Heirs of the Seven Swords of the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 1375 Blank Check
  The woman's answer was correct, or at least partially correct. Concubine Yan could indeed only control the Phantom Sound Box to a limited extent. This was what she told Gu Xun herself.

Based on this inference, this woman should indeed not have this ability.

In fact, Gu Xun knew this, and even some of the questions asked before, but he still interrupted the other party many times in order to test whether the other party was deliberately deceiving him.

After all, she has been imprisoned for so many years, and it is impossible to know how much Gu Xun knows about Canglong Qisu and Donghuang Taiyi's plan, and there may be flaws in it.

Although Gu Xun feels that it may not be of much use, it doesn't hurt to test it out. It's just a matter of saying a few more words.

Gu Xun, who once again received a satisfactory answer, waved his hand again, signaling the woman to continue.

The other party was also used to being interrupted, so he continued expressionlessly:

"Only my daughter can control the Phantom Sound Box, but there are some things that both she and I can do."

"For example?" Gu Xun asked smoothly, but he already had the answer in his heart.

"Fuso Sacred Tree!"

Sure enough, this is the answer.

The woman's voice continued, "Owners of the Feng family originating from the gods can use the dragon's air as a medium to activate the power of the Fuso tree."

"I guess that may be my use for this."

"If that's the case, can't your daughter do it too?" Gu Xun frowned and questioned.

"So... this is just a guess on my part." The woman replied, "Maybe I have other uses, maybe more conditions are needed to activate the power of the Fuso tree, or maybe... I have no use, Donghuang Taiyi is I want to use this to mislead others.”

"There may be too many, and I can only make what I think is the most reasonable judgment."

"Hmm..." Regarding this answer, Gu Xun was noncommittal. He kept walking for a moment and fell into deep thought.

After a long time, he stopped and turned to look at the woman, "I have one last question."

The woman did not answer the question happily this time, but asked Gu Xundao, "My value should have been reflected, right?"

The implication is that Gu Xun also expresses his sincerity.

Gu Xun wasn't angry at the woman asking for a price. It was a deal that was agreed upon and it was normal.

"You should understand that the reason why the mirage came into being is because Donghuang Taiyi successfully bewitched Ying Zheng. Now the smooth sailing of the mirage is what Ying Zheng is most concerned about. As the national advisor of the Qin State, I cannot stop this. , so I can’t let you go directly now.”

The woman didn't speak or put forward any conditions, quietly waiting for Gu Xun to take the initiative to make a bid.

Seeing this, Gu Xun said directly, "I can make you a promise to let you go when the time is right, and even reunite you with your daughter, but not now."

"As for when exactly it will be, I can't say for sure. I can only guarantee that your daughter will definitely be safe and sound when I rescue you."

"I also want to make it clear in advance that when I rescue you, there is a high probability that the mirage has already sailed into the sea, so your descendants will still be on the mirage after you escape. I am not responsible for solving the problems of the Yin and Yang family."

"Of course, this is the promise I can give at the moment. If you can provide more valuable information, you can make more requests. Except for the time, which I cannot advance, everything else can be discussed."

"I guarantee that you will be safe and sound after you get out of trouble, that you can reunite with your daughter safely, that the Yin and Yang family will never cause trouble to you again, that you mother and daughter can live peacefully in the future...I can do all of these, as long as you A sufficient price can be given.”

After hearing Gu Xun's words, the woman was silent for a long time, as if she was thinking about it in her heart, and finally spoke:
  "Your Excellency is the Qin State Master who is regarded by the people in the world as the best master in the world. He is Ying Zheng's most trusted minister, so I am willing to believe that you can fulfill your promise."

"But... these promises are just empty words to me. I have no reason to believe that you will fulfill them. I just want freedom, freedom that can be obtained immediately!"

"I always keep my promises." Gu Xun could only respond to the woman's doubts.

The woman didn't reply, but shook her head firmly, obviously still unwilling to accept a blank check. It was very difficult to find this in ancient times.

Although one of his principles in life is to promise a thousand pieces of gold, but after all, unlike Ji Bu, his reputation is spread all over the world, and he can't convince others just by his name.

What's more, for this woman who has been imprisoned for many years, it will not be easy for Ji Bu to come.

Writing a bad check was indeed not a good option, but he had no other choice!

Ying Zheng will never allow any mistakes to be made in the mirage's departure. He can't just let people go now under any circumstances!

Although people are being held secretly, and people may not know if they are released, who can say for sure?
  This woman's information is valuable, but at present it is not enough to make him pay the price of completely breaking up with Ying Zheng. If he were to let her go directly, this deal would be a big loss for him.

"In short, my price is only a promise, you... Anyway, there will be some time in the future, you can think about it again, I hope you will change your mind next time."

After thinking about it for a long time, Gu Xun, who still had no choice, decisively decided to put it aside for the time being, intending to let the other party know before talking.

If the other party is really stubborn... then let's talk about it then.

If necessary, Gu Xun doesn't want to engage in any operations such as torture to extract confessions, or mind-reading - he is not good at the former, he doesn't like the latter, and neither of them may be effective on this woman.

If we can reach a settlement, it is better to reach a settlement.

After finishing his words, Gu Xun turned around and left the cage without hesitation.

The woman became a little anxious when she saw that Gu Xunzhen had no intention of compromising.

Gu Xun only said to let her think about it... which meant that he himself would not give in at all.

If that's the case, what else does she have to think about?

There is no other choice but to bow your head and compromise. A commitment is at least better than nothing.

It's nothing more than agreeing now, or delaying it for a few days before agreeing.

Of course, she could also try to spend a few days with Gu Xun to see if she could force the other party to give in.

But she didn't want to gamble.

What if the other party leaves and never comes back?

Nowadays, she knows nothing about the situation in the outside world. At most, she can guess that Qin may be close to unifying the world at this time, or may have already achieved this, but she doesn't know much more.

Is Gu Xun’s position still strong?

Are he and the Yin Yang family still hostile?

What is the relationship between Concubine Yan and him now?
  Etc., etc……

There are so many possible changes.

Although Gu Xun's tone was very certain when he made those promises, and he looked as if he could do it easily and without fail, how could she know that the other party was really that powerful?

Maybe if Gu Xun left, he would be discovered by the Yin Yang family immediately, and then he would be punished by Ying Zheng, and he would never be able to come back?
  Or maybe after going out, you suddenly don’t want to talk anymore, and simply don’t come back anymore.

All she can do is to do her best to negotiate today no matter what the conditions are.

(End of this chapter)