Chapter 344: Sound Transmission Jade Slip

"Borrowing a knife to kill, my lord, are you trying to force Meng Yifan to go to war with the Demon Race? Won't doing this provoke Meng Yifan's hatred toward us?" Tan Laosi said with some worry.

"Laosi, you still haven't seen it clearly. Meng Yifan refuses to accept the offer of amnesty and instead wants to trade with us; on one hand, he wants to exchange for Spirit Medicine, Spirit Stones, and Immortal Cultivation Techniques from us."

"At the same time, he is harboring evil intentions, wanting to preserve his strength and sit on the mountain to watch the tigers fight. Once we and the Demon Race are both battered and exhausted, Meng Yifan can take advantage of the situation to rise up and occupy the entire Dongzhou Province in one fell swoop. Hmph! I will turn the tables on him and see how he responds."

"Besides, Meng Yifan is currently a rebel, and we are the government. Officials and rebels cannot coexist; why should I care whether Meng Yifan hates us or not?"

"If I don't drive him to a dead end, how would a rebel as powerful and unruly as Meng Yifan honestly listen to my commands?" Tan Qingyang laughed.

"My lord, what if Meng Yifan doesn't agree?" Tan Laosi asked.

"Haha, he has no choice but to agree. Meng Yifan is a reincarnated great power, and the news that there is Innate Spirit Essence in his Divine Soul Origin has already been spread by my arrangements. The Fifth Grade Peak flood dragon on the Demon Race's side only has three years of lifespan left. Tell me, after he learns this news, will he let Meng Yifan go?"

"If Meng Yifan is sensible, he should abandon darkness for light early, bring those good things of his, and defect to my command. I can save his little life. If he remains obsessed and unrepentant, I will let the Demon Race deal with him. It would be best if both sides fight until they are both battered and exhausted, and we reap the fisherman's profit," Tan Qingyang said coldly.

Tan Laosi was dumbfounded; he had not expected that there were so many twists and turns behind this transaction.

"Laosi, go and negotiate with Meng Yifan. Also, tell him that I am very interested in the manufacturing methods for the AK47 and the Congreve Rocket Launcher. If he is willing to trade, the price can be discussed in person; I will certainly satisfy him."

"By the way, take this Sound Transmission Jade Slip. If you still can't reach an agreement, hand the Sound Transmission Jade Slip to him, and I will talk to him personally."

Tan Qingyang handed over a palm-sized Sound Transmission Jade Slip, with mysterious arrays carved around it and a Spirit Stone embedded in the center.

This kind of Sound Transmission Jade Slip comes in a pair; as long as the Sound Transmission Array is activated with a Spirit Stone, two people thousands of miles apart can talk to each other.

Tan Qingyang was also worried that Tan Laosi would fail to negotiate this time, wasting time running back and forth, which is why he gave the expensive Sound Transmission Jade Slip to Tan Laosi to use.

Tan Laosi took the Sound Transmission Jade Slip, then slipped out of Dongzhou City silently, unleashed his Lightness Skill, and sprinted toward Luolong County.

The journey this time was very smooth. By four o'clock in the afternoon, Tan Laosi arrived at Luolong County again and soon met Meng Yifan.

"You want me to help you kill a Level 5 Demon Beast." Meng Yifan felt a bit depressed after hearing Tan Qingyang's reply. Level 5 Demon Beasts were not easy to deal with; a Mushroom Bomb might not necessarily kill a Level 5 Demon Beast, and the Level 5 Demon Beasts outside Dongzhou City were all gathered together. To kill one, one had to be prepared to face the siege of a group of Level 5 Demon Beasts.

Therefore, unless Meng Yifan's head had been kicked by a donkey, he would never agree to this condition.

Meng Yifan realized the situation, kept his face calm, and thought to himself: "Damn it! Tan Qingyang has no good intentions. This is diverting the disaster and borrowing a knife to kill."

"Since you don't know a good thing when you see it, the deal is canceled. You can go back." Meng Yifan issued an order to evict the guest, not wanting to waste any more breath on Tan Laosi.

"True Person Meng, Inspector Tan asked me to tell you that there is a Level 5 Peak flood dragon outside Dongzhou City whose remaining lifespan is only three years. Furthermore, he already knows that you are a reincarnated great power and that your Divine Soul Origin contains Innate Spirit Essence. That flood dragon could come to Luolong County to capture you at any time. Therefore, your best choice now is to defect to the Inspector and join the Immortal Masters of Dongzhou City to resist the Demon Race together," Tan Laosi said.

"Threatening me? Hmph! I don't buy that. You can get lost." Meng Yifan let out a cold snort. The Spirit Power fluctuations on his body were like a surging ocean, and the invisible energy waves pressed down on Tan Laosi so hard he couldn't breathe, making the bones all over his body creak and groan, trying to force Tan Laosi to kneel on the ground.

Tan Laosi was an envoy from Dongzhou City, representing Inspector Tan Qingyang, so although he was in great pain from the energy fluctuations of Meng Yifan, he still stood tall and upright, not even bending his waist.

"Oh! A tough nut to crack, huh? Let me see how long you can hold on." Meng Yifan increased the energy fluctuations again, activating his Yin Domain. It felt as if a heavy mountain was pressing down on Tan Laosi's shoulders.

Tan Laosi mobilized all his True Qi, but his meager True Qi was as fragile as an ant in front of Meng Yifan's Yin Domain and could not resist the pressure of the Yin Domain at all. Seeing that he was about to be pressed to the ground, Tan Laosi hurriedly took out the Sound Transmission Jade Slip and said, "True Person Meng, this is a Sound Transmission Jade Slip. Our Lord Tan wants to talk to you personally."

"Sound Transmission Jade Slip?" Meng Yifan was stunned and withdrew the Yin Domain. The invisible pressure disappeared, and Tan Laosi collapsed to the ground, gasping for air.

Meng Yifan ignored Tan Laosi, beckoned with his right hand, and the Sound Transmission Jade Slip flew into his hand. Meng Yifan examined it for a moment and understood how to use the Sound Transmission Jade Slip.

"How is this somewhat similar to a mobile phone on Earth? It's just that a mobile phone can talk to anyone by dialing a number, while the Sound Transmission Jade Slip can only talk to one fixed person."

Meng Yifan tapped a button on the bottom of the Sound Transmission Jade Slip with his right hand. The Spirit Stone on the Sound Transmission Jade Slip began to glow, and strands of Spirit Power were transmitted into the Sound Transmission Array. Then, the Sound Transmission Jade Slip began to vibrate. Meng Yifan sensed the changes in the Sound Transmission Jade Slip with his Spiritual Power and perceived a mysterious fluctuation being released from the Sound Transmission Jade Slip, which then disappeared into the firmament.

"True Person Meng, hello. I am Dong Prefecture Inspector Tan Qingyang." A middle-aged man's voice came from the Sound Transmission Jade Slip.

"Hello, Inspector Tan. We are both busy, so let's skip the pleasantries and get straight to the point. What do you want to talk to me about?" Meng Yifan said.

"Haha, it seems True Person Meng is a straightforward person. Good, then let's get straight to the point. You defeated Lang Batian. Do you know that Lang Batian has a younger brother, 'Lang Badi'? He is a Level 5 Middle Grade Demon Beast and will definitely go to avenge Lang Batian."

"Coupled with the Level 5 Peak flood dragon 'Ao Bi'an' whose lifespan is coming to an end, the latest news is that these two Level 5 Demon Beasts have left the Demon Beast camp and are likely already on their way to Luolong County. True Person Meng, you are now in imminent danger. Only I can save you now. What are you still hesitating about?" Tan Qingyang said.

Hearing this news, Meng Yifan frowned, feeling the immense pressure.