Li Xuan mouth opened and started moving his lips silently, but he didn't utter a single word.
The other sect leaders eyed Jiang Ning curiously. They hadn't expected the young man to have such a fiery temper and to be so brazen. His caustic words had left Luo Qi and Li Xuan utterly speechless. "What's your decision?" Jiang Ning leaned against his chair and eyed the crowd. "Are you going to continue fighting? Or cease the fight, come together and find a way to solve the root of your problems? Make a choice. Honestly, I'm prepared to fight if you want a fight. Even if you do manage to keep me here today, that will simply result in our mutual destruction."
Jiang Ning smiled and shrugged.
"What have you done?"
Alarm colored everyone's faces.
"There's gunpowder all over the place. If I don't return, you'll hear explosions going off. The kind that goes off with a loud
boom. It's going to be really exciting."
Everyone clenched their jaw in fury when they heard that. They had wondered why Jiang Ning had dared to enter their grounds.
The scoundrel had everything planned right from the start.
"Jiang Ning, do you really have a way to deal with the gray fog?" Ting Chan only cared about what Jiang Ning had said about the gray fog. He stared Jiang Ning right in the eye and said seriously, "You must know that the fog has eliminated a few sects. These sects have vanished completely. We couldn't even find their remains."
A hint of fear and helplessness appeared on everyone's faces.
"I do." Jiang Ning nodded in earnest. "Please believe me. I have a way to deal with it. I'm not going to survive if I don't."
Ting Chan nodded and placed his palms together. "I believe you. Buddha Sect will withdraw from the fight."
Upon saying that, he turned towards the rest. "How about the rest of you?"
"I'll fight you to the death if you can't solve the problem of the gray fog," Geng Jianba, the chief of Bajian Sect thundered. "Our sect will withdraw from the fight too."
"Let's cease the fight for the time being since we have many sects who wish to withdraw from it. But if we find out that you lied to us, we'll destroy Qingshan Sect even if it means our own destruction," bellowed Yun Zhongxian, the chief of Longkongshan Sect.
Having heard the rest voice their decision to withdraw from the fight, Wu Liang gestured and said simply, "We'll withdraw."
Luo Qi was the last chief whose sect was still in the fight.
The other sects had decided on a ceasefire. They were going to see how Jiang Ning was going to resolve the problem of the gray fog. It would be great news for all if he could solve the problem.
If he couldn't, the ceasefire would have given them enough time to recuperate and restore their strength. Then, they would be able to fell Qingshan Sect easily with a single swoop. "Humph!"
What else could Luo Qi say?
He caught MrLang's nod of
approval and thus did not voice his disapproval: "We'll all stop fighting then and let Qingshan Sect deal with the gray fog. But I swear, Jiang Ning, I'll kill you with my own hands if you fail to deliver on your promise."
Jiang Ning did not take Luo Qi's threat to heart as he rose to his feet.
It didn't matter who wanted to kill him. They could just come at him and try. Words meant nothing.
"Give me two months."
Having said that, Jiang Ning turned and left with Liu Zong and Liu Heng. One couldn't help but admire his composure.Original content from .
He had brought two men to the base of the six major sects to negotiate a ceasefire, and he had succeeded, then left calmly.
His daring move was sufficient to inspire respect.
There were differing expressions on everyone's faces as they watched Jiang Ning leave. The gentle smile on Mr Lang's face never wavered though. It was a smile that was akin to a refreshing spring breeze.
It seemed as if nothing could affect his mood.
Jiang Ning left the base of the six major sects with Liu Zong and Liu Heng. The brothers were drenched in cold sweat, their bodies taut with tension as fear and anxiety continued to wreck their minds. They would have died if the negotiation had fallen through.
"Brother Jiang, is this what you call a negotiation?" Liu Zong blurted out.
He could tell that Luo Qi and the others had been rendered utterly speechless, by Jiang Ning's words Jiang Ning had hardly sounded like he was negotiating with them. He had sounded more like he was informing them of his plans.
"That's right. That's what I call a negotiation," said Jiang Ning coolly.