the princess and the pretty boy

'this woman..she's at least a Medium martial artist.

"Who's the pretty boy?" She asked the man beside Zhang Li

her expression didn't change a bit while talking as if her face would always remain serious. Is this the famous measuring each other time? She could at least warn me, wait. I didn't say anything about negotiations yet, why is she testing me? hmm, maybe not test? a facade? Doesn't matter for now let's just bite back.

"So this is the little princess that you told me about, are you sure her dad allows her talk business on his behalf?" Zhang Li looked at her with teasing eyes as if looking at a young child.

The woman frowned, then shot a look at the barbarian.

In cold sweat the man rushed to speak lady Tara I didn't say anything like that, it's his words, I only say lady Tara is coming so he could talk with you-"

"Enough! go arrange a tent for me I want to hear the report immediately."

"Yes lady tara"

'seems things are stick with the barbarians.' Zhang Li muses.

Shifting her eyes to Zhan Li she examines him closely, then said

"Pretty boy I'll go listen to my report if you want to talk business you can wait."

Zhang Li frowned and replied.

"you know I might just give this chance to someone else."

turning back away, she answers.

"If you come to the barbarians with a business that means you could only come to us. leaving you in the selling end, and me on the buying end. therefore you wait until I call you, understand pretty boy?"

standing stupified Zhang Li thought.

'did I just lose? Oh, it's a strangely good feeling. ? I'll show her next time. '

---

lady Tara, is it alright to do that? He's the second son of the Zhang clan, a business with him would certainly be good.

Tara, didn't bat an eyelid, " You should think more with your head. the resources around the forest is getting more scarce. our tribesman is going further and further into the forest, the warriors are suffering injury every single day,and we get only enough to feed the village everything else from armor, weapons, and runic simbols are lacking. two weeks ago the people from the capital have discovered a mine of silver, three hundred meters near our village. they only keep us here because of utility if we get in the way of their digging we will be gone. whatever proposition they have won't be in our favor.

That's why we have to show we've got no concerns and that we are as strong as ever.

that way they'll think twice before taking any aggressive position. that at least will give us some time.

---

While waiting. Zhang Li meditated in his carriage.

'I can feel it,my inner Qi has become denser and I can manipulate it freely.

usually, a medium level warrior cannot do so. because their body and mind are not condensed enough to manipulate it, and can only make it surround the whole body. while a high-level martial artist can manipulate it freely putting all inner ki in a part of the body or spread through the whole body. with my soul being quenched by the time I passed in the other world I'm able to fell it easier. it's hard but I think in a month I'll be a medium level two martial artist. In this month I"ll only train my body. it's too late to train in the mage arts, i'll use it as an auxiliary in battle

out of the meditative state he looks at the sleeping Mei Xu peacefully

*knock** kncok*

"Young master the barbarians are calling," said Lily

"Lily keep an eyes on the carriage."

"so people send you away, then you go away, they call you back, then you go back. I knew my little young master was a such a good boy."

Lily said in a sarcastic tone.

Zhang Li answered

"I was planning to bring you to a brothel to celebrate our friendship, but now you're going to straight to work."

"ughk"

---

seating in a table in the middle of the tent, while the barbarian woman feasts

Zhang Li spoke

"so is daddy's princes are ready to business now?"

without changing her expression of seriousness a little bit she said.

"you know what? pretty boy, you might be of medium level martial arts too.

but I I'm also a medium level mage. I can't kill you, but beating you up and shaming you in front of your people would be no issue.

'This woman.. she's ready to do just that. haha what a ruthless woman.let's throw her out of her rhythm'

With a gentle smile, Zhang Li spoke in an affirmative yet playful tone.

"Oh, but little princess can't afford that."

she looked at him without a ripple in her eyes " you're far away from your house, your bodyguard is not with you and your Zhang clan wouldn't attack me.

it would be a loss of face. and even if your clan did want to retaliate the other clans wouldn't let them.

Zhang Li squinted his eyes

"you talk reason and politics, underlying meanings and schemes but that's exactly what exposed you, barbarian woman."

suddenly her expression turned gloom she threw her plate to the side putting her elbows on the table

"What you mean?"

"Haha oh. please, you a barbarian who never gave a shit about the people on the capital now are suddenly talking about What you can do and what you cannot. You saw someone who might belong to one of the powers in the capital yet the first thing you do is to annoy him."

you're showing strength as a mean of defense. now tell me, little princess, how's your village situation coming?