Beasts Master
Peace Negotiations

Seeing the situation become tense, Zhao Jian took the initiative to calm the situation down. He immediately stood up and cupped his fists to show Xiao Lang some respect.

“Zhao Jian he smiled with a warm smile. “How about master Xiao and King Fang hear the offer from the Jiang Empire first.”

Xiao Lang was amazed by the calm demeanor displayed by Zhao Jian. He had not expected the young envoy to dare to come to the foreign Gui Dao only escorted by the Tianzun realm alone.

“Hmm, there is no harm in listening to your offer and I wonder what will happen to us if we reject the offer!” sahut Xiao Lang while landing and sitting on an empty chair not far from Zhao Jian's sitting position.

“Of course our fiercely militarized faction is about to smash this Cloud turtle kingdom!” sidelines Jiang Ruo with a flat facial expression, but everyone who was there was shocked to hear it.

They looked at Zhao Jian to verify the truth of the beautiful girl's words.

Zhao Jian smiled wryly and said, “My wife's words are true! The Jiang Empire was divided into two factions; one wanted a path of peace and one wanted a full invasion.”

King Fang Zihao frowned and was grateful that the young masters who had rashly wanted to kidnap Jiang Ruo were successfully thwarted by his Son. If the abduction mission was successful and Zhao Jian was killed, then perhaps the entire population of the cloud turtle Kingdom would be obliterated by the Jiang Empire.

“The peaceful faction is just a small group, although only a small group of one of the Emperor's ministers of trust is part of the peaceful faction!” That Zhao Jian meant was the Patriarch of the Immortal Sword Sect. “While the faction that wanted the invasion was supported by the military, the Patriarch of the major Clans and most of the ministers. However, the Emperor gave the peaceful faction to send an envoy to conduct peace negotiations and finally I was the one appointed to conduct those negotiations!”

The expressions of King Fang Zihao, Xiao Lang and all those present at the same grew increasingly sour hearing the explanation from Zhao Jian. Now they're guessing this young Judge was sent to have the negotiations go dead-end so the military could carry out a full-on attack.

“Just relax if you accept my offer then I guarantee the entire population of the Cloud Turtle Kingdom will be treated well!” zhao Jian exclaimed comforting them.

“Alright... What kind of offer did Judge Jian give?” king Fang Zihao said in curiosity.

“Since there are two opposing forces in the Cloud Turtle Kingdom then I offer the natives of the cloud turtle Kingdom will be the Fang Clan and for the inhabitants who are from the other Gui Dao will be forming a small Clan led by mister Xiao,” Zhao Jian said with a warm smile. “For your Clan Patriarchs to become Elders in that Clan later on, as for the Patriarchs Sect then you can apply to the Sects that are there because usually all Sects will conduct a massive recruitment of Gui Dao sect disciples who are devoured.”

The Patriarchs of the clans and Sects let out a long sigh, they agreed with the offer from Zhao Jian even though it cost them dearly. Because, just his offer that's the best path for now.

“How about this offer of mine, is it acceptable?” zhao Jian asked as he looked at them one by one.

“I agree.. anyway, it's useless that we fight because this Kingdom is not our country,” Xiao Lang said with a thin grinning corner of his lips staring at King Fang Zihao. His gaze implies ridicule that you are now the same fate as us.

King Fang Zihao looked up at the blue sky and let out a long sigh. “I King of the Cloud turtle Kingdom received a peaceful offer from the Jiang Empire. From now on.. The fate of the inhabitants of this land will be left to Judge Jian!”

Zhao Jian took out a blank roll of paper from his Storage Pouch, then he wrote down the sovereign surrender letter of the Cloud Tortoise Kingdom. He had King Fang Zihao make a blood signature, as well as the Patriarchs of the great clans as well as the Great Sect.

After the declaration of the surrender of sovereignty was completed, Zhao Jian immediately decided to return to the Jiang Empire because he could not stall for too long; it could have been the Generals, it could have been, The great Clan Patriarch and the ministers urged the Emperor to immediately begin the invasion given the life marks of one of the Dragon Troops had disappeared.

The sign of the lost life came from the Dragon Army that Zhao Jian had sentenced to death for attempting to incite the young masters in the Cloud Turtle Kingdom to reject the peaceful offer from him.

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At the headquarters of the Jiang Imperial Army, Yunjun City, a white dove perched on the shoulders of one of the Soldiers.

The soldier took the White rope tied to the pigeon's leg. He then rushed towards General Jing Mu's room, one of the Generals who hated Zhao Jian so much because Zhao Jian beheaded his subordinates who were military commanders in the center of the crowd under the pretext of his subordinates had committed various kinds of grave violations.

“The boy turned out to have successfully conducted a peace negotiation,” grumbled General Jing Mu frowned. He then smashed his desk with a fist without using any spiritual energy. “Sial! Give this message to Judge Lu Xiao and the Patriarch of the Hua Mountain Sect!” He hoped they would come up with a solution in order to derail the peace negotiations.

The invasion of Gui Dao Zhao Kingdom, the military also failed to gain any benefits because Jing Mo instead reported to Emperor Jiang Long that King Zhao Tian was willing to surrender as long as the residents of the Zhao Kingdom were treated well.

Usually the military would seize the property of the residents from Gui Dao conquered by the Jiang Empire, they also took beautiful girls to serve as comfort women in brothels.

However, now the Emperor seemed to be trying to get rid of them by placing Zhao Jian as the Judge who was directly under his control so that the Imperial Judge could not intervene in the decision made by Zhao Jian. Just a few days into becoming a Judge, Zhao Jian had already gotten rid of one of his subordinates.

General Jing Mu was confident that Zhao Jian would be the one to undermine their interests, some of the small Clan Patriarchs had already complained to him that they were afraid that Zhao Jian would use the Book of Justice to expose corruption, he said, extortion and their evil actions.

General Jing Mu told the gold reinforcement machines to remain calm and from now on to their actions leaving no trace for Zhao Jian to have no reason to investigate them.

“Zhao Jian.. Just wait, I will eliminate you sooner or later!” muttered General Jing Mu bluffing his teeth.

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