The Return of Stars to the Jianghu

Floating Continent, the southern border of the Northern Liao Kingdom.

Hu Hanhui sat inside the tent, wiping his sword with a white cloth.

Shen Lixi has been gone for a month.

At first, the Liao army advanced southward with unstoppable momentum. Almost the entire northern territory of the Liang Kingdom fell.

However, news soon arrived that the Liang Kingdom and the Wu Kingdom had signed a ceasefire agreement.

The signatories were Xu Guan, the garrison commander of the Southern Route Army of Liang, and Shi Xingchen, the general of the First Route Army of the Shi Family Army of Wu.

Hu Hanhui couldn't understand it. Both of them were arrogant and relentless, and it was impossible for them to sign a ceasefire agreement together unless the sun rose in the west.

However, all of this still happened. Moreover, after the Liang-Wu ceasefire, Xu Guan led the southern army to attack the northern battlefield.

Xu Guan left only two thousand soldiers in the south. How much did he trust Wu Guo to keep his promise? Or was he not worried at all that Mr. Ding would break the contract, even though the person who signed the document was not Mr. Ding himself?

Without Shen Lixi's magic and strategies, Hu Hanhui could no longer achieve victory against overwhelming odds, and the Northern Liao army suffered repeated defeats. They fought their way back, retreating from northern Liang all the way into Wei territory. However, uprisings broke out in Wei, and the Northern Liao army, cooperating with the Liang forces, was forced to retreat back to Liao.

Faced with absolute power, no amount of scheming will be of any use.

The war raged for over a month, leaving corpses strewn across the land of Wei. As the weather began to heat up, Xu Guan ordered the burning of the bodies to prevent a plague.

The Wei army refused to comply, citing the harsh northern climate, so Xu Guan did not insist.

Now, with the plague raging, a truce has been reached in the North.

"Report!" A soldier entered the tent.

"Speak," Hu Hanhui said without looking up.

"There is a man requesting an audience at the border. He claims to be an envoy from the Wu Kingdom, sent by Mr. Ding to negotiate peace," the soldier reported.

"Oh, bring it up." Hu Hanhui looked up.

A scholar-like man, without any armor, walked in.

"Hey, what's your name? You're really not afraid of death, not even wearing armor." Hu Hanhui said, pointing his sword at the newcomer.

"General, please don't be agitated. I am an envoy of Mr. Ding from the Kingdom of Wu, named Long Shihun. If you want to kill me, what difference does it make whether I'm wearing armor or not?" the Wu envoy said.

Hu Hanhui was taken aback. He put down his sword and said, "Not bad, a very arrogant name. Mr. Ding sent you here to negotiate, is he bullying my Great Liao because we have no one to rely on? Speak, what are your conditions?"

"General, don't rush. Why don't you take a look at this first?" Long Shihun took out a wooden bird.

Hu Hanhui was stunned for a moment. It was the magical wooden bird he had given to Shen Lixi. Then he shouted, "What did you do to Shen Lixi?"

“Before Shen Lixi went to the other world, he visited Mr. Ding. He and Mr. Ding are from the same hometown, as you should know. Before leaving, Shen Lixi gave this wooden bird to Mr. Ding. He said, ‘If one day the world's situation is settled, I will use this to make peace with you,’” Long Shihun said.

"The world's fate is sealed, hahaha, what a joke. Does your Mr. Ding think that the world's fate is sealed now, and that the chaos has only just begun, with every country wanting to be the world's ruler and everyone wanting to make a name for themselves? Without fighting, how can there be peace?" Hu Hanhui placed his sword on the table.

"The Kingdom of Wu has formed an alliance with the Kingdom of Tang, and now it has also made peace with the Kingdom of Liang."

"Are you implying that the Kingdom of Wu wants to become the ruler of the world?"

"No, Wu will support Tang as the ruler of the world."

"Tang Kingdom, by what right? Just because of that Tang Clan?"

"The Tang Kingdom has also formed an alliance with the Chu Kingdom and a non-aggression pact with the Southern Han Kingdom. Now that the Qi Kingdom has fallen, the Southern Zhao Kingdom is also helping the Tang Kingdom to destroy Qi. Tell me, are the nine kingdoms of the Eastern Continent already settled?"

"You think you've already won?" Hu Hanhui remained dismissive.

"Liang and Wu have made peace, and Xu Guan has led a large army to support the northern battlefield. Liang has only left two thousand soldiers in the south. Wu could easily conquer southern Liang with any army. But Mr. Ding will not. He keeps his word. If he says he will make peace, he means it. All for the sake of peace in the world," Long Shihun said.

"I'm very curious, how did you manage to get that old bastard Xu Guan to the negotiating table?" Hu Hanhui asked.

"Mr. Ding saved his son, Xu Xiaohong," Long Shihun replied calmly.

"Heh, you've got some good methods. Alright, let's talk then," Hu Hanhui said.

"Alright, since the general agrees, I'll go back and report now." Long Shihun turned and left.

"Wait, you're leaving already? Not even to chat a little longer? What do you take my Northern Liao for, a place you can come and go as you please?" Hu Hanhui drew his sword.

“General, the situation in the world has been settled. There is no enmity between the Northern Liao and the Wu Kingdom. You wouldn’t make things difficult for me, an envoy, over such a trivial matter, would you? If you want to kill me, I certainly can’t escape. But do you think it’s worth it? Is it appropriate to create more trouble for the sake of an envoy?” Long Shihun said calmly.

"Alright, alright, you can go now." Hu Hanhui sheathed his sword.

Dragon Soul Devourer turned and left.

Watching his departing figure, Hu Hanhui said, "Wu Kingdom, interesting. Mr. Ding, interesting."