Chapter 100: Ceasing Hostilities Through Dialogue

"The entire army, stand ready!"

The sudden, powerful aura made Chu Feng feel an inexplicable pressure.

He had thought that after taking down Zhan Lang of the Chaha Tribe, the enemy would no longer have any formidable combat power.

Unexpectedly!

He had still underestimated the foundation of the Turkic people.

Before long.

A beautifully crafted sedan chair suddenly appeared in the sky.

This sedan chair was carried by four handsome-looking women.

They wore black lotus-patterned long dresses, their faces expressionless.

Looking again at the person inside the sedan chair.

The entire figure was shrouded in light purple gauze, appearing faintly visible and giving off a hazy beauty.

"Which of you is General Chu?" a cold voice drifted out from the sedan chair.

"I am!"

Chu Feng responded.

His whole body also instantly rose, positioning himself in opposition to the sedan chair.

The opponent's strength could not be underestimated; it looked like she had the cultivation of a Martial Venerable.

Judging by the voice just now, the opponent did not seem very old.

She was even still in her youth.

The purple gauze slowly drifted up, revealing a face that seemed untouched by the mortal world.

"Damn, it's actually a white-haired loli!"

This took Chu Feng by surprise.

He had thought the opponent was already young enough, but it turned out she was ridiculously young.

Chu Feng chuckled and teased, "Little sister, you've come to the battlefield at such a young age; fighting and killing is very bad for you. Take a brother's advice and hurry home to find your mother!"

"Audacious!"

"How dare you be disrespectful to our Sect Leader!"

"Hm? Sect Leader!"

Lu Bingyu slowly stepped down from the sedan chair, walking through the air to face him.

"I am the Sect Leader of the Star Moon Divine Sect. Considering you are ignorant of the situation, I forgive your offense. To tell you the truth, I am already forty years old!"

Boom!

Once these words were spoken.

Everyone present was instantly shocked.

"Are you kidding me? This little girl is actually forty years old?!"

"What kind of cultivation art is this? How does one get younger the more they cultivate?"

A crowd of soldiers whispered to each other below.

Lu Shuwan, meanwhile, looked at Chu Feng in the air with deep concern.

She had heard her father and grandfather mention the Star Moon Divine Sect.

It was a power located on Xufeng Mountain with a thousand-year heritage, and every generation of Sect Leader possessed the cultivation of a Martial Venerable.

Moreover, most of the cultivators within were women.

Yet, despite being all women, no power dared to underestimate the Star Moon Divine Sect.

It was said that the Star Moon Divine Sect also hid a terrifying power unknown to others.

"Pardon my presumption!"

Chu Feng cupped his hands in a salute, "May I ask what brings you here, Sect Leader?"

"I am here to request the General to cease hostilities!"

"Cease hostilities?"

Chu Feng glanced at Lu Bingyu, "Are you unaware of the conflict between the Turkic people and my dynasty? Decades ago, the Turkic people captured Anwu Prefecture, a vital border town of our Great Wei."

"This caused countless commoners to be displaced and suffer harm. I have received a heavy responsibility from our Empress, who bestowed upon me the title of Expeditionary General of the Middle Rank, specifically to campaign against the Turkic people!"

"Do you think it's possible for me to return empty-handed just because of a word from you?"

Lu Bingyu remained with her icy face, responding expressionlessly.

"I do not care about your past grievances. Now that the Turkic people have submitted to my Star Moon Divine Sect, they are my subjects, and I naturally will not sit idly by!"

"Heh, so you mean the Star Moon Divine Sect intends to be an enemy of our Great Wei?"

"Yes, and what of it?"

"Since that is the case, then let us settle this with our fists!"

When words don't agree, half a sentence is too much.

Since it was impossible to persuade the opponent, then it could only be resolved by fists.

"A Martial Venerable expert, let me see what you've got!"

"Take this!"

Lu Bingyu launched the attack first.

She had learned of Chu Feng's strength from the leaders, knowing he had suspected Martial Venerable-level cultivation.

Therefore, she unleashed her full power without reservation from the start.

Boom!

The battle between the two was ready to erupt at any moment!

In the blink of an eye, they had exchanged no fewer than several hundred blows.

"So... such formidable strength!"

"So... such formidable strength!"

A unified thought simultaneously erupted within the hearts of both sides.

It was the first time they had ever seen their respective leaders encounter a match for their skills.

"Damn it!"

"This white-cat loli is truly no joke; her strength far exceeds that of an ordinary Martial Venerable, to think she can fight me to a standstill!"

Chu Feng gritted his teeth inwardly.

His current cultivation was at the extreme peak of the Grandmaster realm.

The opponent's strength was roughly at the mid-stage or even late-stage Martial Venerable realm.

If he wanted to suppress the opponent, the only way was to raise his own cultivation to the Martial Venerable realm.

"You... you are not at the Martial Venerable cultivation at all!"

Lu Bingyu instantly put distance between herself and Chu Feng.

At this moment, she was already drenched in sweat.

In all her years of living, this was the first time she had encountered such a formidable opponent.

What's more, the opponent's cultivation was not even at the Martial Venerable realm.

"Yo, you've discovered it!"

Chu Feng smiled slightly.

During the previous battle, neither side had used weapons, relying entirely on their own hand-to-hand combat skills.

Swish!

Chu Feng suddenly drew his battle saber and pointed it at Lu Bingyu.

"Your Excellency, shall we continue?"

He no longer intended to waste time with the opponent.

The fifty thousand points in the system were already prepared.

He was just waiting to pour all the points into his cultivation panel.

At that moment!

He would possess the formidable strength to crush Lu Bingyu.

"General Chu, how about we negotiate a peace?"

"Hmm?"

The sudden turn of events caught Chu Feng off guard.

What is this!

Could it be a delaying tactic?

"Why, you don't want to fight anymore?"

"That's right!"

Lu Bingyu did not hide anything and continued,

"I never expected Great Wei to produce such a heaven-defying talent. I have cultivated for many years, and this is the first time I have encountered an opponent as formidable as you!"

"Both our sides have suffered significant losses; how about we make peace here and now, what do you think?"

"I'm sorry, I..."

"General, please wait a moment!"

Lu Shuwan hurriedly ascended into the air at this moment to interrupt Chu Feng's words.

"Lu Peng?"

"General, please listen to me!"

Lu Shuwan leaned in close to Chu Feng and whispered a few words.

After hearing what Lu Shuwan said, a look of shock instantly appeared on Chu Feng's face, though he quickly hid it.

"Cough, cough, cough..."

"I'm sorry, I just had a bit of asthma; let's continue our previous topic!"

Hmm?

Lu Bingyu tilted her head and glanced at Chu Feng.

Just a moment ago, she had clearly heard from Chu Feng's tone that he had no intention of negotiating.

Yet, after one of his generals whispered a few words to him, Chu Feng suddenly changed his mind.

"Could it be that they know something?"

Lu Bingyu thought to herself.

But she could not be sure.

"Fine, since General Chu has agreed to peace talks, let us discuss the terms!"

"That is certainly no problem, but we must be the ones to propose the terms; otherwise, I will never cease the troops!"

"Very well, please state your terms!" Lu Bingyu said.

"The war was instigated by you Turkic people. Now that you are requesting a ceasefire, you must provide us with war reparations!"

"The request is simple: the Wulu Grassland surrounding Anwu Prefecture shall belong to our Great Wei, plus three hundred thousand warhorses and one million head of cattle and sheep."

Chu Feng directly opened his mouth like a lion, demanding an astronomical price in reparations.

Since it was a negotiation, naturally one had to strive for the greatest benefits for one's own side.

Who would have thought that Lu Bingyu's next move would catch Chu Feng somewhat off guard.