Pick up a princess to be your wife

Everyone at the table stopped. Some were picking up pieces of rice with their chopsticks, their mouths slightly open.

Some people raised their glasses, but hadn't even drunk their wine.

Some people reached into the bowl with their chopsticks and just picked up a piece of food.

All eyes were fixed on Shi Jingqian.

"Why is it that he's the only one who can eat so well?"

"Where did all that meat come from?"

"The white rice in my bowl suddenly doesn't taste good anymore."

"My tears, so pathetic, flowed into my saliva."

"I want to eat it too..."

As Shi Jingqian was eating, Li Mu suddenly appeared behind him.

Li Mu was still holding the small cola in his hand, not putting it down.

"Brother Shi, is the food to your liking?"

"It's alright, it tastes like home."

"Brother Shi, today's banquet is to celebrate my children's birthday. How dare you ruin it? You've got some nerve!"

"Hey bro, what are you saying? I don't understand. Hehehe."

After finishing the last piece of meat, Shi Jingqian raised his hand to wipe the corner of his mouth.

"You dare to mess with me? Believe me or not, I'll make sure you never leave Lingnan Road."

Shi Jingqian smiled awkwardly, but in his heart he had already cursed Li Mu's ancestors eight hundred times over.

You have the nerve to say I tricked you? Back in the capital, you fucking made a fool of me, and did I ever curse you?

But you, the whole time you acted like you were doing it for my own good, and I even believed you a few times.

Pooh!

"We're brothers, but I really don't understand what you're saying."

"You've embarrassed me? You're asking for trouble!"

"I, Shi Jingqian, have always treated you like a brother I'd die for. To embarrass a brother is to embarrass myself, isn't it? Who am I, Shi Jingqian? How could I possibly do such a thing?"

As Shi Jingqian spoke, he stood up and raised his hand to the sky.

"If I ever show the slightest disrespect to my brothers, may I be struck by lightning!"

As Shi Jingqian spoke, he let out a burp.

This is a set of tactics that Shi Jingqian learned from Li Mu, and now he's using Li Mu's own methods against him.

Seeing Li Mu's angry expression, Shi Jingqian felt quite relieved.

If you had been even a little bit more generous back then and given me some weapons, none of this would have happened today.

"Still pretending!"

"I really didn't do it. I came all this way to attend this banquet, how could I do such a thing? Brother, you must have misunderstood me."

"I treated you like a brother, and even invited you into my home for a feast, and yet you treat me like this."

Pah! How dare you say that!

No shame!

"My reputation in the martial arts world is that of someone who dares to act and take responsibility! If I do something, I do it; if I don't, I don't!"

"Fine, fine, I think you're tired of living!"

"I heard... Brother, you're having a belated banquet tonight?" Shi Jingqian suddenly chuckled.

"You dare threaten me?"

"I swear, I absolutely didn't! What I mean is, since we're having a banquet tonight, I definitely have to prepare some money as a gift." Shi Jingqian smiled and wiped his hands on his clothes.

Li Mu understood that the money given as a gift meant that they would continue to manipulate the banquet arrangements.

This guy's skills are truly remarkable.

If he's determined to sabotage the banquet, it'll be impossible to guard against.

Unless we arrest him.

But even if they arrest him, they might not be able to keep him locked up.

Even if we lock him up today, we can't lock him up for life.

"Brother, I see there are a lot of happy occasions in Lingnan, and the banquets are all free. Why don't I just stay here and not leave? I can quit this official post and just stay in Lingnan to freeload, hehehe."

Li Mu was just thinking about whether to lock him up when he was threatened by him again.

This means that if Li Xingzhou doesn't provide military equipment, I'll fight you to the bitter end.

"A toad crawling on your foot won't bite, but it's still annoying!"

Who's the toad? Your whole family are toads! If you hadn't stolen all the spoils, would I be here begging and pleading?

How many affairs does Laozi, the leader of the Huainan Circuit, still have to handle? How many conflicts does he still need to mediate? Does he really have time to waste with you?

"One thousand warhorses, five thousand sets of armor, equipped with narrow swords and bows," Li Mu said coldly.

"What? Oh dear, how can you give me all this equipment that the White Horse Army worked so hard to acquire? That's not right, not right."

My brother gave me the equipment, but I can't explain it to the White Horse Army. I can't put my brother in a difficult position; I absolutely cannot accept it.

As time changed, he repeatedly declined.

"Stop being sarcastic. A thousand warhorses alone are enough to make you rich. Don't be ungrateful. Any more than that, and you won't get any!" Li Mu said coldly.

Li Mu could easily understand what Shi Jingqian meant. He just wanted more things, right?

If Li Mu had been so generous back then, willing to provide such a large quantity of equipment, Shi Jingqian would definitely have praised Li Mu for his generosity.

But now...

If you have no shame, then I have no shame either.

“I really can’t. I, Shi Jingqian, value brotherhood above all else, especially you, Li Xingzhou. I consider you my own brother, and I can’t let my own brother be in a difficult position.” Shi Jingqian refused righteously and firmly.

You wouldn't give me any equipment before, and now you think you can get rid of me with this little bit? No way!

"1,500 warhorses and 10,000 sets of equipment."

Li Mu raised his price.

"No, really no. You absolutely can't give me those ballistae, the Ten Thousand Stone Bow, or the Divine Arm Crossbow. These things are too valuable; I can't afford them."

"You son of a bitch, are you trying to take advantage of me? I've already given you so much, and you still want to rob me?"

"No way! I would never rob my own brother! I really don't want these things!"

"you!"

"Add ten more ballistae, twenty more crossbows, and one million stone bows."

"Absolutely not! I can't accept it!"

"you you you!"

Li Mu, carrying the small bottle of cola, paced back and forth in anger, almost throwing it onto the table.

He completely forgot that he was carrying his daughter in his arms...

I'm so angry I'm losing my mind.

"Three hundred 10,000-stone bows. Times have changed. If you still don't agree, I'll keep at it until the very end. Let's see who can outlast me, hmph!"

Seeing that Li Mu's bottom line was about to be reached, Shi Jingqian's eyes lit up as he began to think.

The chips Li Mu gave him were enough to make him bleed.

The mere 1,500 warhorses would elevate the Tiger Legion's combat effectiveness to a whole new level.

"Two thousand warhorses, five hundred 10,000-stone bows... wouldn't that be a bit too much?"

"Fine, I admit defeat. I'll give you everything you want."

After Li Mu finished speaking, he picked up the small can of cola and turned to leave.

Shi Jingqian looked at Xiao Kele and winked at her, who immediately waved back at him.

Shi Jingqian smiled slightly and gave Xiao Kele a thumbs up.