Chapter 447: Nothing to Discuss

Although Luoning felt there was nothing to discuss regarding this matter, since an old acquaintance had offered everyone a way out, he could not very well refuse to give them face.

Thus, in his capacity as the host, he invited Jialete and his party into the castle hall and had a Servant bring out fruit and drinks.

The atmosphere seemed to have eased, but in reality, it had not.

After a while, Jialete spoke again: "Luoning, what exactly will it take for you to hand over Suofeiya and let me take her back for interrogation?"

Hesusu did not speak; instead, he rubbed the porcelain cup in his hands.

He had a penchant for the exotic, and this unique cup had piqued his interest. As for the negotiation between Luoning and Jialete, he seemed more like an outsider at this moment.

In reality, for Hesusu, he had already succeeded if he could sow discord between Wushan Territory and the royal family, create cracks, and plant the seeds of future instability.

Luoning peeled a fresh grape and ate it in one bite; the quality of the fruit in the castle orchard was actually quite good.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince, although I invited everyone in to sit, it was only out of courtesy and respect for the royal family, but some things cannot be solved by negotiation."

Luoning's voice was calm and firm, "This kind of boring slander involves the honor of Wushan Castle and my own dignity; I cannot make the slightest concession! Unless Your Highness the Crown Prince can produce conclusive evidence proving Suofeiya is involved in this matter, otherwise, I will not hand her over to anyone."

Jialete's expression grew increasingly gloomy; he had not expected Luoning to be so unyielding.

Although he was furious inside, he also understood that it was not the time to take action.

After all, the strength of the opponent's lineup exceeded his expectations, and it concerned the face of both Wushan Castle and the royal family; if they were to truly fight, the situation might spiral out of control.

Hesusu then let out a cold laugh: "Jialete, as a Crown Prince, you have absolutely no face at all, do you? Hehe, a Baron of the Kingdom, who looks like he will soon be your brother-in-law, has actually started to become this arrogant..."

"Enough!"

Jialete stood up abruptly, "Since that is the case, Buluoer, you shall report the situation here to His Majesty the King!"

He let out a cold snort and stood up to leave the hall directly, his five subordinates immediately following.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Hesusu hurried to follow, but was blocked by Ruidar reaching out.

"What is the meaning of this? Is it not enough to have killed my territory's people, and now you want to kill me too?"

Jialete's pace halted; he turned around to look at Ruidar, then shifted his angry gaze toward Luoning: "Don't go too far, and don't think I won't do anything to you!"

Luoning smiled slightly and waved his hand, signaling Ruidar to let Hesusu leave.

Keeping Hesusu was merely keeping a Golden Grade Witch Soul Knight.

As long as Mofisite was not captured, killing such a Golden Knight would not only have no effect, but would instead provoke the nerves of Jialete, who was on the verge of exploding.

Ruidar stepped aside; Hesusu let out a cold laugh, then strode to catch up with Jialete and walked out.

In the hall, only Buluoer was left with a bitter smile on his face.

"Luoning, you perhaps do not know the Crown Prince's temper; no one has ever given him so little face."

Luoning spread his hands: "I had no other choice."

Buluoer sighed and looked outside the door; Hesusu and the others had already boarded the Griffin and flown away from the castle.

"Buluoer is a Witch Soul Knight, right? And Taersi Town, I did not see any corpses there, so were those killed by you all Witch Soul Knights?"

Luoning smiled slightly and sat back down, "Deputy Commander, we have all been honest people living in Anbian City recently and have never been to any Taersi Town."

"Uh..."

Buluoer was stunned for a moment, then realized his identity had made the other party wary, and he sighed helplessly.

"Fine, it was my presumption."

He also stood up, "Jialete has already gone south to the border, and I am returning to Jinyu City to report. I do not know what the situation between the royal family and Wushan Castle will be later, but at least there will be no problems this year."

"Then, goodbye!" Luoning stood up to see him off.

Once everyone had left, Suofeiya said apologetically: "Sorry, I have brought you trouble."

Luoning said earnestly: "As partners, protecting your safety is only right. Besides, even if it were not for the flaw left by the Flame God Roar, they would have found other excuses to shift the conflict onto me."

"My Lord, when are we attacking Yueguang Valley?"

Ruidar had asked this question many times in a row, "Leaving them be will only cause more innocent humans to suffer."

Luoning frowned slightly; he was also pondering this question.

Even a secret attack by him and Suofeiya had caused such big trouble; if they attacked Yueguang Valley openly, then the kind of sophistry used today would be useless.

As for letting only those at the Meteor level or above attack secretly, in such a large Yueguang Valley, how could they take it down with just a few people?

Luoning pondered slightly, "I will go to Wushan Castle to ask the old man what he thinks. Before that, you should focus on training. Get the Sixth and Seventh Knight Orders formed as soon as possible, and pass down the experience brought by Suofeiya and the others early to ensure losses are reduced after the war begins."

After all, he still had Wushan Castle behind him; he had to ask for Lulansi's opinion.

At this moment, two figures walked in quickly; it was Peiteluo and Hameng who had just returned to the castle.

Both of their warhorses were of excellent quality, but compared to the Griffin, their speed was ultimately much slower.

If they took down Yueguang Valley and claimed all of Hesusu's Griffins as their own, they could certainly provide one for Suofeiya and the others.

"Why have you returned?" Suofeiya asked.

Peiteluo and Hameng explained, the general meaning being that they were worried about Suofeiya's safety and had rushed back.

After all, in their hearts, Suofeiya's safety was the first priority, and everything else came after.

Luoning frowned slightly, "You don't trust me, then?"

Uh...

Peiteluo and Hameng were suddenly somewhat embarrassed; the former explained: "We did not mean that, it's just... we didn't consider too much at the time."

Ruidar said with a serious expression: "Your responsibility now is to be in charge of the border's safety, yet you left at will, leaving behind a huge hidden danger. If a group of enemies had followed behind this team of Griffins, our camp would have been in danger of being overrun!"

He said in a low voice: "If you were my subordinates, you would be punished!"

Peiteluo shrank his neck, and Hameng's expression was also very awkward.

Although they were acting out of concern for Suofeiya's safety, they had to admit that what Ruidar said was very likely to happen.

Luoning said with a smile: "Ruidar is always serious; you don't need to take it to heart."

He looked at Ruidar and added: "Peiteluo and the others are, after all, just from the New Moon Continent and have not adapted to their current identities and duties; you don't need to be too strict."

"No, strict requirements are necessary!"

The one speaking was Suofeiya; she said sternly to Peiteluo and Hameng, "Since you have been arranged to serve as Ruidar's deputies, you must obey his command in everything. Leaving your post without receiving orders during a battle is equivalent to abandoning a city or territory, and the crime is grave!"

"Do not think that because there are few powerhouses here, you can be careless. Do not forget, those opposite us are not ordinary people, but the Witch Soul Clan! We have only moved the battlefield to Aoerlante; our enemy has not changed!"

Peiteluo and Hameng both lowered their heads, as if they were students being scolded by a teacher.

Suofeiya's tone softened a little, and she said gently, "Rest assured, our hero is here; with the Blazing Sun Knight Ruidar present, my safety is well guaranteed."

"Understood, Your Highness!"

The two bowed with their hands on their chests, "This matter was our fault, and we are willing to accept punishment."

Luoning patted the two on their shoulders, "Alright, the punishment is waived. If you two are not tired, return to the defense line early; you must prevent them from doing anything extreme out of disappointment."

"Yes!"

Peiteluo and Hameng said solemnly, then nodded toward Ruidar and strode out of the hall.

Luoning also walked toward the outside, "I also need to make a trip to Wushan Castle to discuss this with Grandfather. Ruidar, I leave the matters here to you."

"Rest assured, My Lord!" (End of chapter)