Chapter 137 Cooperation?

Seeing Jiang Chen and Bao Qimeng walking out of the camp, the surrounding soldiers quickly formed a circle, protecting them.

Looking at the uniform armor on Jiang Chen's men, Bao Qimeng felt deeply uncomfortable.

Now, all the compensation made to Jiang Chen for this defeat would become new weapons in his hands, striking at them like thunder.

"Why must we fight each other endlessly? Can't we cooperate?"

When Bao Qimeng asked this question, Jiang Chen was first stunned, and then burst out laughing.

"You're asking me this question? Are you kidding me? If you hadn't repeatedly launched raids on our side, why would we have fought you?"

"As a Xiongnu royal, you should understand these things better than I do. Why do you now want to get rid of these things as soon as possible, thereby forcibly shifting the responsibility for starting the war onto our heads?"

Speaking of this, Jiang Chen couldn't help but want to take out the weapon he carried with him and have a good fight with her.

Feeling the anger coming from Jiang Chen, Bao Qimeng realized that she had probably said something wrong, and silently chose to shut up.

Looking at the grassland in front of her, Bao Qimeng suddenly felt a sense of unease in her heart.

After all, everything was vastly different from what she was familiar with.

As the youngest princess, she had never participated in any of the Xiongnu's decisions. Because of this, she had always been in an extremely dazed state regarding the things happening before her.

"To be honest, whether our two countries can abandon past hatred, set aside old grudges, and establish cooperation, we don't really want to go south to plunder. It's just that the land is too barren to support so many people, so we have no choice but to resort to this."

As Bao Qimeng spoke, she inexplicably began to feel sad. If they really had a choice, why would they be willing to take such a big risk to start a war?

Jiang Chen couldn't help but sneer at Bao Qimeng's words.

"Don't you think what you're saying now is ridiculous? It's not like we haven't cooperated with your Xiongnu before, but in the end, you still chose to betray us. After all, compared to trade, the benefits of plunder are obviously higher."

"You have torn up the contract several times. How much trust do you think we can still have in you? Not to mention, every household on the border has a blood feud with you. How can all of this be resolved with just a few words?"

Jiang Chen's words couldn't help but make Bao Qimeng fall into deep silence.

Seeing Bao Qimeng's appearance, Jiang Chen sighed helplessly and finally chose to leave.

From the moment they first met, Jiang Chen had already realized that Bao Qimeng was just an inexperienced little girl. Because of this, Jiang Chen didn't intend to have too much involvement with her.

But Jiang Chen had only just left when a cunning expression appeared on the corner of Bao Qimeng's mouth.

The innocent appearance just now was entirely a deliberate act for Jiang Chen, the purpose of which was to deceive Jiang Chen. As long as Jiang Chen really believed the appearance she had just shown, she would definitely be able to easily control Jiang Chen next.

What she wanted now was just a period of time for them to recuperate. Once she had this opportunity, she would spare no expense in building up their military might, forging the Xiongnu into an invincible force in the shortest possible time.

But the conversation with Jiang Chen just now made Bao Qimeng feel a trace of worry. She felt that Jiang Chen didn't seem as simple as he appeared on the surface.

And those people she sent to talk to Jiang Chen's subordinates had all ended in failure. Although they had tried their best to fight for something in front of Jiang Chen, it was of no use at all.

"I said long ago that it's completely ridiculous for us Xiongnu to have a queen. Does she really think that a woman can solve anything?"

"That's right, she doesn't seem to have any commanding experience. I think we'll eventually be dragged down by her."

As they spoke, they were full of disdain for these things, but they didn't feel that a pair of eyes were quietly staring at them from behind.

Realizing that her subordinates didn't seem to obey her, Bao Qimeng had actually quietly realized many things in her heart, but she had no intention of opening her mouth for the time being.

Now, these so-called former dynasty remnants were more obedient in words than in their hearts. Because of this, she was now silently waiting for an opportunity. Once the time was right, she would replace all these people as soon as possible. It was completely impossible to leave these subordinates who were unwilling to listen to her orders.

While Bao Qimeng was dealing with these things at hand, many people were also standing beside Jiang Chen.

"Your Majesty, these Xiongnu people are not here to negotiate peace with us at all. They are now directly putting on a look of stalemate with us."

"Your Majesty, they are not here to talk to us about things. Now that they have exposed so much confidence, why don't we take this opportunity to directly attack them? This will also make it easier to solve all the problems once and for all."

Hearing his subordinates' suggestions, Jiang Chen silently shook his head.

The moment he saw Bao Qimeng, Jiang Chen had already realized the problem. Bao Qimeng was not as simple as she appeared on the surface. In fact, her heart was probably hiding many ambitions that had never been discovered before.

Because of this, Jiang Chen was now carefully pondering how to completely peel away Bao Qimeng's secrets.

The news that Bao Qimeng and her subordinates were at odds was no longer a secret in front of Jiang Chen. Because of this, Jiang Chen already had some ideas in his mind.

But before taking real action, he still had to see what Bao Qimeng was planning to do.

Harboring their own intentions, the two sides fell into silence outside Shimen Pass.

At this moment, the two sides had actually reached some kind of tacit understanding, and no one appeared to have any disputes about this anymore.

Standing on the city tower of Shimen Pass, Jiang Chen looked down indifferently, and had actually guessed many things in his heart.

"Arrange for another group of people to thoroughly search all possible paths from the north. I don't want a group of people to suddenly appear behind us one day and attack us."

Upon receiving Jiang Chen's order, someone quickly began to take action.

But on their way to scout, they never expected that some other errors would occur.