The vast sea of sand, a dead silence, in the yellow sand, there are occasional green oases dotted among them.

The so-called extreme of things must be opposed, and the extreme of death is life, which is the truth, and the great desert in the northwest is not all endless deserts.

The small oasis where Qiye is located is only ten miles in radius, but there are trees, water, flowers and grass, and it can be regarded as a small paradise in the desert.

There was a small waterhole in the middle of the oasis, and the four of them walked all the way, with chapped lips, ready to fetch some water to drink.

As soon as the four of them squatted down, more than a dozen figures jumped out from behind the tree, pointed at everyone with knives, and shouted, "Rob!"

Qiye was stunned, can he meet robbers here? He subconsciously looked at Mr. Seventy-One.

Mr. Seventy-One coughed twice in embarrassment and explained, "These people are sand thieves, that is, robbers and horse thieves in the desert. ”

Qiye asked, "Where did these sand thieves come from?"

Mr. Seventy-One: "These sand thieves are all felons from all over the world, some have killed people, some have robbed, have committed many crimes, are wanted by the government, and have no way out, so they enter the desert. There is a lack of material in the desert, and if they want to survive, they can only rob. ”

"Then the countries don't care about them?" Qiye asked.

"I can't do it. Mr. Seventy-One shook his head and said, "The desert is so big, send a few people, but you can't find anyone at all." But if you send an army, it will cost money and food, and the loss will be huge, and you may not be able to find people, and the gains outweigh the losses. So this desert is a gray area. ”

Qiye groaned: "Then in this desert, how many sand thieves are there?"

Mr. Seventy-One said, "I don't know about this, maybe you can ask them." But I think the number of people should not be small, after all, countries have existed for thousands of years, and over the years, there are many criminals who have escaped. ”

"Have you said enough?" The leader of the sand thieves was furious, how could he say that he was also robbing with weapons, and it was really unbearable to be ignored by others.

Qiye smiled slightly, looked at Mr. Eighteen, and asked, "Mr. Eighteen, are you coming or am I coming?" ”

Mr. Eighteen said helplessly: "Then I'll come." ”

Nanaba's hurriedly took a few steps back, "Then Mr. Trouble." ”

Mr. Eighteen faced more than a dozen sand thieves, and with a wave of his sleeves, the wind suddenly rose.

Those sand thieves only felt that the back of their hands had been hit hard by something, and they were instantly paralyzed, unconscious, their hands drooped weakly, and the weapons in their hands fell one after another.

"That's amazing!"

Qiye was taken aback, is this the strength of the Great Cultivator of the Heavenly Destiny Realm? It was really terrifying, he didn't even see how Mr. Eighteen made a move, it was too strong.

If Mr. Eighteen wants to take the lives of these people, I am afraid that it will be a matter of raising his hand.

The leader of the sand thieves reacted instantly, knowing that he had kicked the steel plate this time, and hurriedly knelt on the ground and begged for mercy, "Uncle spare your life." ”

The little minions behind him also immediately knelt down and shouted, "Uncle spare your life." ”

Mr. Eighteen retreated to Qiye's side, "I'm not good at this, so it's better for you to come, the Seventh Prince." ”

Qiye smiled, pointed to the two of the sand thieves, and said to Bai Qi: "These two people are handed over to you." ”

Bai Qi instantly understood, and shouted to the two of them: "If you don't want to die, you two can come with me." ”

Of course they didn't want to die, so they obediently followed Bai Qi.

Sending the three away, Qiye forced his eyes at the leader of the sand thieves and asked: "I ask, you answer, I will confront your two subordinates afterwards, if you lie to me, or deliberately conceal it, I will kill you." ”

The leader of the sand thieves hurriedly said, "Uncle, may I ask." ”

Nanabashi asked, "In this desert, how many oases like this are there?"

The leader of the sand thieves said: "As far as the villain knows, there are only twenty, and each oasis is occupied by sand thieves, and the largest oasis is a hundred miles in circumference, and there are nearly ten thousand sand thieves there. We are the smallest, just a dozen of us. ”

Qiye asked again, "How many people are there in this desert?"

"Women and children?" asked the leader of the sand bandits.

Nanaba's nodded, "Everyone." ”

The leader of the sand thieves said: "As far as the villain knows, there are more than 200,000, but this desert is very large, there must be other villains who have not discovered, and the preliminary estimate is that there are at least 400,000 people." ”

400,000 people!

Although everyone was mentally prepared, they were still taken aback when they heard this number.

I didn't expect that in this world full of yellow sand, there were so many people hidden.

Qiye turned around and shouted to Bai Qi who was not far away, "It's okay, come here." ”

Bai Qi heard the voice and came back with two sand thieves.

Qiye asked the question just now, and got the same answer, it seems that the leader of the sand thieves was afraid of death and didn't lie to him.

Leaving Mr. Eighteen and Mr. Seventy-One to guard the group, Qiye pulled Bai Qi to the side and secretly discussed.

Qiye: "400,000 people, is it enough to be our foothold?"

Bai Qi nodded: "It's enough to stand on the ground, but if you want to sit big, it's not enough." ”

Qiye: "Don't worry, let's take it step by step, let's stand firm first." Qiye asked, "How many men do you need to collect these people?"

Bai Qi: "It's hard to say, I don't know much about the situation of the sand pirates, and how many soldiers and horses are needed to defeat and co-opt them depends on the situation." But from the information I just obtained, there are definitely no more than 10,000 people. ”

Qiye said decisively: "Okay, I'll get you 10,000 people." What more could you ask for?"

Bai Qi: "Grain, grass, weapons." ”

Qiye said: "Okay, I'll find a way to get it for you." But you remember, these sand thieves will be the foundation of our future, and if you can persuade us to surrender, we will persuade you to surrender, and if you can kill one less, you will kill one less. ”

Bai Qi hesitated for a moment and said, "My subordinates understand." ”

Seeing that he wanted to speak and stopped, Qiye knew that he still had something to say, and immediately said, "If you have anything to say, just say it." ”

Bai Qidao: "Dare to ask Your Highness, do you want to occupy this desert as our foothold?"

Qiye nodded and said, "That's right." Any questions?"

Bai Qidao: "Please be cautious, this area cannot be garrisoned on a large scale at all, even if we integrate the people and horses in the desert, there is no way to unify it, and it can only be scattered and settled." If the people and horses can't be unified, it is equivalent to five fingers can't make a fist, and the strength that can be exerted is not great at all. And there are also grain, grass, people, and so on, which are all big problems. ”

Qiye smiled: "I understand what you mean, you just want to say that this desert environment is harsh and the limitations are too great, and it can't be done at all, right?"

Bai Qi said: "Not bad. The reason why the three clans of humans, demons, and demons gave up this desert is precisely because of this reason. ”

Qiye asked rhetorically: "You are very right, but have you ever thought that in addition to this place, I can also use it as a foothold? Looking at the world, except for this barren land, other places have been divided up by various countries, do you think they will give us a piece of land?"

Bai Qi was silent.

Qiye continued: "The limitations of this desert are indeed great, but it is precisely because of this limitation that no one controls it that gives us the opportunity to show our strengths. Qiye patted him on the shoulder and smiled mysteriously, "Don't worry, I will turn this desert into a fertile land and surprise everyone in the world." ”

Bai Qi's eyes lit up, "It's because the subordinates are too worried." ”

Qiye said: "Calculate the time, the matter over there in the snow country should have been settled, and I am about to leave here." You just stay, quickly find out the situation here, and after the two people and the demon clan complete the peace talks, I will send you 10,000 horses, and then you will use the fastest speed to integrate the sand thieves in this desert. With people, you and I can show our strengths. ”

Bai Qi hugged his fists and said, "My subordinates understand." ”

Then the two discussed some details, and after thinking about the matter, they reappeared.

As soon as Qiye appeared, Mr. Eighteen rushed to him, overjoyed, and said, "It's done, Seventh Prince, it's done." ”

Qiye looked confused, "What's coming?"

Mr. Eighteen said happily: "I just got the news that your father, the King of the Snow Country, as well as the Six Divisions of Tianzong and the Infinite Temple of Shushan have all agreed to negotiate peace. ”

"Oh. Nanaba's face nodded expressionlessly.

Mr. Eighteen was surprised: "Seventh Prince, why don't you seem to be surprised at all?"

Nanaba: "What's the surprise? Everything was expected by me." As for being happy, they just agreed to negotiate peace, but as for whether the peace talks can really succeed? It is not yet known, but it is a little too early to be happy. ”

Only then did Mr. Eighteen remember that all these things were designed by Qiye and were under his control.

This made him admire Qiye.

It can resolve the grievances of people and demons for thousands of years, and make a pair of mortal enemies sit down and talk, and the means of Qiye are really unpredictable. And Qiye, who has done all this, can still be calm and calm, and he will not be surprised by changes, and this concentration is also very rare.

Heroic!

Mr. Eighteen praised Qiye in his heart, Qiye is really a hero in the world!

Mr. Eighteen asked, "Your Highness, how are you negotiating?

Qiye didn't answer and asked: "Do you want this land, and the human race will cede it to me?"

Mr. Eighteen said sharply: "I dare not say it elsewhere, but this land is absolutely fine." On behalf of the College, I can promise you that I will help you make this happen. ”

Qiye smiled: "Okay, west of the Huai River, I want it all." ”

"West of the Huai River?" Mr. Eighteen hesitated, "Isn't it west of the Qilian Mountains?"

Qiye said: "Mr. Eighteen, to the west of the Qilian Mountains, all of them are large deserts, barren land, and they can't live at all. And from the Qilian Mountains to the Huai River, it's only thirty miles, and I just want such a little place, isn't it too much? Are you really going to force me to die?"

Mr. Eighteen thought about it and realized that this request was really not too much.

Qiye took a piece of desert, and he had already made a big step back, and it was not too much to give him thirty miles of better places.

"Okay, I'll help you convince the Heavenly Sect and the Immeasurable Mind. Mr. Eighteen agreed.

Qiye said: "Since that's the case, then let's go." ”

Mr. Eighteen was stunned, "Go there?"

Qiye smiled: "The place I want has been chosen, and the human and demon clans have also agreed to negotiate peace, so of course the next step is to prepare for the peace meeting." ”

"Yes, yes, yes. Mr. Eighteen reacted, "It's time to prepare for the peace meeting." However, before the meeting, can Your Highness go to Yangshan Academy?"

"What are you doing at Yangshan Academy?" Qiye asked.

Mr. Eighteen smiled bitterly and said, "Your Highness agreed to enter Yangshan Academy as a hostage, but until now, Your Highness doesn't even know what the gate of Yangshan Academy looks like. If this spreads, I am afraid that it will be true. ”

Nanaba's glance at Mr. Eighteen couldn't help but shake his head and smile.