Shuangshu followed Lu Yuan in anxiously.
After entering two screens, the three finally entered the main hall.
This hall has a very wide area, simple decoration and full of exotic style.
The hall was not discussing matters as the three of them had imagined. Instead, it was filled with round tables, and a room full of sixty or seventy people were sweating profusely and eating hot pot around the table!
The hall is filled with steam, filled with spicy and various meaty aromas.
Lu Yuan raised his head slightly and saw a slightly higher seat directly in front of the hall.
An old man with thin hair and thin bones, wearing a loose robe, was eating slices of meat with relish at his seat.
This...is the leader of the Shunan Alliance?
Just such a bad old man?
Lu Yuan knew that people should not be judged by their appearance, and this bad old man did exude the powerful spiritual pressure of a sixth-level monk.
Lu Yuan led the three of them, stood not far from the old man and saluted:
"Juniors Lu Yuan, Gui Li, and Zhou Wanzhi have met the leader!"
"Yeah..." The old man glanced at them while eating the hot slices of meat.
After he finished eating all the meat in his mouth, the old man asked in a hoarse voice:
"Which sect are you from? What do you have to report?"
Lu Yuan looked around: "Alliance leader..."
"Oh! Haha, it doesn't matter. We are all our own people."
At such a close distance, the Demon Sword of Annihilation can use the "Illusion Heart" skill on him.
However, there was a huge disparity in strength between the two sides, and Lu Yuan was not sure of success.
Once they fail, the three of them will be captured.
Therefore, he did not dare to make mistakes recklessly.
Seeing that there was no chance to face him alone, Lu Yuan had an idea and immediately replied: "Uh, that's it..."
"Wait a minute," just as Lu Yuan started to speak, the alliance leader interrupted him, "Aren't you three the people I'm looking for recently? Hahahaha!"
He didn't speak loudly, but the hall, which was noisy before, suddenly became quiet.
There was only the gurgling sound of the stove boiling the soup.
Zhou Wanzhi's heart sank: It's over!
"Hahahaha!" Lu Yuan held his forehead and laughed.
Laughter echoed in the hall for a long time.
Everyone in the audience was stunned by his laughter.
Hu Bugui had taught him before that when encountering such a situation, laugh first so as to give himself time to clear his mind and come up with a countermeasure.
At the same time, it can also make the other party unclear and not dare to attack rashly.
It seems that this trick really works.
The alliance leader also smiled sinisterly and said, "I don't know why you are laughing. The three of you became murderous as soon as you came to Shu. You destroyed more than ten monster caves in one day. You are really powerful."
"A prize, a prize, a prize!" Lu Yuan thought that he wanted to know anyway, so he wasn't that worried.
"Xia Lu Yuan, after meeting the alliance leader this time, I realized that the rumors I heard before were false. Oh, what a pity! If the alliance leader thinks that the three of us destroying demons are breaking the rules of the Shunan Alliance, then you have a high level of cultivation anyway. They killed so many of us, it’s up to you whether you want to kill them or cut them into pieces.”
Lu Yuan's words successfully aroused the curiosity of the alliance leader: "Let's not talk about fighting and killing. What did you mean by the rumors just now?"
Gui Li and Zhou Wanzhi were also confused: they hadn't heard any special rumors before.
Lu Yuan cupped his hands and said, "I heard earlier that the leader of our Shunan Alliance is a man of broad mind, great wisdom, and great virtue. But after meeting today, I never thought..."
The alliance leader was not deceived by this series of good words. He chuckled and said, "Don't give me the ecstasy soup. If you break my rules, you will definitely die!"
Lu Yuan saw that he didn't like it
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, and immediately said proudly: "Hahahaha! It's ridiculous that such a foresighted senior doesn't know that he is about to die, but he thinks about taking the lives of low-level monks. It seems that you are really good at being the leader of the alliance."
People around listen
When he said this, everyone became furious.
"Leader! This kid is too arrogant. Kill him immediately!"
"Yes! Kill him!"
"Kill all three!"
"Kill! Kill!"
The leader waved everyone to quiet down.
He stared at Lu Yuan with his big, protruding eyes: "You said my death is imminent? Hahahaha! Interesting!"
Everyone laughed too.
"The Shunan Alliance is in danger, but a group of people don't know it. It seems that I helped the wrong one by helping. Forget it, I admit defeat! Come on! Let's do it!"
As he spoke, Lu Yuan closed his eyes and assumed a posture of letting others tie him up.
Some deacons were ready to step forward and tie up the three of them.
The leader immediately said: "Wait!"
He walked to Lu Yuan's side suspiciously: "You have said time and again that my death is imminent. Please tell me. What's going on?"
Lu Yuan opened one eye and looked at him: "What? Do you want to hear it? Is this your alliance's way of valeting?"
The leader waved his hand: "Add three more sets of bowls and chopsticks!"
After saying that, he asked the three of them to sit at the same table with him:
"Little friend Lu, please speak openly today!"
Lu Yuan sat down, took a sip of herbal tea, and said slowly:
"The strength of the two major alliances in southern Shu and western Shu should be relatively weak in Shu."
As soon as these words came out, everyone started talking in low voices.
The leader nodded: "Yes, so what?"
"The relationship between the Shudong Alliance and your alliance used to be good, but with your generation as leader, the two sides became very unhappy because of certain things."
"There is something about it."
"So when Western Shu invaded your alliance, Eastern Shu came to help before, but now they are sitting on the mountain watching the fight between tigers. Is that right?"
The leader nodded silently.
"You are a foreigner, but you know all the old stories like us."
Lu Yuan smiled: "Zhong Shu colluded with Northern Shu in an attempt to swallow up your alliance first. But Northern Shu was afraid of Eastern Shu. At the same time, it was also worried that once Southern Shu was annexed, he would have to cross to Central Shu. Manage part of the land in southern Shu. The trick of "Yue Guo is disdainful" is very clearly explained in "Zuo Shi Chun Qiu Biography". I believe the leader of the alliance should have read it. "
The leader of the alliance naturally knows that allusion——
Qin and Jin jointly wanted to annex Zheng. But Jin is located between Qin and Zheng. If Qin wanted to manage the land of Zheng, it had to cross Jin. This is of course a very fatal thing.
Needless to say, if the relationship between the two countries is very good, if one day the two countries fall out, Zheng will be taken away by Jin.
The relationship between these three countries is just like the current Shu Alliance.
Everyone was shocked by Lu Yuan's insightful remarks.
Everyone gave this young man a thumbs up.
In fact, there are sporadic records of these things in "Shu Mountain and Shu Hai".
Lu Yuan just integrated and processed them.
The alliance leader immediately changed his expression: "It seems that Lu Xiaoyou has done enough homework for this matter. I admire you very much. What will you do next?"
"Treat the elbow and armpit problems first!"
"You mean to deal with the Western Shu Alliance first?"
Lu Yuan took a bite of meat and said loudly, "Yes!"
The leader picked up the wine glass and filled Lu Yuan's and his own glasses:
"What's the best idea?"
"Winning over the leader of Shudong Alliance."
The alliance leader laughed dumbly: "Hahahahaha! This matter is even more difficult than the road to Shu!"
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Lu Yuan clinked glasses with him:
"Of course I know your unhappiness. How about we make a deal?"
"What deal?"
Lu Yuan deliberately said loudly: "This is a transaction that is beneficial to the Shunan Alliance. It's just that it's not suitable to let more people know too much at the moment."
When everyone heard Lu Yuan talking, they had long hoped that he would come up with something.
There was no way to solve the current dilemma, so they all consciously bowed their heads and went to eat hot pot.
The hall was once again a sea of excitement.
Gui and Zhou had no idea what Lu Yuan was talking about, so they had no choice but to smile cooperatively.
The alliance leader wisely set up a circular soundproof array to cover the two of them.
"And the two of them." Lu Yuan looked at the two girls.
The range of the magic circle was immediately expanded to four people.
"Alliance leader, I don't know your name yet. But I heard that you are a magician. Once your name is spoken, that person will die immediately."
"Hahahaha! That's a bit of an exaggeration. In fact, he's not that amazing. I, Lu Teng."
"Leader Lu's outspokenness is the beginning of our friendly cooperation." Lu Yuan said with a smile.
"I would like to hear the details of the transaction you mentioned."
Lu Yuan took another bite of meat and said calmly:
"The leader of Shudong Alliance is a real foodie. He especially loves hot pot, right?"
Lu Teng nodded.
"Guimeng has studied a lot of hot pot base ingredients with them before and developed many dishes and dipping sauces. The cooperation between the two parties is very pleasant.
"It turns out that your predecessor broke his promise and stole many secret recipes to make deals with the Northern Territory. The leader of the Shudong Alliance knew this clearly, but he couldn't find any evidence, so he could only hold his nose and suffer a secret loss."
Hearing that Lu Yuan had exposed all the scandals of the alliance, Lu Teng felt a little embarrassed. He could only smile awkwardly and stroke his already sparse long hair.
"And the hot pot you developed is not only delicious and can be eaten regularly, but it can also strengthen the body and even improve your cultivation. Of course, these are secondary. In fact, this matter is ultimately a matter of face." Lu Yuan and Shuang Shu clinked a glass and drank it all in one gulp.
Guili wanted to pour him wine, but Lu Teng grabbed her and poured it for him.
Then he filled up the wine glasses of the two beauties.
"The Shudong Alliance is such a big alliance, but they had their things stolen and suffered a loss. How do you think they will be able to survive in the future?"
"My little friend's analysis is very reasonable! This is really not a matter of simple recipes, this is an issue of face and dignity!"
Lu Yuan continued: "In order to win over Shudong, I think you can first send the secret recipe back generously and bow your head to apologize. I wonder if you have such courage?"
Lu Teng's protruding eyes suddenly became as sharp as an eagle's stallion.
He stared at the ground and thought for a while, then drank a glass of wine:
"OK!"
"Good! The alliance leader really has a big plan." Lu Yuan said appreciatively, "However, this is not enough. Because these are their things originally."
"Then what to do next?"
"As for the next step, just leave it to me."
"My little friend, are you really sure?"
"Leader Lu, your cultivation level is two levels higher than mine. You can crush me to death with your strength. Haha. If I'm not sure, then I'm just kidding with my own life?"
After hearing what Lu Yuan said, Lu Teng immediately made the decision: "Okay! Then let's go to the Dongshu Alliance someday!"
"Okay. But don't worry yet. Alliance Leader Lu," Lu Yuan said with a smile, "I said before that we would make a deal, but you haven't asked me what I want from you yet!"
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