I am the villain in the book

Tang Chen.

The moment he heard this name, Wei Changtian's smile froze on his face.

From Yan Huanwen, he already knew that this person was the "culprit" who had identified the Great Ning spies planted within the enemy army.

And in the system, this person was even the fifth Child of Heaven.

[5: Ghost Valley Sect, outer disciple, Tang Chen]

Recalling the brief system prompt, Wei Changtian frowned slightly.

Ghost Valley Sect was indeed located within the Great Awakening realm, and could be considered a sect of moderate size.

For an outer disciple of such a sect to choose to join the army after the start of the war, and quickly establish military merits, and then be entrusted with important tasks by Yan Huanwen...

All of the above was not too difficult to understand.

But Tang Chen had clearly just received Yan Huanwen's favor, so why was he now working for Yan Huaiqing?

More importantly, the fact that he could appear here meant that Yan Huaiqing had ordered him to be recalled at least several days in advance.

Traveling from Tianshan back to Dajue, without using the teleportation array, analyzing the time, Tang Chen must have set off back to Dajue shortly after I had just taken Yan Huanwen back to Liangzhou.

So, Yan Huaiqing had already intended to negotiate with me even before the "Immortal Pool Raid" occurred?

Also, since Tang Chen could also "read minds", how should I respond to the upcoming negotiations?

For a time, Wei Changtian's mood gradually became tense, and his thoughts became somewhat chaotic due to this sudden change.

He really wanted to kill Tang Chen directly.

Although there was a second-rank general standing in front of him, and thousands of imperial guards not far away.

But with his current strength of the late third rank, coupled with "Divine Strike", even if Tang Chen had confidential tools on him, it would be useless.

Moreover, the teleportation array was behind him, and he could escape calmly after killing the person.

A Child of Heaven was worth 1500 points, plus eliminating an important figure of the enemy... For Wei Changtian personally, this deal was undoubtedly very cost-effective.

However, for the overall situation, if he really killed Tang Chen, it would undoubtedly mean the complete collapse of the peace talks.

Yan Huaiqing would definitely not talk to him again, and a full-scale war would become inevitable.

And once a war really broke out, as Chu Xianping had said before, no matter whether he won or not in the end, the result would be unbearable for both Great Ning and Great Shu.

Therefore, Tang Chen could not be killed now.

Even if he really had to kill him, it would be after the negotiations broke down and war was unavoidable...

Thinking of this, Wei Changtian made a decision, and finally nodded slowly at Tang Chen.

"Young Master Tang, I have heard of you for a long time."

"Hmm? Young Master Wei has heard of him?"

On the other side, Yan Huaiqing was stunned when he heard this, but quickly reacted, and a smile slowly appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"I understand, it should be what Father Emperor told you."

"Yes."

Wei Changtian did not hide it, and replied calmly: "More than a hundred spies we planted in your army disappeared overnight, so I naturally had to find out the reason."

"Hahaha, that's true."

Yan Huaiqing said with a smile: "Tang Chen comes from the Ghost Valley Sect, and has a good ability to recognize people's thoughts. It is not difficult to find a few spies."

"Otherwise, I would not have summoned him from Tianshan from thousands of miles away."

"Young Master Wei, now that you and I are standing here, preparing to seek a better way out for the millions of soldiers in Tianshan and the three countries of Jue, Ning, and Shu, let the past be the past."

"Whether it is the matter of the Immortal Pool that night, or the hundred or so spies... they are just common occurrences on the battlefield."

"Tang Chen was just acting on orders, and I hope that Young Master can abandon his previous suspicions and no longer pursue the matter."

"..."

Abandon previous suspicions and no longer pursue the matter.

It must be said that Yan Huaiqing's words were very skillful.

He knew that Wei Changtian could not kill Tang Chen, but he still pretended to intercede for the latter, and even said that he would not pursue the "Immortal Pool Raid".

His purpose was probably not to gain a wave of favor in front of Tang Chen, nor was it to show how much he valued the overall situation.

This was actually a kind of deterrence and threat.

On the one hand, Yan Huaiqing wanted to remind Wei Changtian that Tang Chen could see through the identities of the spies, and naturally could also see through the truth of what the three of them said.

You must make up for these 100,000 lives from other places!

"Your Highness..."

Taking a deep look at Yan Huaiqing, Wei Changtian naturally understood the latter's meaning.

He did not argue, but just nodded calmly and said: "I have this kind of mind, and I will not embarrass Young Master Tang."

"Now that everyone is here, let's start quickly."

"Okay."

Yan Huaiqing smiled and made a "please" gesture.

"Young Master Wei, please."

"Please."

Finally, one quarter of an hour after Wei Changtian arrived at the Zishan Hall, the two sides finally ended their initial probing.

Yan Huaiqing had already arranged the location for the peace talks, in a side room of the Zishan Hall, through the window one could see the mysterious teleportation black mist.

The six people sat on the grand master chairs on both sides, and a charcoal basin for heating was placed in the center of the room.

Different from the charcoal basins of ordinary people, this basin should be made of gold, with circles of lotus flowers carved on the bottom, roughly six layers.

Even the things burning slowly in the basin were not ordinary charcoal, and it smelled like a faint white plum fragrance.

The royal family's expenses are really extraordinary.

This golden charcoal basin may not have a better heating effect than ordinary copper charcoal basins, but it highlights luxury.

Including the tables, chairs, and tea sets in the room, they are all top-notch expensive and extravagant.

It's just that everyone was indifferent to these things, and Wei Changtian even suspected that some kind of fragrance might have been added to the charcoal fire...

After smelling it carefully and discovering that he was thinking too much, he turned his gaze to Yan Huaiqing and said the first sentence after entering the room.

"Your Highness, this place is so close to the teleportation array, and there are no guards around. Aren't you afraid that I will take you to Liangzhou?"

"Young Master Wei is joking."

Yan Huaiqing smiled and said: "Actually, I really want to see the exotic scenery of Great Ning, maybe I will go there sometime in the future."

"But let's forget about it today."

"Okay."

Wei Changtian also smiled and took a sip of tea: "When Your Highness goes in the future, I will definitely do my best as a host."

"Then I will thank you in advance, Young Master."

Turning his head to signal the imperial guard leader named Xu Heng to close the door, Yan Huaiqing paused.

He was not in a hurry to get to the point, but suddenly asked:

"Young Master, I wonder if Father Emperor is doing well in Liangzhou? Is there anything wrong with his health?"

"This..."

Wei Changtian did not answer directly, but looked over with a smile: "He is fine now, but what will happen later depends on how we talk today."

"I understand..."

Yan Huaiqing nodded lightly, sighed, and was about to say something.

However, before he could say the following words, Wei Changtian shook his head and interrupted:

"Your Highness, you don't understand."