Chapter 713: The Dragon's Provocation
The dragon clan asked for negotiations, no, it should be the Holy Dragon Empire asking for mediation.
Lin Shu had long been prepared for this, and the dragon clan did not have many options, one was to fight a full-scale war and forcibly seize the dragon tomb to expel the Xuanmen and the Golden Dragon clan, and the other option was to sit down and negotiate.
Now, the dragons have chosen to negotiate, but that doesn't mean the dragons have succumbed.
Tianshu agreed to the envoy's request, and the place of negotiation was chosen at the entrance of the Dragon Tomb, there was a small square here, Tianshu asked Tianquan to move a few tables and chairs from the residence of the Dragon Tomb watchman, and casually arranged a place for negotiation, but the embarrassing thing was that Tianshu and they could not transfigulate, so they could only squat on the ground to negotiate.
The negotiator was a beautiful woman, she was surrounded by a dragon knight battle flag of the Holy Dragon Empire, and she was followed by a team of twelve honor guards armored cavalry, as well as two maids.
"My lord, the little woman's name is Alice, she is a member of the royal family of the Holy Dragon Empire, and the current emperor of the Holy Dragon Empire is the father of the little girl. β
Tianshu lowered his head, looked down at this little woman who was full of warmth and kindness, nodded and said, "We welcome the mediation of the Holy Dragon Empire, and thank Princess Alice for everything she has done for this, princess hard work." β
"Don't dare, in addition, my father has a letter that he wants to submit to the master of your family, I don't know if it is convenient. β
Lin Shu originally planned to participate in the negotiations, but Li Xiaoxin and Ai Li objected in unison, as for the reason, isn't it obvious, this is a matter of the Golden Dragon Clan, and Xuanmen doesn't seem to be able to participate too much, so Li Xiaoxin volunteered to observe the negotiations as a representative of Xuanmen.
Hearing Princess Alice's words, Tianshu turned his head to look at Li Xiaoxin, who was standing on one side. Li Xiaoxin smiled and nodded, "I don't know if I can transfer the Dao on my behalf?"
Alice smiled and saluted Li Xiaoxin elegantly, and the two introduced themselves to each other.
"Since it's Mrs. Lin, it's naturally okay, Ruiqi, you present your father's letter to Mrs. Lin. β
A maid on the side bowed slightly, took a golden scroll from the princess's hand, turned around and walked towards Li Xiaoxin, until she reached Li Xiaoxin, she slowly raised the scroll with both hands, bowed her head slightly. Present the scroll to Li Xiaoxin.
Li Xiaoxin didn't doubt him, and was about to reach out to get the scroll, but the maid suddenly flashed and pounced on Li Xiaoxin.
Tianshu was shocked, but it was too close. Tianshu was too late to do anything, and Alice was also stunned by this sudden change!
Li Xiaoxin, who was in crisis, was not surprised. With a soft click, his figure suddenly leaned back. Then the whole person suddenly disappeared, and when she reappeared, she was already more than ten meters away, only to see a crystal short sword appear in her hand at some point, and she was pointing at the maid who looked a little sluggish.
"Take it!"
Tianshu was stunned for a moment, and quickly controlled the maid with a confinement spell. However, he found that he was a little redundant, this maid had lost consciousness after being attacked by Li Xiaoxin's soul suppression technique, it seemed that Li Xiaoxin, who was calm on the surface, was actually very nervous, obviously her spell was too strong.
Tianxuan and the others also reacted. immediately rushed up and controlled Princess Alice and her party, and Princess Alice's attachΓ©s were also unsheathed and on guard.
Li Xiaoxin's heart was still pounding, fortunately her husband reminded her, otherwise she might really be on the road, no one would have thought that it was the princess's maid who instigated this assassination.
"Husband, how do you see that? I've been paying attention to these people's mental fluctuations!"
"This person's mental fluctuations are too smooth, and I have been speculating that the dragon elders will come to muddy the waters, so I have been observing them very carefully. β
"Isn't it a beautiful princess?"
"Ugh"
"Hee-hee, just kidding. Husband, is it just because of her abnormal mental fluctuations?"
"No, you pay attention to her left hand, you see the way her left hand is holding something. β
Li Xiaoxin carefully looked at the maid who was fixed by Tianshu, and sure enough, her right hand held the scroll, and her left hand was also in the shape of a virtual hold, as if she was holding something.
"Could it be an invisible weapon? Could it be the Void Blade?"
"It's not. Lin Shu's voice said with great certainty, "That's another fragment of the Heavenly Shield. β
"Husband, can you see it?"
"Yes, as long as you use the power of the complex vibrating dragon veins to detect, you can see it, you try. β
Li Xiaoxin curiously switched the detection technique, and sure enough, the maid held an irregular fragment half a foot long in her hand.
"Tianshu, don't be nervous, Tianxuan, you all stand down, take this assassin under control, and give me the weapons and scrolls in her hand. β
Li Xiaoxin commanded very calmly, so that the tense atmosphere that was about to break off at the scene was relieved.
"Put away your weapons, now!"
Princess Alice's face was pale, her tone was full of anger, as soon as the incident happened, she immediately understood that she had fallen into the trap of the Dragon Elders, these damn old women actually wanted to use themselves as guns, and they were also cannon fodder ready to be sacrificed, this maid must have been coerced or bought, once the matter was done, the charge of provoking war would fall on her head.
He will definitely be detained by the other party, or even killed, and his father has to declare a war with Xuanmen, these old women's hearts are really vicious!
It's a pity that Alice has no way to fight back now, this maid can't be evidence at all, and it is impossible to bite out of the Dragon Elders' Council, even if they bite out, they won't admit it, Alice knows that she has become a victim of bad luck.
Fortunately, the matter was not so bad that it was irreparable, she was glad that the beautiful Mrs. Lin on the other side was strong enough, and she was able to avoid the assassination and control the assassin in that kind of inadmissible time, and now there is still room for redemption, and the best way for her to fight back against the Dragon Clan Elders' Church is to implement the negotiations, let the Elders' conspiracy go bankrupt, and let them finally lose the support of their clansmen.
Alice tried her best to squeeze out a relaxed smile and looked at Li Xiaoxin, who naturally replied with a smile: "I'm afraid that someone is unwilling to fail in this matter, don't worry, princess, we won't be so confused." β
Alice breathed a sigh of relief, and a reassuring smile appeared on her face.
Ai Li, who was drinking tea with Lin Shu in the Dragon Tomb Valley, sighed: "Lin Shu, Xiao Xin is still so soft-hearted, at this time, you should take the opportunity to bite the opponent, you can squeeze out a lot of benefits!"
"Hehe, I know the truth, however, our purpose is to let the Golden Dragon Clan get the dragon soul, nothing else matters, there is no need to be so aggressive and calculating, on the contrary, with Xiao Xin's generosity and gentle temperament, you can gain the trust and favor of the other party. β
"I know that you are going to fight for the Holy Dragon Empire. β
"Well, exactly. Ellie, I can't believe your tea is so well brewed. β
Ellie's cheeks flushed, she naturally didn't dare to say that she had practiced hard to please Lin Shu, but she smiled slightly with shame: "It's good if you like it." β
Lin Shu smiled, turned his head to look at the passive perception magic projection, Li Xiaoxin was removing the cladding layer of the perfectly invisible dagger, and he didn't expect the Holy Dragon Empire to do the same.
Princess Alice saw the dagger that had lost its stealth effect, her eyes shrank suddenly, from the moment the assassination began, Alice always thought that the manipulator behind this matter was the Dragon Elders, but when she saw this dagger, she was shaken, this dagger is the treasure of the royal family, which others may not know, but Alice knows it.
Could it be that his own father was also involved in this matter? No! It is impossible! My father would not be so stupid, he would not fail to see the general direction of the development of the whole incident, even if the Golden Dragon Clan really had the ambition to completely control the Giant Dragon Clan of the Holy Dragon Empire, it would not necessarily be a bad thing for the Holy Dragon Empire, the Holy Dragon People were just a change of collaborator, but starting a war with the Golden Dragon Clan would not be beneficial to the Holy Dragon Clan at all.
My father would never make such a low-level mistake, I'm afraid there is something strange about this, someone is secretly colluding with the Dragon Clan Elders, wanting to frame my father! In line with the principle of benefit, Alice quickly circled the target to several of her brothers, perhaps, some of them want to sit in the position of this emperor, although it is not a real emperor, but it is also a position admired by thousands of people!
Alice's heart turned back and forth, and she had already thought a lot in an instant, but she tried her best to maintain an elegant smile on her face, although under the vigilant gaze of the seven-headed high-level dragon, it was not easy to calm down, and the other maid left by Alice's side trembled uncontrollably, and her nervous emotions also affected Alice's mood.
"Please sit down!" Li Xiaoxin raised his head from the table, only to be stunned to find that Princess Alice was still standing across the table, and then he smiled a little embarrassedly to greet the princess who smiled so that the muscles on her face were a little stiff.
Alice exhaled, saluted elegantly, and then slowly sat down opposite Li Xiaoxin.
Li Xiaoxin smiled, played with the dagger in his hand, looked at Princess Alice and said slowly: "Princess Alice, it seems that some people don't want to see us sit down and talk kindly!"
"Yes, it is clear that there is an attempt to sabotage our negotiations. β
"And who does the princess think thinks has this idea?"
"I can't speculate on this, people's hearts are always complicated. β
Li Xiaoxin smiled, suddenly waved his hand and said: "This person should be returned to you to investigate, we are actually not interested in the internal affairs of the Holy Dragon Empire, and besides, I am just taking the place of my husband to testify, Tianshu, you should talk about specific matters." β
Tianshu nodded, his claws moving, and threw the imprisoned assassin back to the princess's guards.
"Very good, ma'am. So Princess Alice, let's start negotiations in earnest. β
Alice breathed a sigh of relief, turned back to her guards and winked at them, telling them to keep the damn assassin under control, and then gracefully smiled at the Heavenly Pivot, "Very well, then, I hope to hear your request first." (To be continued......)