arms, and gave the other party a strong and powerful hug.

"You have to review your own ideas. I've been your backing from the beginning, think about it, I've helped you solve so many problems, and in the end, you question the friendship between you and me. ”

"We are friends, even close brothers. Never doubt this. ”

When he let go of his arm, Lu Qingxi could no longer see the slightest doubt in his eyes. He was smiling as well, and his smile was even sweeter than Tianhao's.

Tianhao bent down and picked up the wine jug from the wooden table and filled two wine glasses: "I wish us a happy cooperation, Your Majesty the Deer King." ”