Ning Chen narrowed his eyes and looked Tantai Qingyue over.

Then he said slowly, "The Holy Maiden's beauty is peerless, and nobody alive can match her gift for the martial arts. And I really do lust after your body.

But the people of the Great Xuan's Xiguan City have been driven from their homes, and Bianzhou's people have no way to live... Next to hundreds of thousands of our people in the Great Xuan living in the fire and the flood, a little lust on my part counts for nothing.

Tantai Qingyue, Xiguan City is a ruin. In a few months, when the dead of winter comes, do you have any idea how many people there will freeze to death?

This time, if I fight my way into Xiliang, do you think the Xiliang Kingdom will still exist?"

Tantai Qingyue went pale. Ning Chen meant to wipe her country off the map.

Ning Chen said flatly, "That said, Xiliang still has a chance to make it right."

Tantai Qingyue's eyes lit up.

Ning Chen went on, "If Xiliang helps the people of the Great Xuan's Xiguan City make it through this winter, maybe this prince will leave Xiliang one way out down the line."

Tantai Qingyue was silent for a moment.

"I will write the letter right now. I will persuade them to help the people of the Great Xuan's Xiguan City get through this winter."

Ning Chen's face was cold. "Oh, and tell your Xiliang royal house this: for every commoner of the Great Xuan's Xiguan City who freezes to death this year, this prince will put it on the Xiliang royal house's account. For every commoner who freezes to death, this prince kills ten members of the royal house."

Tantai Qingyue nodded without a word, then turned and left.

Feng Qizheng said angrily, "Goddammit, those dogs in the Xiliang royal house had the nerve to kick the Great Xuan while it was down. They really do remember the eating and forget the beating."

Everyone nodded.

Only Yudie gently took Ning Chen's hand. She knew that everything he'd just…