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This voice belonged to no one else. It belonged to none other than the heavily bearded and heavily bearded Nine Barbarian King that had been standing at the top of the city walls. As for the great hall of the Nine Barbarian King, although it wasn't as exquisite and magnificent as the palace of the kings of the seven nations, it was still grand and majestic. There were two rows of wondrous stones on both sides of the hall, each with the skins and skulls of various beasts hanging from them.

"Qin Jiuzhen and Tian Gan, the head disciple of the Mo Family, greet the Nine Barbarian King." Seeing that it was the Nine Barbarian King who had spoken, Fan Yu brought Tian Gan along with him and clasped his fists towards the Nine Barbarian King. This was the etiquette of the Central Plains.

"Hehe, you two don't have to be so polite. "General Fan has such exceptional courage and insight to dare come to my Nine Barbarians City alone. This king truly admires you." Seeing that Fan Yicheng and Tian Gan were calm and composed, the Nine Barbarians King couldn't help but praise them, "Come, have a seat!"

As soon as the order was given, two soldiers with peacock feathers on their heads and beast skins on their bodies carried two stone seats covered in furs and placed them behind Fan Xian and Tian Gan.

"The Nine Barbarian King is being too courteous. We won't be courteous this way." After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Fan Yicheng and Tian Gan sat down.

The moment he sat down, Fan Yuzhen didn't waste any time either. He immediately requested permission from the Nine Barbarian King, "Nine Barbarian King, I, Fan Yuzhen, have come alone to the meeting according to your request. I'm not sure if the Nine Barbarian King will keep my promise and allow our troops to go into the city and repair themselves."

"This king knows that General Fan is being honest, but may General Fan calm down first and answer a few questions first. This king will naturally keep his word and allow your people to enter the city to recuperate." Upon hearing Fan Yuwen's words, the Nine Barbarian King was in no hurry to fulfill them. Instead, he used soft and slow words to reply to him.

"Then, what other questions does the Nine Barbarian King have to ask?" As long as I know, I will say everything I know. "

"Good, General Fan is indeed a straightforward person. This king will not be out of this place then." The Nine Barbarians King, seeing that Fan Yu had already said this, continued to ask, "Since General Fan is General Qin, then why did you come to my place? Could it be that you have been chased to this point by your enemies? "

However, at this point, he had already learned to face the situation calmly. Therefore, he said without concealing anything, "To be honest, I am indeed being hunted, but not because of the enemies' enemies' family. I was ordered by the Duke of Qin, Ying Zheng, to kill me. I swore to eliminate my roots and force me into the Nine Barbarians' territory."

"Oh? Isn't it because they were being pursued by an enemy kingdom and their king gave them the order to kill? " Upon hearing Fan Yizhen's narration, the Nine Barbarians King became extremely curious. "You people of the Central Plains are quite strange. Could it be that General Fan has done something against the ethics of the monarch?"

"Hehe, do you really think that I, Fan, am some unfaithful and unfilial traitor?" Confronted with the Nine Barbarian King's questioning, Fan Yuzhen smiled brightly. "However, since you've asked, then I will tell you the truth."

"The Fan family has been loyal and virtuous for generations, and the Fan family has become an important official of the Qin empire. As an elder of the Qin dynasty, I have assisted the late emperor in suppressing the enemy many times, and have rendered many meritorious deeds. But at present, the Qin Dynasty was filled with treacherous officials such as Reese. Reese was extremely ambitious, but his heart was extremely small. All the court officials who had different opinions from him were either forced to submit or perish because of his obscene authority. When Han Fei, an important official of the imperial court, was highly regarded by the King of Qin because of his unique views on governing the country, he was framed by Reese and died in prison. I was even on friendly terms with Han Fei, so in order to prevent Fan from exposing his true nature in front of the Duke of Qin and impeaching him, he bribed the people of Jianghu and sent people after him several times. "It is a pity that Qin Wang was bewitched, that he did not care about right or wrong, and that he did not care about supporting me, and that he took Fan's life. Helpless, I had no choice but to lead my old tribe, to suppress the overlord, and now, because Qin Wang ordered me to lead over a hundred thousand Qin soldiers to suppress them, I did not want the civilians and soldiers to be ruined because of me, so I took the risk and came to the land of the Nine Prefectures."

"Hehe, yet another one who doesn't know what's good for him. In the past, my Jiang Clan was only because of the country's wealth and strong people, and Zhou Xuan Wang feared that his royal authority was unstable, so he decided to invade, forcing my ancestors to seek refuge here. Who would have thought that now this old play will be repeated on General Fan's body. " The Nine Barbarian King didn't wait for Fan Yuzhen to finish and started to laugh at himself when he thought about the past.

"If that's the case, then the Nine Barbarian King should consider the experience that I've shared with your ancestors. It should be even more considerate of you to help me." After hearing what the Nine Barbarian King said, Fan Yuzhen continued to persuade him.

"Pitiful help? I, Jiang Rong, am not related to any of the countries of the Central Plains, so may I ask General Fan why I am giving you so many of my supplies for the winter? Furthermore, Nine Fiend City has always been short on money. If we were to use it to help you, then what would our clans eat and drink? " Who knew that the Nine Barbarian King would not feel any pity for him at all? Instead, he coldly spat a few words at him.

Tian Gan, who was standing to the side, suddenly changed his usual calm demeanor. He suddenly took a step forward and flew straight at the Nine Barbarian King. His right hand was already on the Nine Barbarian King's throat, his eyes filled with a cold fury. From the moment he started moving to the moment he easily subdued the Nine Barbarian King, he had only taken the time to blink once.

Seeing that Tian Gan had kidnapped their masters, they drew their swords and drew their bows. A portion of them immediately surrounded Fan Xian, who was beneath the hall, while another portion stood with their blades pointed towards each other, surrounding Tian Gan and the Nine Barbarian King.

Nine Barbarian King, General Fan has a sincere and trusting heart when discussing the matter of entering the city. Not only are you not being honest, you're actually constantly making things difficult for the general. What are you trying to do?" I, Tian Gan, have never been willing to use such a despicable method to coerce others, but seeing how you've behaved today, I have no choice but to do so. If you still refuse to allow the civilians and soldiers of the army into the city, then don't even think about enjoying the privilege of being the king of this city today. Don't blame the heavens for being rude! " "Tian Gan said with a serious tone as he gripped the Nine-Barbarian King's throat with one hand.

"Heaven Knight, I know …" I know your martial arts are powerful, but if you take my life today, I'm afraid that it will harm the lives of many people outside the city. That's it? " Despite the fact that the Nine Barbarian King had struggled to speak and had his throat gripped by the divine punishment of the heavens, he showed no fear of death. Instead, he calmly and rationally persuaded Heaven to do as he pleased.

"Brother Tian Gan, let him go. It's just as he said, if we kill him, not only will we not be able to save the thirty thousand civilians and soldiers, we will also end up killing them." At this moment, Fan Yicheng had already been convinced by the Nine Barbarian King's perfectly rational words. He immediately began to persuade the heavens to do as he pleased.

Even though Tian Qian was unwilling to accept this, he had no choice but to slowly loosen his grip on his fingers. However, he still asked the Nine Mystical Palace disciple, "Then what do you want?"

After the Nine-Barbarian King's throat had been loosened, it immediately smoothed its own throat and cleared its throat. Then, it slowly replied to Tian Gan, "East of the Nine Barbarians, there is a valley called the Maze Valley. Behind this valley, there is a city called Hu City. The mayor of Fox City, Chi Ligu, has always relied on his support of the Maze Valley to become enemies with us. Many times, I failed to make it back in a war and have always been a thorn in the side of the Nine Barbarians. As long as General Fan and the Heaven Saint Master can bring the Crimson Reaches' head over to me, I will immediately open the city gates and prepare a feast for your army to enter the city to enjoy and rest. Not only that, I will also become brothers with General Fan and will lead my people to ambush the Qin soldiers that are chasing you. I wonder what you two are thinking? "

At first, he did not want to comply, but after hearing Tian Gan's words, he suddenly said, "Since the Nine Barbarian King is so worried, then I can't just eat and drink for free. Fine, then according to what the Nine Barbarian King says, Great General Fan and I will lead the troops to Fox City to retrieve the head of the Crimson Reed Sect. When that time comes, I hope that the Nine Barbarian King will be confident enough to open the city to welcome us."

The Nine Barbarians King thought that Fan Yicheng and Tian Gan would reject him, but he didn't expect Tian Gan to say such a thing. He was shocked for a moment, and then he recovered and said, "The people of the Central Plains have a saying that when you say it —"

"There is no turning back!" Before the Nine Barbarian King could finish his words, Tian Gan answered with absolute determination. However, he did not forget to add, "However, I've already destroyed all of the provisions and supplies during my retreat to the mountain. Since we don't have any horses or carriages to ride on, I hope that the Nine Barbarian King will lend us some war horses so that we can dispatch some of our elite troops to take down Fox City."

"Oh, of course." Seeing that his demands were not high, the Nine Barbarian King readily agreed.

After Tian Gan confirmed that the Nine-Barbarian King had agreed to his request, he flew down and landed beside Fan Yuyan. He gently lifted him from his seat and said in a low voice, "Great General, let's go."

Although Fan Yicheng didn't know why Tian Gan had readily agreed to the Nine Barbarian King's extremely dangerous condition, he could only take it one step at a time. After all, it wasn't his life that was at stake, but the thirty thousand lives of these mediocre troops.

After Fan Yuzhen and Tian Gan left the great hall of the Nine Barbarians, the tribesmen under the palace said, "You may leave for now." After receiving the King's orders, the group of soldiers nodded and left.

It was only when there was only one person left in the hall, that the Nine Barbarian King finally said in a low voice, "Come out."

As soon as the Nine Barbarian King finished speaking, he saw a gentle and agile figure appear in the light of the fire on the ground. The figure slowly walked out from behind the throne and immediately stood in front of the Nine Barbarian King. He paid his respects and said, "Your son pays his respects to our royal father."

"Heh heh, the bravery and boldness of that Heaven Saint Master is indeed true. Today, he dared to abduct This King in front of so many clans. He even almost took This King's life." The Nine Barbarian King was clearly very dissatisfied with the way the heavens had acted. His words seemed to contain both love and resentment for the figure in front of him.

"This is all your son's fault, and you've scared your father." When the figure heard the Nine Barbarian King's words, he knew that the king was just pretending to blame him. He immediately dropped to one knee and covered his chest with his right hand to show his respect.

"Hur hur, alright. Alright, how could I blame you? Quickly get up." Seeing that the man had actually bowed to him in such a manner, the Nine Barbarian King chuckled. His tone was laced with deep love and love.

"Hehehe." The man quickly stood up when he heard the Nine Barbarian King's words, then smiled at him. "However, he actually dared to privately agree to such harsh conditions. It can be said that he stands out from the masses and is different from the masses."

"Of course, in your opinion, he is an outstanding warrior," the Nine Barbarians King joked when he saw how the man was laughing and making a ruckus. "But whether or not he will be able to take down the head of that Crimson Reed Sect will depend on his good fortune."

"Don't worry, Father. He will definitely be able to do it."

That person's tone was both convinced and pretentious. This caused the Nine Barbarian King to feel both love and pain for that person. He could not help but laugh. The two of them conversed as they spoke, they were so harmonious and cheerful, actually causing the solemn and dignified Rong King's great hall to be filled with a sense of warmth.

After Tian Gan and Fan Ruoruo agreed to the Nine Barbarians' conditions, they ordered Yang Duohe to pick out a few thousand elite soldiers. After a night of rest and preparation, they set off for Fox Bamboo City under the guidance of a few of the Nine Barbarian King's soldiers. Even though the outcome of this expedition into Fox Bamboo City was uncertain, as far as Fan Yicheng and Tian Gan were concerned, victory was not an option. Otherwise, the thirty thousand soldiers and civilians outside the city would be buried forever in the land of the Nine Barbarians.

If Jiang Rong was a descendant of the Western Zhou Dynasty, then they weren't really part of the Rong family, because they more or less retained some of the culture of the Central Plains. However, the Fox Bamboo City mentioned by the Nine Barbarian King was actually one of the most primitive tribes in the Land of the Nine Barbarian. Since the Jiang Clan had yet to migrate to the Land of the Nine Prefectures, they were originally called the Nine Prefectures because they originally belonged to one of the nine tribes.

However, at that time, the tribes were relatively independent and fought over resources with each other, so they often killed and plundered each other. However, ever since the Jiang Clan had arrived here, they had used the Central Plains' culture and tactics to gradually unite with the smaller tribes. Because they were relatively weaker, it was easier for them to join forces with the smaller tribes. After joining forces with the small tribes, the Jiang family's strength gradually grew. They then used the method of separation to separate the slightly stronger tribes, taking advantage of the conflict between them to annex the defeated tribes. In the end, the Jiang family finally subdued the nine tribes one by one and became the Nine Barbarian King. After the Jiang Family united the Nine barbarians, they used the method of marriage between the Rong and Jiang Families to unite all of the tribes and became the absolute king of the land.