Ning Chen turned around and looked at the Gaoli ruler.

"The Prince Who Holds the Realm has made a disaster the size of the sky. Surely there must be some settlement?"

"What settlement does the ruler of Gaoli want? And what's this about a disaster the size of the sky?"

Ning Chen did not bother with courtesy at all.

Between two states, courtesy was worth a fart. Strength was what counted.

The power in the hands of the Great Xuan's Prince Who Holds the Realm was not one bit less than this Gaoli ruler's... So Ning Chen put the man on his own level and spoke to him as he pleased.

Besides, his plan was not finished yet.

Even leaving now was part of the plan.

The Gaoli ruler was close to losing his temper. To the Great Xuan this was no disaster at all, but to the Gaoli Kingdom it was a calamity the size of the sky.

Nanyue would be certain now that the Gaoli Kingdom had joined with Ning Chen to poison the Nanyue State Preceptor and had tried to kill the Fourth Prince, Kang Luo, too.

Nanyue might not dare march on the Great Xuan, but it would certainly dare march on the Gaoli Kingdom.

Jin Dongxing had begun to see the shape of it. He had more or less guessed what Ning Chen was ultimately after.

He smiled bitterly. "The Great Xuan is a powerful state with strong soldiers and fit horses, and it has a genius like my lord prince besides. It is only natural that it does not fear Nanyue.

But this move of my lord prince's has already tied my Gaoli Kingdom and the Great Xuan to the same warship. Now my lord prince means to step off, and leave us alone to face the storm and the waves... Surely that is a little unfair?"

Ning Chen narrowed his eyes at Jin Dongxing. "Then what does Your Highness suggest?"

Jin Dongxing bowed low to the Gaoli ruler. "Father Emperor. There is only one way out of the trap we are in now,…