Chapter 207: The Round Table Council
Han Bing began to devote himself to studying the alchemy jade slip given to him by Mu Qingying, and stayed at home all day.
After Stormwind completely occupied the Pinggu Kingdom, the invasion slowed down surprisingly, but the Southern and Northern Alliances continued to be in dispute all day long.
Gradually, the North and South Alliances lost their own troops, so that even if the two sides merged again, their strength was not as good as before. The Cloud Mist Sect did not really get involved in the dispute between the North and the South, and on the bright side, it always maintained a neutral and neutral attitude.
Han Bing resigned from the position of elder and acting deputy leader of the Southern Alliance on the grounds that he was busy with the affairs of the sect, and only held the false title of honorary elder, and did not manage specific affairs.
Finally, one day, in a triangular area at the junction of Pinggu and Yunlin, the two sides of the Northern and Southern Alliances each sent several envoys to sit together to discuss an agreement to stop the war.
However, the negotiation did not develop in the established direction of the two sides, and a year later, the Northern Alliance took the lead in proposing to include the envoys of Stormwind City in the negotiation table, and at this time, the Southern Alliance also took advantage of the situation to bring the Cloud Mist Sect to the table.
A total of 40 envoys from the Quartet formed the Round Table Council. It was also from this moment that the Cloud Mist Sect was truly recognized by the other three parties from the bright side, and the situation of the four worlds was further clarified.
On this day, the envoys of the Quartet gathered together.
Outside the main hall of the parliament, there are escort troops from all sides, according to the regulations of the parliament, the number of accompanying escort troops cannot exceed 200 people.
Although there have been many such gatherings for the Southern Alliance and the Northern Alliance, it is the first time for the Cloud Mist Sect and Stormwind City.
The Cloud Mist Sect was headed by Xia Wanqi, and she brought nine elders with her. When she entered the room, the round table was already full of representatives from the other three parties.
The eyes of dozens of people gathered on Xia Wanqi and his party. It was the first time to participate in such a council, and before entering the door, Xia Wanqi had already told the elders to maintain a cautious attitude.
On the South Alliance side, this time it was Mu Qingying who led the team, she glanced at the venue, her eyes stayed on Xia Wanqi's body for a moment, and then turned to the side of Stormwind City again.
Stormwind City was led by Wang Ling, and sitting next to Wang Ling was a young woman in green with a beautiful face, Mu Qingying's gaze was more often on this woman, although she was just sitting under Wang Ling.
"This Cloud Mist Sect's Sect Master, Han Bing, was originally the acting deputy leader of your Southern Alliance, but how could he be independent of the Southern Alliance and become his own party?"
Mu Qingying's face was quite ugly when she heard this, the Northern Alliance and Stormwind City seemed to be colluding in private, although no tangible evidence was found, but the Southern Alliance would not be aware of it at all, and now in the negotiation venue, if the Cloud Mist Sect is kicked out again, the Southern Alliance will be in a more passive position.
Regarding the question raised by Beimeng, she was in trouble for a while, and she didn't know how to answer, but when she was embarrassed, Xia Wanqi suddenly spoke.
"Now our Han Sect Master is just holding the empty title of Honorary Elder of the Southern Alliance, and at most he can only be regarded as a guest secretary of the Southern Alliance. Moreover, the Cloud Mist Sect has always remained neutral in the world's disputes, and has not become a subsidiary of the Southern Alliance. Xia Wanqi's face did not change, and her tone was calm.
After Xia Wanqi finished speaking, her eyes glanced at Mu Qingying intentionally or unintentionally.
"What Vice Sect Master Xia said is right, and the Southern Alliance also means the same. Mu Qingying breathed a sigh of relief and said.
"The Cloud Mist Sect has unequivocally attacked the Water Moon Country to which my Northern Alliance belongs, isn't it because the Southern Alliance is behind it?" said the middle-aged man from the Northern Alliance in a somewhat harsh tone.
Xia Wanqi smiled slightly and said, "Dare to ask what this Northern Alliance envoy is called?"
"His name is Liu Yuanqing, and he is an elder of the Northern League. Mu Qingying said, with a hint of disdain and disgust in her tone.
"It turned out to be Elder Liu, who has admired the name for a long time, the matter of the Water Moon Country, the Cloud Mist Sect is forced to develop, the Cloud Mist Sect needs to develop, and has repeatedly asked the royal family of the Water Moon Country to increase the land grant, but for some reason, the other party refused, and he was embarrassed by the Cloud Mist Sect everywhere, and he had to ...... it" When Xia Wanqi spoke, her face was full of apologies. "Therefore, this move of the Cloud Mist Sect is not aimed at the Northern Alliance, and I hope that Elder Liu will understand. ”
"So, even if the Water Moon Kingdom is not affiliated with the Northern Alliance, but belongs to the Southern Alliance or Stormwind City, your sect will also use thunder tactics against it?" Elder Liu snorted. When he spoke, he deliberately glanced in the direction where Wang Ling was.
Xia Wanqi listened, smiled faintly, and was noncommittal.
Wang Ling remained silent and never said a word, as did the young woman beside her.
"Elder Wang, I don't know what you think?" Liu Yuanqing turned to Wang Ling, with a faint hint of flattery on his face. Now that the Quartet can sit at the table, there is no doubt that Stormwind City is the strongest.
"As long as the Cloud Mist Sect can keep its place in peace in the future and don't cause other incidents, it doesn't matter. Wang Ling glanced at Liu Yuanqing, looked at Xia Wanqi's face, and said indifferently.
Wang Ling's words didn't seem to really take Beimeng into his eyes, and Liu Yuanqing nodded a little embarrassed.
"Vice Alliance Master Mu, I heard that your marriage with Han Bing has ended?" Wang Ling suddenly turned her gaze to Mu Qingying and asked.
As soon as these words came out, whispers immediately came from the round table, and everyone's eyes were neatly cast on Mu Qingying.
Mu Qingying's face was gloomy, and Stormwind City obviously wanted to embarrass herself.
"Hahaha, this shouldn't be true, right? Liu Yuanqing laughed and said, and several accompanying elders of the Northern Alliance also smiled and nodded.
"This is my private matter and has nothing to do with SAARC. Mu Qingying raised her head and looked directly at Wang Ling.
Wang Ling was about to speak, but at this moment, the young woman sitting next to her suddenly said, "Okay, in my opinion, everyone should not waste time, let's talk about business." ”
Her voice was crisp and pleasant, but everyone was stunned, and Wang Ling, who was beside her, looked even more solemn, and did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly said: "Miss Mu, tell me, what is the purpose of the round table council proposed by SAARC this time?"
Mu Qingying's gaze fell on the woman in green again, as soon as this person entered the door, she already felt that the identity of the other party was not simple, and now seeing Wang Ling's reaction, it confirmed her guess.
Xia Wanqi was also puzzled at this time, she knew Wang Ling's status in Stormwind City, and then looked at the look and demeanor of the woman in green, a bold guess sprouted in her heart.
Mu Qingying cleared her throat and said: "After more than a hundred years of war in the last hundred years, the Sunset Star has brought great harm to the entire Cultivation Realm, and ordinary mortals are even more miserable, if this continues, the strength of the entire Setting Star Cultivation Realm will be greatly damaged, and it won't be long before the second-level Sunset Star Realm may be downgraded to a first-level ......."
After Mu Qingying's words were finished, there was a brief silence on the round table.
"To put it bluntly, whether it's the Southern Alliance, the Northern Alliance, Stormwind City, or the Cloud Mist Sect, we are all residents of Sunset Star, I think, everyone doesn't want to see such a result, right?" Mu Qingying continued.
"What Miss Mu said makes sense. Xia Wanqi nodded and said, "The Cloud Mist Sect has discovered that not far from the Sunset Star Boundary, there are still several second-level Star Boundaries of comparable strength, if we continue to fight among ourselves, it is difficult to guarantee that one day they will not take advantage of the situation." ”
"Cloud Mist Sect's star map, how is it drawn?" Wang Ling's eyes lit up, looked at Xia Wanqi, and asked.
"Star map?" everyone exclaimed, even Mu Qingying, it was the first time she had heard that the Cloud Mist Sect was actually drawing a star map independently.
"It's going well. Xia Wanqi smiled slightly and said, she didn't want to reveal too much in this matter. As soon as these words came out, some people exclaimed again, and there are many people here who are knowledgeable, and they naturally know the difficulty of drawing star maps.
Wang Ling glanced at Xia Wanqi again, turned her gaze to everyone, and said: "My Stormwind City has no plans to continue to expand now, you can rest assured, as Miss Mu said, I hope everyone can maintain a peaceful attitude, if there is any dispute that needs to be mediated by Stormwind City, Stormwind City will not refuse." ”
The three parties have already expressed their positions, and the remaining side of the Northern Alliance, although they are unwilling, do not dare to say more. Liu Yuanqing coughed and said:
"The Northern Alliance has no opinion, it's just that the first few sneak attacks of the Southern Alliance have caused heavy losses to my Northern Alliance, and I think the Southern Alliance should give an explanation for this loss, right?"
"Hmph, according to what you say, isn't the loss of the Southern Alliance even greater over the years?Who do we want to say?" Mu Qingying said in a deep voice.
"The reason why the South League lost was because the strength of the head-to-head confrontation was not good, and our North League attack has always been above board and will not be sneaky. Liu Yuanqing raised his voice and said loudly.
Xia Wanqi frowned slightly, glanced up at Liu Yuanqing, and said faintly:
"Elder Liu, the Northern Alliance has gathered hundreds of thousands of troops near the North Sea and the Arctic Ice Sheet, is it going to go to the sea to fish openly?"
Liu Yuanqing was shocked, and then his face changed greatly, the 300,000 troops that the Northern Alliance is now secretly assembling are extremely confidential matters at the top of the entire Northern Alliance, and the location of the army's assembly is in the distant North Sea and the Arctic ice field, and it is impossible for the enemy's spies to explore. How did the Cloud Mist Sect know?
Xia Wanqi looked at Liu Yuanqing with a sneer, she just wanted to choke this Northern Alliance, and she kept saying that it was above board, if it was above board, there would not have been the assassination of Han Bing in the first place.
What Xia Wanqi said, even Wang Ling and Mu Qingying were shocked, and both sides turned their heads and stared at Liu Yuanqing coldly.
"Misunderstanding, misunderstanding! Liu Yuanqing smiled awkwardly and said: "That is the normal military drill of the Northern Alliance, and it will be disbanded after a few days." ”
Wang Ling glanced at Xia Wanqi deeply, did the Cloud Mist Sect really have such a great ability, and her intelligence gathering ability was actually far above Stormwind City, which she was greatly surprised.