Exile is exile, is half of the capital enough as compensation?

Five years later

The Liaodong City, which has long been renovated, welcomes the annual Flower Festival.

Various kinds of flowers are placed on the Overlapping Mountain. Oh, that’s not right, now the Overlapping Mountain can only be called the Overlapping Peak.

Because of Qin Zhaohai's outburst before his death, the overlapping mountains that they had originally found difficult to break through were reduced to only one peak left.

Not only that, even the mountains around the Overlapping Mountain were turned into flat land because of his final blow.

Today, the area between the Diejie Mountains and Liaodong has long become a plain.

Leng Youran not only built a factory here, but also built many houses.

The Leng family, the Li family, the Ye family... and many other families gathered here, strolling leisurely in the market.

Leng Youran and Li Tianze were blocked by four people on the watchtower.

Li Tianze looked at the Northern Frontier Emperor on his left, then at the Southern Land Emperor on his right, and finally fixed his gaze on Leng Youran who was opposite him.

Leng Youran looked helplessly at Zhao Chongqing on his right, then at Yeerqi on his left, and sighed, "Hey everyone, since you're here to participate in the Flower Tide Festival, shouldn't you go down and enjoy the scenery below? Why are you blocking my way like this?"

The four of them looked at each other and lowered their heads in tacit understanding.

Seeing this, Leng Youran raised her butt and tried to get up, but before her butt left the stool, she was pulled back by Zhao Chongqing and Yeerqi.

"Hey, don't worry, don't worry, we really have something to ask you."

"Why don't you tell me something?"

The four of them were silent for a while, and finally it was Zhao Chongqing who spoke. "Aunt Leng, it's like this. We came here to discuss with you and Uncle Li about cooperating with Beicheng. Whether it's the cloth or the food produced in your city, we want to bring them to our country. Take a look..."

"Yes, yes, that's our plan too." The other three said in unison.

After saying that, he seemed to have thought of something.

“No, cooperate with us first.”

"To cooperate with us, City Lord Leng must first cooperate with us."

"No, no, no, City Lord Leng, look at me. We in the South have had a hard time these past few years."

Leng Youran looked at the three of them, then looked at Zhao Chongqing who had a look of anticipation on his face.

"That's it?"

"Yes, this is a big deal. As long as Aunt Leng agrees, we in the Eastern Jin Dynasty are willing to pay tribute every year."

"It's the same in our South." Qin Yi said without falling behind.

"We are the same. Lord Leng, our Prime Minister Li is your sworn brother. He should cooperate with our Northern Frontier first."

"That's not right. If you say that, we Xihu have already reached an agreement with them. City Lord Leng, don't forget that we have already signed the agreement. Even the common people from Beicheng will be honored guests of our Xihu royal family if they go there. You can't deny it."

"No, no, no, if that's the case, I'm still Aunt Leng and Uncle Li's godson. At least we should start with our Eastern Jin Dynasty." Zhao Chongqing saw that they spoke so convincingly and didn't care about his face anymore. He immediately rushed forward to acknowledge them as his godson.

This made Leng Youran and Li Tianze feel helpless.

"I... first, let me..."

"Let's start with us..."

"We, we will definitely be chosen first..."

"Of course it's us, it has to be us..."

The four of them were still arguing.

Leng Youran rubbed his dizzy head and stood up, slamming the table. "That's enough."

Because of her action, the lookout tower finally became quiet.

The four of them didn't dare to speak, but they all looked at her tacitly.

"It's not impossible to cooperate. Come, sign this and our cooperation will take effect."

Leng Youran took out five pieces of paper from his arms.

There are only four words on it.

"A century of peace?"

"A century of peace?"

“…”

The four of them looked at the big words in confusion.

"Yes, within the next hundred years, all four of you, including our North City, must not provoke any war. If you can't do that, then there's no point in even discussing cooperation."

The four of them fell silent again.

They looked at each other in bewilderment.

There was a hint of testing each other in their eyes.

Seeing them like this, Leng Youran lost her patience and pulled Li Tianze, who had been watching the show, over and prepared to walk down the tower.

"Wait..." As soon as she took a step, Zhao Chongqing stood up.

"Auntie Leng, please don't leave. If I just promise not to clash with these three countries for a hundred years, can our cooperation begin?"

Leng Youran nodded slightly, "Of course."

Zhao Chongqing clenched his fist and said, "Okay, Aunt Leng, I'll sign."

Leng Youran was not surprised at his decision at all. As long as Zhao Chongqing was not stupid, he would know that she was making plans for him.

"What about you three? What do you think?"

Seeing that Zhao Chongqing had already agreed, the other three also stood up and said firmly, "We agree too."

The three of them were talking in a loud voice, and it was obvious that they had all thought it through.

"Okay, in that case, we will have a happy cooperation..."

After the Flower Tide Festival, Leng Youran sent the kings of various countries away before going up to the watchtower again with Li Tianze.

This watchtower is twenty meters high. Standing here, you can not only have a panoramic view of the North City, but also see Liaodong.

Nowadays, these two cities are still brightly lit even at night.

It really is possible to leave the doors open at night.

"Why do you want them to sign a hundred-year contract?" Li Tianze hugged her waist from behind and asked softly with his mouth close to her ear.

"A hundred years is enough. Yuanyuanman is already seven years old now. In a hundred years, they should also be..."

"In short, I want to leave the best for them. As for the future, that depends on their own luck. I'm tired and don't want to worry about those things in my lifetime."

Li Tianze held her waist tightly and said in a low voice: "Youyou, having you is like having the whole world."

"I feel the same way. With you and my family, my life is enough."

"over."

I don’t know how to write the rest of the story, I just think it’s best to end it like this.

I don’t want to write about separations and deaths, and I don’t want to leave any regrets in a perfect life.

I know there are many shortcomings in this story, such as Leng Yuyang and Xie Wanqing, Leng Yuze and Chen Yaner...

But they are all part of the story, and their lives go on. Although they will not be as spectacular as Leng Youran and Li Tianze's, they are definitely wonderful lives.

End it!

If I continue writing, there will be a lot of overlap.

Thank you for your likes. After finishing this novel, I feel like my brain is almost not working properly. I don’t know how many times I went through it from the initial conception to the final deletions and cuts.

But I always feel like something is missing.

However, I think this is what life is like. There must be something missing to be a real life.

Goodbye, my family who are reading this book.

See you in the next book.

（づ￣3￣）づ╭?～I love you guys.