"What else is there to say, they were spilling loads of nonsense in the Golden Palace," Chang Geng flexed his unsteady fingers, removing the fragments of the armor glued to Gu Yun's body by blood: "Said they wanted us to cease the 'persecution and plundering' towards the countries in the Western Regions, let the territory outside Jiayu Gate become a commercial zone for all countries, the legal system inside the zone acting in accordance with their country's rule of law, and..."

The deformed shoulder armor was completely uncovered. Chang Geng stared at Gu Yun's wound and inhaled sharply. He stood upright and slowed down for a moment.

"And what...? " Gu Yun shivered, his sweat dripping down. "I'm telling you, Doctor, how come you're still afraid of blood?"

Chang Geng's body was as stiff as an iron rod: "I'm afraid of your blood."

He grabbed Gu Yun's wine bottle and downed two mouthfuls, feeling dizzy and nauseous. He forced himself to breathe for a moment, and then took one pair of scissors and cut away the clothes, whose original color could not be seen anymore.

"Thirty-six counties in the Northern Frontier, from Xijing to Youzhou in Zhili, will all be assigned to the Eighteen Tribes, and the capital of Great Liang will be moved to Luoyang of the Central Plains. Princess He Ning will also be sent to the Eighteen Tribes as a pledge. From then on, we will be the subject to Eighteen Tribes and pay tribute to them every year."

He Ning was Li Feng's only daughter, she was only seven years old.

Gu Yun said angrily, "Bullshit!"

As soon as he struggled, blood started to gush out. Unable to hold it anymore, Chang Geng roared: "Don't move!"

The two men were relatively silent for a moment. Gu Yun's face was unfathomable, after a long time, he said, "... Continue."

"In addition, they forced Li Feng to order Shen Yi to withdraw the garrison of Southern Frontiers that occupied the Southern Sea Islands, divide the Eastern Sea Canal into rivers, retreat the Southern Navy inward, the outer territory and the Eastern Sea line will belong to the far east region of the Westerners." Chang Geng's eyes were heavy, but his hands remained gentle, wiping the wound for him. He paused and said, "There's still compensation..."

Gu Yun was silent, but all his muscles had tightened.

"In the court today, Li Feng wanted to behead the envoys, the ministers had stopped him." Chang Geng held Gu Yun's unhurt shoulder and said, "I will clean the wound now, yifu, shall I seal your consciousness temporarily?"

Gu Yun shook his head.

Chang Geng gently advised: "I will only use a little medicine, you have a strong resistance to drugs, you will not be sleeping long. If there are changes outside the city, I will defend in your stead..."

"If you want to wash it then do it," Gu Yun interrupted. "Don't talk nonsense."