It's late at night, and the originally noisy Gaotang City has become quiet, and the sky and the earth seem to be shrouded in a thin black veil.

In this dark night where there is no moonlight and no one can see his fingers, there are only a few scattered lights in the entire Gaotang City.

"Knock knock knock..."

This knock on the door, which was not loud at first, seemed so clear in this extremely quiet night.

That is, after the knocking on the door fell, Qi Houtian Yinqi's faint voice came from inside the door.

"Come in."

With a squeezing sound of wood, the door in front of him was slowly opened, and the visitor quickly entered the room.

After a few breaths, with the help of the dim lights burning in the room, the visitor saw Tian Yinqi sitting behind the desk.

"Your Majesty."

"come yet?"

Facing the expressionless Tian Yinqi, the visitor immediately frowned, but he still bowed and answered.

"Your Majesty, it's not there yet."

After repeating the answer he had said so many times tonight, the visitor opened his mouth again and said: "Your Majesty, will you..."

However, before the visitor could say anything, he was directly interrupted by Tian Yinqi in front of him.

Tian Yinqi gently lowered his raised right hand and slowly closed his eyes.

How could he not know that the night was already deep, and how could he not know that his waiting tonight might be in vain.

Even so, Tian Yinqi still wanted to wait.

Facing the powerful Wei State, Qi State alone had little chance of winning.

In order to defeat Wei, Qi must find powerful enough allies. The Chu State in the south counts as one, and the Zhao State in the north also counts as one.

Waiting all night to see clearly the ally of Zhao and whether he can work together with us.

In Tian Yinqi's opinion, this choice is worth it.

Seeing Tian Yinqi still waiting silently in the room, the visitor had nothing to say at this moment and could only quietly exit the room again.

In the Gaotang City Guards House, Qi Hou Tian Yin Qi was waiting under the dim lights; on the Gaotang City Wall, Qi General Tian Pan was also waiting among the blazing torches.

Tian Pan was seen wandering around the city wall, stopping from time to time to look ahead, into the deep darkness.

Tian Pan is waiting and looking forward to it. He hopes that the distinguished guests who are supposed to come will really come tonight as promised.

It's just a pity that Tian Pan lingered for a long time and stopped to look at it for a long time. There was still peace in the black curtain in the distance.

Time passed by minute by second, and just when Tian Pan's face, which was always steady, was filled with anxiety, a sound suddenly came from the dark night in the distance.

The wandering footsteps suddenly stopped, and listening to the sound of horse hooves gradually becoming clearer in his ears, a trace of excitement clearly flashed across Tian Pan's face.

"coming!"

Not long after, a team of dozens of people galloped out of the darkness on horseback and arrived at the gates of Gaotang City.

Standing behind the female wall of the city wall, Tian Pan looked at the people below through the gap in front with the help of the burning torches around him.

When he saw the young man at the head of this team, Tian Pan's eyes clearly flashed with joy.

"I wonder where this distinguished guest is coming from?"

"Coming from the west, I have something to ask of your master."

Hearing the answer already agreed upon by both parties below the city wall, the joy on Tian Pan's face became even brighter.

However, this joy only passed away in a flash. Tian Pan, who regained his dignity, immediately ordered the soldiers beside him: "Send my general's order to open the city gate."

"Here."

The city gate that was supposed to be closed was opened to the special group of people outside the city on this special day tonight.

Seeing the city gate slowly opening with a squeezing sound of wood, the young man in charge looked at each other and the surrounding attendants, then rode their horses into Gaotang City.

Under Tian Pan's gaze, the team got further and further away until they completely disappeared into the night.

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"Knock knock knock..."

The knock on the door sounded again outside the room. This time, without waiting for questioning in the room, the visitor directly reported with some excitement: "Your Majesty Qi, you are here!"

The report outside the door fell, and the room fell into silence at first, and then the footsteps became clearer and clearer.

With a "bang" sound, the door suddenly opened, and Tian Yinqi rushed out with an excited face.

"Where?"

"We have entered the mansion, Zou Shangqing is leading King Zhao here."

After hearing the report of the visitor, Tian Yinqi could no longer hold back and walked directly forward.

Even before the visitor could react, Tian Yinqi had already passed by him, and there was only one word left in his ear.

"Walk!"

Just like this, walking slowly into the mansion and walking quickly towards the door of the mansion, Qihou Tian Yinqi and King Zhao Yu finally met each other.

Looking at Tian Yinqi who was hurriedly approaching in front of him, King Zhao Yu's face immediately straightened up and he immediately began to tidy up his robes that were a little messy due to the rush.

Tian Yinqi here saw Zhao Yu acting like this and immediately realized his gaffe.

After spending some time sorting things out, the two slowly walked to a place.

"I've met the Marquis of Qi."

"I have met King Zhao."

After greeting each other, Tian Yinqi and Zhao Yu both showed a smile on their faces.

Immediately after Tian Yinqi's invitation, Zhao Yu returned to the study of the mansion with him.

"My orders are that no one should be allowed within a hundred steps of this place."

"Follow orders."

After issuing orders to the surroundings, the monarchs of Qi and Zhao, the two great powers in the world, finally sat across from each other.

"King Zhao can come tonight because Qi is extremely impressed by him."

Looking at Zhao Yu opposite him, Tian Yinqi's eyes were full of kindness.

Tian Yinqi believed that if he changed places with the other party, he might not dare to come alone.

If you don't have enough courage, who would dare to put your life on others?

You must know that just four years ago, Qi State had just helped Zhongshan State fight against Zhao State in the great war.

After listening to Tian Yinqi's words, a smile clearly appeared on Zhao Yu's face.

"To be honest with what Marquis Qi said, I was also worried before coming."

"I'm worried that the invitation from the Marquis of Qi is a trap against me, and I'm even more worried that Qi will use it to attack Zhao."

"It's just that I have a reason to come tonight."

Facing Zhao Yu, who suddenly changed his subject, Tian Yinqi immediately assumed a posture of listening attentively.

"Our State of Zhao and State of Wei both came from the Three Jin Dynasties, so logically they should support each other."

"It's a pity that Wei State betrayed its trust and secretly supported Zhongshan State, our great enemy of Zhao State."

"In that battle four years ago, our Zhao country not only suffered heavy losses, but the late king also died in depression because of it."

"As the monarch of the State of Zhao, I, the State of Zhao, have a national feud with the State of Wei; as a descendant of the late king, I have a family hatred for the State of Wei."

"How can I not avenge the hatred of my country and my family?"
Chapter completed!