Monarch of Evernight: 142 Negotiations

bsp;Until Qianye’s back disappeared, Lu Sha’s legs were firmly wedged on the ground like nails, motionless. His cheeks twitched several times, but in the end he did not open his mouth to respond.

As a mercenary and bounty hunter, the equipment Du Li brought with him today represented most of his wealth. If Qianye took away all of it, he would be unable to breathe for at least a few years, and his combat power would also be weakened. But at this moment, Lu Sha knew better that if he took over this decisive battle, he might suffer greater losses.

Qianye paused briefly as he walked down the steps outside the fighting arena gate. The crowd watching the battle was still dispersing, and the looks they cast, whether good or bad, were all cautious.

After scanning for a week and not seeing Li Weishi, Qianye stopped waiting and walked directly to the dormitory area. He won this battle cleanly, which seemed to have disrupted the plans of the people behind the scenes. Li Weishi's originally prepared rhetoric may not be able to be used, so who will come forward from the Li family next?

On the way back, Qianye quickly put the dispute with the Li family behind. His mind was now filled with the new ability that had just been successfully activated. This was the first time he used Void Flash with his own power.

Since seeing Aiden's journey through the demon realm, Qianye has been constantly recalling the powerful ability to travel through the void that led him to escape from the inheritance world of Anduya.

During the battle today, a rune carrying spatial knowledge suddenly appeared in the Blood River inheritance, and he naturally activated the ability to flicker in the void. Although the traction trajectory can still be seen and the moving distance is not long, once his strength further improves, he will one day be able to reach the state of traveling through the void as he pleases.

Thinking back to the battle with Du Li, Qianye couldn't help but smile. His combat skills had reached this level? It seemed that the life-and-death battle with Aiden was not all fruitless. This kind of gain was more practical than any amount of military merit.

In the end, Qianye just thought: If we were to face Zhao Jundu now, who would lose and win if we only talked about combat skills?

At this time, someone blocked Qianye's path ahead. Two Li family soldiers said respectfully: "General Qianye, Elder Li Tianquan invites you to see him."

Qianye was a little surprised when he heard the name Li Tianquan. He knew that Li Tianquan was the top manager of the Li family base, but this person actually came forward directly. It seemed that he might have answers to all his questions.

The door to Li Tianquan's office area is very impressive. The light red family background is inlaid with dark gold patterns. It looks like it is made with precision. Only the empire can produce such handmade products. Obviously, these two gates were specially transported from the outer continent.

The door is like this, so there is no need to talk about the inside. When Qianye walked into Li Tianquan's office, even though Qianye had already seen Duke Chengen and Duke Youguo of the Zhao clan, he was still surprised by the luxurious snacks in this office.

It can be seen that most of the furnishings and decorations here are old antiques, and they not only have years, but also historical stories. But it’s not surprising when you think about it. The Li clan started their business with potions and Tianyan skills. If they master either of these two things, they will make a lot of money.

The beautiful secretary who led Qianye through the door announced in a sweet and soft voice: "Second Elder, General Qianye has arrived."

Li Tianquan was sitting behind his desk, flipping through a thick stack of documents. When he heard the announcement, he didn't even raise his head. He just pointed to the chair in front of the table and said, "Sit down."

After Qianye sat down, Li Tianquan continued to review the documents, as if those matters were so important that they had to be dealt with immediately. But he summoned Qianye over and picked this time to handle urgent matters, which was obviously a show of force.

Qianye, however, remained unmoved and sat upright without even the slightest move in his eyes. In fact, he continued the train of thought that had been interrupted by the Li family warriors and began to recall Zhao Jundu's combat skills.

About a quarter of an hour later, Li Tianquan raised his head and glanced at Qianye with a sharp gaze. When he saw the latter sitting on the ground with his mind wandering, he couldn't help but suffocated.

He snorted coldly and then said: "General Qianye, you are making things difficult for me."

Qianye seemed to have just turned his attention to Li Tianquan at this moment, and said calmly: "Oh? The reason for today's fight was that I was the one who was provoked, and many people present saw it. Besides, for the sake of the Li family's face "I was very restrained and didn't cause any harm. How could Elder Li be in trouble? Do Du Li and Lu Sha really have someone behind them, and even the Jingtang Li family has to give in?"

Li Tianquan almost couldn't control his expression. He didn't expect that Qianye's personality and intelligence were quite different. This young man who had always been a loner and taciturn could be so sharp with his words.

However, Li Tianquan was not easy to get along with. How could he let the topic be distorted? He slapped a stack of documents in front of Qianye and said: "General Qianye, don't talk about him. Let's take a look at this first." Let’s talk again.”

Qianye flipped through it and saw some complaint records, mainly focusing on the match between treatment and status and strength. Those complainants who do not know whether it is true or not all believe that a brigadier general can enjoy the highest level of treatment. No matter what the reason is, there must be something fishy inside.

After reading a few items, Qianye stopped flipping back and pushed the document back, his expression still calm, "I signed the agreement with your Li family, does it matter what others think?"

Having said this, Qianye smiled again and said: "Besides, after today, I think those guys will never say it out even if they are dissatisfied, at least not in front of me."

After receiving another unreasonable answer, Li Tianquan's face suddenly darkened and he said: "Qianye, the Li family has always treated you with courtesy, but don't think that I am easy to fool." He took out a document and photographed it in front of Qianye, "Then how do you explain this thing?"

Qianye picked it up and looked at it, and saw his own military merit record, as well as the Li family's military merit list and reward distribution list for the past month. On the military merit list, Qianye was only ranked in the middle and lower reaches, but in the reward list, he was squeezed into the top three due to the extremely high basic treatment bonus.

"I don't think there is any problem with this." Qianye pushed the document back again, somewhat understanding what Li Tianquan was going to make a fuss about.

Li Tianquan sneered: "You have taken so many resources from my Li family. You must at least make some achievements to be justified, right? With so little military merit since the war started, how can you convince the public? If you can't give a satisfactory explanation today, just go up to the moon. With your record, any dereliction of duty is considered a minor one, even if you respond passively, it’s not too much.”

Qianye pondered for a moment. Although the reason Li Tianquan chose to launch an attack was somewhat reasonable, it was not entirely tenable. The contract he signed at the beginning included a promise of guaranteed military merit, but that was for the entire war. Now that the war has started, the amount of his military merit will be investigated. If we really want to distinguish it, there is still something to say.

But Qianye was too lazy to waste time. Since Li Tianquan was here to catch him for his mistakes, he must have prepared a set of excuses. It would be better to just listen to the purpose behind the other party.

He then said: "Elder Li doesn't know that I have completed the latest regional defense mission. As for the small number of military achievements, it is because I met the demon Earl Aiden of the Deep Dark Abyss. After many days of fighting, there was no result. Gain."

Li Tianquan immediately sneered: "I will send someone to review the completion of the regional defense task. Where is the evidence? You want me to believe that you, a tenth-level, okay eleventh-level general, can actually compete with a famous demon-born Earl? The fight lasted for more than half a month?"

Needless to say, a haha ​​is enough to express Li Tianquan's attitude. According to common sense, the combat power of demons is higher than that of dark races of the same level. It is not an exaggeration to overestimate the combat power of a count who comes from a famous demon family. In other words, Li Tianquan didn't believe Qianye's explanation at all.

"Evidence?" Qianye was not irritated by the contempt on Li Tianquan's face. Instead, he smiled slightly and said: "Where are the two Shadow Blades I handed over? Those are the weapons of the elite guards of the Deep Dark Abyss. Jian, with Jingtang Li’s ability, you won’t be able to get this bit of information, right?”

All the expressions on Li Tianquan's face were gone, leaving only a cold look. He picked up a teapot and played with it, "Qianye, open the skylight and tell the truth. How did you get such a contract? Who is the middleman? , and how many benefits have I received from you. The rules of my Li family are there and no one is allowed to break them. But as long as you tell everything, I will give you equal compensation in private. Of course, the salary will be lowered. , to convince everyone.”

Qianye was quite surprised that the result of Li Tianquan’s plan turned out to be a factional dispute within the Li family?

Although there are still many doubts, it is clear that Li Tianquan wants to use him to establish his prestige, firstly, to defeat his rivals within the family, and secondly, to establish his prestige among the free and powerful.

Qianye bears the title of the Twin Stars of the Empire. Originally, many strong men would not challenge him face to face even if they were dissatisfied. After defeating Du Li in the fighting arena, they may not even be able to entertain the thought of provocation. If Li Tianquan subdues Qianye, he will naturally subdue the rest of the people, which will have indescribable benefits for the Li family to manage the increasingly large team of free and powerful people.

However, Qianye wasn't interested in being a stepping stone at all, so he just said calmly: "If you plan to break the contract, you don't have to beat around the bush like this."

Li Tianquan's face suddenly darkened and he shouted: "Qianye! Do you really think I have no means to control you?"

Faced with such a naked threat, Qianye's face darkened and he said slowly: "Elder Li, no one is a fool. Just say what you want."

"Very good." Li Tianquan took out another document, placed it in front of Qianye, and said, "Sign this, and I won't pursue the dirty tricks behind you."

Qianye picked up the document and glanced at it. He saw that it was a new employment agreement, which directly cut the salary in half and did not include any additional military merit rewards.

In addition, many new obligations have been added. For example, during wartime, the Li family has the right to unconditionally recruit and perform tasks and cannot refuse. The term of the agreement is five years, during which he is not allowed to work for anyone else.

This is no longer an employment agreement for a free and powerful person. Just one unconditional testimonial is equivalent to becoming a vassal of the world.

A sarcastic sneer appeared on Qianye's lips. He tore up the agreement in front of Li Tianquan, then slapped the shredded paper on the table and said, "Elder Li, you'd better figure it out. You, the Li family, begged me to come. At worst, I won’t do it.”

Li Tianquan didn't seem to expect Qianye to turn his back so completely. He slammed the table hard and said angrily: "Qianye, this is the Li family's territory, not a place where you can be arrogant! Do you really think I can't cure you?"

When he reached the last sentence, Li Tianquan's hair suddenly became tense, and his voice suddenly became like rolling thunder.