Chapter 1333

Upon hearing this, the generals all agreed with Ren Xiao's decision.

After all, not having grain was not an option.

Now that threats didn't work, they could only use the hostage to trade for grain; this was a method of last resort.

"Using a hostage to trade for grain is a major event that requires caution."

"Who should go this time?"

Ren Xiao looked at the generals, his gaze lingering on Zhou Qi for a moment inadvertently.

Originally, Ren Xiao was thinking of letting Zhou Qi go to negotiate again.

After all, he was the one who went the first time, so he was more familiar with it.

But seeing his miserable state now, he suddenly couldn't bear it.

He suddenly didn't know whether to let him go or let other generals go.

Zhou Qi looked quite miserable; certainly, important figures couldn't be sent.

They could only let those who weren't very important but had some weight go.

It could be someone at the deputy general level, but soldiers wouldn't do.

Therefore, Ren Xiao didn't know who to choose for the time being.

It would be better to let the generals choose who should go.

The generals looked at each other.

Their gazes also turned to Zhou Qi in unison.

Seeing Zhou Qi's miserable state, they felt a bit fearful.

If they went, would they also end up like Zhou Qi?

This made them want to back out.

"Who is better to go?"

"It wouldn't be good for us to go, right?"

"We aren't familiar with them at all; going would be counterproductive."

"That seems to make some sense; I haven't even seen their Commander."

"Exactly, we don't know their Commander, so going is useless."

"But Zhou Qi is in this state, can he still go?"

"What's wrong with this state?"

"Wasn't he just beaten up?"

"The other side didn't want his life, which is why they beat him up."

"Zhou Qi didn't suffer any broken bones, just some pain."

"It doesn't seem like a big problem; I think it's still... better to let him go."

"Because Zhou Qi has been there once and is familiar with them."

"We aren't familiar with the other side, so it's better for Zhou Qi to go again."

"I think so too; I agree with Zhou Qi going again."

"There's no other way; we aren't familiar with the other side, and if we go, we might get beaten again."

"But Zhou Qi is familiar, so he shouldn't be beaten again."

The generals looked at Zhou Qi one after another, wanting him to go again.

"You..."

Zhou Qi looked at all this, dumbfounded.

Do these people have any shame left?

This is too shameless, right?

Do these guys have any shame?

Didn't they see he was injured like this?

They actually still wanted him to go again.

Don't they care about him at all?

He really didn't want to go again.

What if he gets beaten up again later?

But looking at the stance of this group of people, it seemed he had to go.

Zhou Qi had no choice but to look at Ren Xiao helplessly.

And Ren Xiao was looking at him at this moment.

This action made Zhou Qi's heart thump non-stop.

The County Commandant wouldn't want him to go again, would he?

"County Commandant, I..."

Zhou Qi was somewhat speechless, not knowing how to speak for a moment.

Ren Xiao frowned slightly, then spoke.

"Zhou Qi, why don't you... go again?"

"You're the only one who has met them; sending someone else might not be as good as you going."

"They haven't met the other side's Commander, so it wouldn't be good for them to go."

"As long as you complete this task, there will be great rewards."

"What do you think?"

Ren Xiao also wanted Zhou Qi to make another trip.

He heard the generals' words, and they weren't unreasonable.

Whether they were trying to shirk responsibility or really didn't want to go.

But having a familiar person go would certainly make things easier.

The familiar person was just Zhou Qi, after all, he had been there once.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Qi's face fell.

But on his dirty face, others couldn't tell.

Zhou Qi really didn't want to go again, but since the County Commandant had said so, he couldn't refuse.

Perhaps they were right; he was the only familiar one.

Others weren't familiar with the people on the other side.

Him going was the most suitable plan.

If he was careful with his words later, he shouldn't be targeted again.

Thinking of this, Zhou Qi scanned the crowd.

"I'll go!"

Two words, simple and firm.

Upon hearing this, everyone showed a smile.

Fortunately, Zhou Qi chose to go, otherwise they would have had to waste a lot of breath.

Fan Zeng looked at all this with a smile; it didn't matter who went.

As long as it wasn't him.

It was impossible for him to go, after all, his status as a remnant of the past was there.

If he went, he probably wouldn't come back.

The best choice was for Zhou Qi to go; after all, he had been there once and was familiar with the path.

"Then let's discuss some details."

"Details determine success or failure."

"How much grain can be exchanged also depends on how we negotiate."

Fan Zeng's words were unanimously recognized by everyone.

So everyone started discussing.

It didn't end until an hour later.

"Zhou Qi, in your current state, why don't you go wash up?"

Seeing that the matter was mostly discussed, Ren Xiao asked with concern again. ===== CHAPTER 1335 =====