Outside the window, a clear beam of light passed through the bamboo curtain, revealing a slow-drifting fine dust in the air. The deep dark wood texture of the wine table contrasts with the white paper. The sound of dripping water from nowhere is crisp and even. Tall fir trees in the distance. as well as the eyes.

Sheng Yucheng involuntarily looked at the young man, and at this moment, he inexplicably felt a quiet heart, and all the subtle scenes around him that were often ignored poured into his perception, but he failed to hear Lu Qiming's words clearly.

Sheng Yucheng knew that he was out of shape, but after all, it was such an important occasion, but he could only confirm it again with Lu Qiming.

Lu Qiming smiled and repeated: "The Twelve Cities of the Western Wilderness—"

In Sheng Yucheng's gaze, he simply said those two words: "Belonging." ”

And this is clearly not a simple word.

The Dasheng Western Wilderness is adjacent to the Black Triangle and the vast snowy region, which is a bitter cold land and is unsuitable for human habitation, but these barren appearances cannot hide the extreme importance of the Western Wilderness.

The twelve cities in the Western Wilderness are all mining cities. The mineral deposits are buried deep underground, almost inexhaustible, the value is unknown, and there may be a small amount of spiritual ore in the lot with abundant spiritual energy. The Twelve Cities have now become one of the lifelines that support Dasheng's national fortunes, how can it be said that they will be given up?

Sheng Yucheng has never been a good-tempered person, but somehow it happened, even he didn't realize it - even after hearing such an insincere and harsh request, he couldn't get angry in his heart, and even the ridicule on his face was actually deliberately made.

He raised his right hand, slowly rubbed the rim of the wine cup, and said lightly: "With such a big appetite, aren't you afraid of repeating the mistakes of the past?"

Lu Qiming only said: "Since I have already said it, there is naturally a perfect solution." ”

"The income from the minerals of the Western Wilderness, your Lu clan originally accounted for 20%, I thought it was enough. Sheng Yucheng shook his head and said.

Lu Qiming unhurriedly pressed the corner of the paper that was blown up by the breeze, and said, "Mr. Sheng must have forgotten that without the help of my Lu clan back then, it would have been impossible for the Sheng Dynasty to keep the Western Wilderness." ”

"Isn't this the reason for giving you those two percent?" Sheng Yucheng snorted coldly and said lightly: "You Lu clan can easily get it without a penny of manpower, why bother with our drudgery." ”

Lu Qiming said with a smile: "Since Mr. Sheng also thinks it's a 'chore', it's better to switch the two families between you and me." ”

Sheng Yucheng pushed the cup to the right, shook his head and smiled: "This is just a joke." If other people may not be able to say clearly, but you will not know that this request of yours is not at all something that can be negotiated with Harmony, and it is too much beyond personal authority - whether it is you or me. If you can't agree to the change, don't make it difficult for others. ”

"At this time, there is no one in the Sheng Dynasty who is here more capable of calling the shots than Mr. Sheng. But I'm different. ”

Lu Qiming's words turned and said with a smile: "Presumably Mr. Sheng can also imagine that such a request as 'Twelve Cities in the Western Wilderness' is not a casual nonsense from me. Mr. Sheng felt embarrassed, but I didn't know that I was also embarrassed. ”

Sheng Yucheng's expression was gloomy, but he smiled bitterly in his heart.

Not again.

He knew that what Lu Qiming was hinting at was still the ancestor of their Lu clan's Mystere Realm, but Sheng Yucheng was indeed most afraid of this-

A cultivator of the Mystery Realm, how can one person resist thousands of troops?

Sheng Yucheng slowly let go of his hand clenched into a fist and sighed, "Forgive me for not being able to do it." You shouldn't have come to me in the first place. He pointed a little far away and said tastelessly: "I can only add one percent to you, love it or not." ”

The five elements of Yuan Force converged under Sheng Yucheng's control, and soon condensed the first word on the paper, "West".

Lu Qiming moved his gaze to the white paper opposite. The handwriting on it was thick and black, no different from ordinary ink books, and in Lu Qiming's perception, those on the paper, or more gathered around it, were all active and flowing golden Yuan Power.

"Xihuang Jin'an, Xuanzhou, Sujing ......"

- Lu Qiming lowered his eyes and looked at the words that were being completed at a rapid pace, and said softly: "Mr. Sheng has not forgotten the rules that he said before." ”

Sheng Yucheng suddenly raised his head and stared into his eyes, "You!"

“...... The Twelve Cities of Songjiang and Qingyang——"

——Sheng Yucheng's writing with Jin Yuanli continued, but after writing "City", it suddenly slowed down, as if it was met with invisible and difficult resistance. Lu Qiming raised his eyes to look at him and said with a smile: "Since there are rules in place, you and I will do our best." ”

With his voice, the fire yuan power scattered around him suddenly changed, and soon turned into a blazing red visible to the naked eye, covering the white paper layer by layer, and even the handwriting was almost completely obscured.

"It's fine. The cold aura between Sheng Yucheng's eyebrows suddenly dispersed, and he said lightly: "Everyone depends on their ability, and it is natural." ”

The aura of heaven and earth boiled silently. The dual forces of gold and fire gradually thickened and tightly intertwined in the confrontation, centering on the point on the paper and converging into a storm of red and white.

Sheng Yucheng's eyes were firmly fixed on Lu Qiming, and his mind was all condensed on the handwriting of the clash of gold and fire. Feeling the strength of the fire elemental force, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Although it is still not easy to deal with, it no longer has the unstoppable and amazing momentum of the competition. It seems that that level of power is not so easy for Lu Qiming to wield.

That's just reasonable. Sheng Yucheng thought to himself.

......

On the white paper, a new line finally appeared.

The corners of Sheng Yucheng's lips once again pulled up a long-lost smile. He swept his gaze and reached out to take the glass full of wine on his left, the wine showing an intoxicating luster like jade, and the calm wine surface was empty.

Sheng Yucheng chuckled and said, "Concession." ”

Lu Qiming didn't answer immediately. He lowered his gaze and looked at the line of words written by Sheng Yuchengxin, then lifted the celadon wine bottle and shook it lightly. After doing all this, Lu Qiming looked at Sheng Yucheng again and said with a smile: "It turns out that there is still wine left, why should Mr. Sheng be in a hurry and humble?"

Sheng Yucheng was stunned.

There was a subtle fluctuation in the air, and the strange silence that surrounded it suddenly dissipated, and the noise of the outside world spread back to the liquor shop.

What's going on?!Illusion?!

At this moment, Sheng Yucheng felt that his fingertips were empty—where was there any cup full of wine? The real position of his wine glass was still on the table on his right hand, and there was not even a drop of wine in it!

What he just held in his hand was just a handful of air!

Sheng Yucheng suddenly looked down at the line he had just written, and his heart suddenly sank-

Really. Worst of all.

Sheng Yu thought that Lu Qiming was just fighting with him with the Five Elements Yuan Force, but he didn't expect that Lu Qiming's real winner and loser was actually this unguardable illusion. Of course, the most important thing is that Sheng Yucheng couldn't understand how Lu Qiming had the spare strength to complete all this, so he didn't guard against it at all.

The plank road is repaired in the light, and the warehouse is in the dark. In this game, Lu Qiming won again.

What Sheng Yucheng wrote was not at all what he thought of "adding another one", but the sentence "complete belonging" that Lu Qiming said at the beginning!

Sheng Yucheng's expression was gloomy and uncertain, and after a while, he finally burst out two words very stiffly.

"No way!"

With that, he flicked his sleeves fiercely, and Jin Zhiyuanli frantically poured into the wine shop again, and the beams, tables and chairs all made an overwhelming squeak.

The word becomes a given. Is Mr. Sheng going back on his word?"

Lu Qiming smiled and tapped the table twice with his knuckles-

Suddenly, it seemed that this white paper was the source of the fire yuan power—the endless blazing red started on the paper, and rushed out in all directions at a rapid speed, enveloping all the pale white gold yuan power in an instant!

Sheng Yucheng snorted coldly, and was about to summon more strength, but inadvertently met Lu Qiming's gaze again-

It was as if there was a cool morning breeze.

The depression and anger in Sheng Yucheng's chest disappeared in an instant, and the surroundings were quiet again, and even time seemed to slow down, and he couldn't help but slow down the movements of his hands......

Wrong...... Wrong!

Sheng Yucheng was horrified in his heart, suddenly turned his head to avoid looking at Lu Qiming, and said in a lost voice: "What the hell are you doing?!"

"It's similar to what Mr. Sheng used at the beginning," Lu Qiming retracted his gaze and said, "It's just a small skill of spiritual power." ”

"Impossible!" Sheng Yucheng was incredulous, and said continuously: "How can it be that there is no trace of activation?!"

Lu Qiming no longer answered.

Maybe it's really not a skill of mental power. But in any case, in the Black Triangle at the beginning, even Nanlin, who was a Little Mystic cultivator, couldn't resist, not to mention that Sheng Yucheng in front of him was only a Great Zhou Tian Beginner?

Lu Qiming's fingers moved, and the wine jug tilted silently, filling the glass in Sheng Yucheng's hand. He smiled: "There is still my last cup left in the pot, if Mr. Sheng has any other requirements, please say it now." ”

Sheng Yucheng shook his head. He pointed to the line and said, "I'm still the same sentence." Even if I write it here, it's useless. The Twelve Cities of the Western Wilderness are indeed not something I can manage. ”

Lu Qiming smiled and said, "Just bother Mr. Sheng to write." As for whether this line is useful or not - someone else can have the final say. ”

Sheng Yucheng was silent for a long time, and said coldly: "Yes." It's been a long time since I had anything to do. If that master of your mansion really exists, they will offer it with both hands. But—"

Sheng Yucheng laughed, raised his head and drank the wine in one gulp, and then continued: "If it's just you Lu Qiming bluffing, I'm going to be in the Twelve Cities of the Western Wilderness, but it's not so easy to grab." ”

Lu Qiming only said simply: "Mr. Sheng, just wait and see." ”

Sheng Yucheng grabbed the wine jug and shook it, and said with a smile: "Fortunately, there is only the last glass of wine left here - I don't dare to drink it anymore, one glass of wine will pour the twelve cities of the Western Wilderness, wouldn't another glass be drunk and lose the entire Dasheng?"

He slowly poured all the remaining wine into Lu Qiming's cup, and said with a smile: "Although the little son of the Lu family is not a beauty, he also has the ability to captivate the country and the city-if all kinds of things can be spread today, it can't be regarded as a good story." ”

Lu Qiming smiled and said, "The last one, Mr. Sheng, please." ”

Sheng Yucheng said: "You're not annoyed?"

Lu Qiming smiled leisurely: "After all, it is I who takes advantage, just let Mr. Sheng say anything." ”

Sheng Yucheng gritted his teeth for a moment, and suddenly smiled again: "Then I'll let you take advantage of it." ”

Lu Qiming raised his eyebrows.

Sheng Yucheng hooked his lips and said word by word: "I want to occupy a place in your Lu clan to enter the ancient battlefield, and you will help me cover up my identity." Whatever I got in the ancient battlefield, as long as I don't need it, I'll give it to you. Oh yes—"

He remembered the most important thing and added: "In the ancient battlefield, you Lu clan can't harm me in any form. Of course, the reverse is also true. ”

Sheng Yucheng said, subconsciously looked at Lu Qiming, and immediately remembered the bad experience not long ago, and hurriedly looked away. He asked, "How about it, will this work out?"

But Sheng Yucheng actually didn't need to ask—because before he finished speaking, Lu Qiming had already finished writing.

Lu Qiming said: "In addition, I added a sentence for Mr. Sheng without authorization. ”

Sheng Yucheng glared and said, "What!"

Lu Qiming smiled: "This matter is kept secret from Dasheng - how?"

Sheng Yucheng was stunned, and exclaimed: "Wonderful! Wonderful! Why did I never find out before—you are actually a wonderful person!"

Laughing, he was stunned for a moment, and said suspiciously: "You shouldn't have used some kind of mind-reading or other means on me again, right?"

Lu Qiming had no choice but to smile bitterly: "This time there really isn't." ”

Sheng Yucheng laughed.

Lu Qiming slowly drank the last glass of wine of the day and said with a smile: "Happy cooperation." ”

Hearing this, Sheng Yucheng put away his smile as if his face changed, and snorted coldly with a straight face.

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