The Demon Lords

Chapter 829 182: Calm Winds_3

The wildman king sitting in the cage slowly raised his head, looking at the blind man in front of him peeling an orange.

The blind man nodded and said, "Pretty much."

People say I rely on my brain for a living, it might be somewhat boastful, but the blind man genuinely does rely on his brain for a living.

Whether it's mental force or consciousness, don't they all stem from the brain?

"Sigh."

The wildman king sighed somewhat wistfully.

"My lord said you love to act, love to play the fool to catch the tiger, why, now I'm here, you're not acting?"

"I just got stabbed by the Sword Saint recently, it still hurts now."

"The Sword Saint can still wield a sword now?"

"Right in the heart."

"Oh." The blind man was indifferent, "It seems that the realm has been elevated, does this count as winning without moves?"

"Perhaps, oh right, that phrase you said, playing the fool to catch the tiger? I really like it."

"I'll give it to you then, do you want an orange?"

"Yes."

"Alright, here you go."

"A bit dry."

"It's good enough to find some, don't be picky."

The blind man drew a silk handkerchief from his sleeve and began wiping his hands while continuing:

"Let's not beat around the bush, your life or death is now up to me."

"Alright."

"Tell me more specifically about the affairs on the snowy plains, you know what I mean, don't make me ask and you answer every single question, it tires us both."

"Alright."

"While talking, think about what benefits standing at Snow Sea Pass from Lord Pingye's mansion can bring us, you must provide reasons and justifications.

If you don't satisfy me today, you won't live past tonight."

"That straightforward?"

"Because there are too many things, house building, repairing constructions, the delayed spring plowing, too many things to be done, honestly, I don't have much leisure to argue or play mind games with you."

"Understood."

"Alright, shall we begin?"

"Okay, don't you need to take notes on paper?"

"I'll remember it in my mind." The blind man tapped his temple with his forefinger.

"I have a small request."

"You've already made me uncomfortable."

Meaning that I don't want to negotiate any conditions with you.

"Has the duchess from Earl of North Border's mansion married your Yan State's prince?"

"Oh? My discomfort has dissipated, I even want to continue listening."

"Haha, I have loved her for many years."

"The duchess isn't that old, you beast."

"In the eyes of you Xia people, my sacred tribe is no different from beasts."

"You've strayed off topic."

"Alright, sorry, the tribes on the snowy plains are generally divided into…"

"Talk about you and the duchess."

"...…" Wildman king.

"Hurry up, I'm interested in this, we can talk about other trivia later."

"Can we really… talk like this?"

"Nothing's wrong with it, oh, by the way, I can tell you, because of the previous war, the prince and duchess's marriage is delayed, and then, because the Chu people in Jade Plate City were all massacred by my Lord Zheng, the alliance between Yan and Chu has broken, and it's likely that a Yan and Chu war will occur soon, so the marriage of the duchess and the prince should be postponed further.

You can continue holding onto this fantasy for a while longer."

"No, you're mistaken, whether the duchess marries or not, her place in my heart won't change."

"Tsk, there's no way to communicate, your tastes are way off the mark."

"What does that mean?"

"I'm saying let's resume talking about business."

"The first time I saw the duchess was at..."

"You don't want to live anymore, do you? I told you to talk about the snowy plains, and here you are rambling on, if you don't start being honest, believe it or not, I'll offer you poison wine to send you back to the stars tonight?"

The wildman king laughed.

The blind man laughed too.

At this moment, though separated by iron bars, the two old foxes seemed to feel a sense of kinship.

"Actually, when I first learned about General Zheng, oh right, Lord Zheng's matters, I always thought he was a favored general under that Earl of South.

But later, I slowly discovered he's not that simple.

Especially when I saw his subordinates, and now when I see you.

For one person to be formidable isn't difficult, the hard part is having mastery over a group of formidable people."

"From your words, are you tempted?"

"Standing with you doesn't exactly bury my talent."

"What about your face?"

"Look at this scar on my face, back then, a little girl whipped me with a lash."

"That little girl's strength is really great."

"This scar you see now is self-inflicted to conceal myself."

"Oh, no wonder."

"I can come to help you."

"We can try you out first."

"Are you afraid of me?"

"It's really not fear, it's annoyance, without you, my lord wouldn't have stationed at Snow Sea Pass, nor been titled earl, honestly, we should thank you."

"See, see, do you even talk like a human? Would you dare talk like that to the deposed Sword Saint?"

"Certainly not."

"I have a gift I can give you, no, give to your lord."

"Oh, why didn't you present it earlier?"

"I've always been hesitating."

"What gift, explain it carefully."

"Outside the Snow Sea, earlier, the Situ Family built two cities, one as Ping City, the other as Ye City, isn't it a coincidence that combined it's the same as your lord's title, cities of Ping and Ye.