"Unreasonable! We didn't even have time after an appointment? Is this deliberately asking us to wait for them here?"

When everyone was waiting in the lobby in the courtyard, a middle-aged man said angrily.

Lu Tianhai said: "Adjutant Chai, don't worry, wait a minute."

The adjutant Chai said, "My lord, they obviously don't give us face!"

Lu Tianhai said, "Maybe something happened on the road, which delayed the trip?"

Adjutant Chai said: "If this is the case, it would be excusable, but if they don't give us a reasonable explanation, it must be intentional!"

Lu Tianhai said: "Well, what kind of attitude they are, this is indeed very important, but we can't mess ourselves up, everyone should wait patiently."

After about a stick of incense, the other party still didn't arrive.

Everyone, including Adjutant Chai, seemed a little impatient.

Even Lu Tianhai couldn't help frowning slightly, and said solemnly, "What do they want to do? Do they want to kill our patience? Or do they have no plans to come, just want to play us once?"

At this moment, Lu Pingan, who was standing next to him, suddenly stepped forward and said, "My Lord City Lord, should I go take a look?"

Lu Tianhai said, "Someone is already watching at the door."

"I mean, look in the direction of Jiangliao City. If they really don't come, then we don't have to wait any longer. Anyway, I'm fast and it doesn't take long."

With Lu Ping'an's strength, if he really wants to run with all his strength, it really won't take long to get from here to the Jiangliao City official house.

Lu Tianhai pondered for a moment, and said, "That's fine, then you..."

Before I finished speaking, I just heard a shout from outside.

"Come! Someone is here, they should be from Jiangliao City!"

Everyone's expressions changed slightly when they heard this, and they were a little glad that the other party was here, but they still showed their unhappy faces.

Lu Pingan said: "It seems I don't need to go."

Lu Tianhai said: "Retreat."

Lu Pingan responded and retreated to the side where Lu Tianhai was sitting.

Meng Shaoyuan and Tianhe are standing in a more external position. After all, besides Lu Tianhai, the safety of other people must also be taken into consideration.

Adjutant Chai snorted coldly, and said, "I want to see what reason they plan to use to convince us!"

Lu Tianhai stood up and said, "Let's go, go out to meet them."

Adjutant Chai said: "Is this going to meet them?"

Lu Tianhai said: "What if they really have any other reasons? Before we figure out the facts, we still have to treat each other with courtesy as much as possible."

After speaking, Lu Tianhai stepped outside, Adjutant Chai sighed helplessly, and could only follow closely like the others.

Upon seeing this, Lu Pingan couldn't help feeling that Lu Tianhai was quite calm and considerate, and these were the qualities necessary to be a good city owner.

After that, Lu Tianhai led a group of people and walked outside the gate.

Everyone saw a few carriages slowly approaching here. The speed was so slow that a normal person could pass them a little faster.

Seeing this scene, the anger in the hearts of Adjutant Chai and a few others became stronger again.

But Lu Tianhai didn't change his face, calm and composed, as if he hadn't been affected by this incident.

After a while, the carriages came slowly to the open space in front of the courtyard.

After another time, those talents came out of the carriage.

Only then did Lu Tianhai and others really see that the other party is indeed from the Jiangliao City government, but not all of them are.

Among them, there was an official from above!

This caused Lu Tianhai, Adjutant Chai and others to think together, it seems that the other party really has no plans to negotiate, but it is not to ambush them, but to have another plan!

Soon, those people walked in front of Lu Tianhai and the others.

Standing at the forefront was a middle-aged man who was about the same age as Lu Tianhai. From the surface, it gave people a sense of arrogance.

This person is the lord of Jiangliao City, Ma Junhua.

"City Master Lu, I'm really sorry, because something has delayed my time and I am late."

Ma Junhua's words sounded like an apology, but in fact, he looked contemptuous and did not show any guilt on his face.

Lu Tianhai said: "What can be more important than the negotiation between us?"

"This matter is really related to our negotiation."

As Ma Junhua said, he moved a step to the side and invited another middle-aged man who was slightly fatter out, and introduced: "This is Master Sun of the Northwest Division of the Ministry of Households. Surely you know City Master Lu?"

Lu Tianhai had indeed met this person, and knew that the other party had certain powers to govern matters related to land and minerals.

Obviously, Ma Junhua and Master Sun had colluded a long time ago, and today we must rely on the power of the Northwest Division of the Ministry of Households to resolve the dispute.

But Lu Tianhai only frowned slightly, without much mood swings, and said, "I have seen Master Sun."

Master Sun looked arrogant and glanced at Lu Tianhai lightly, and said: "The officer heard that there was a conflict between Wanqiu City and Jiangliao City because of the mineral issues, so the officer came here to preside over justice. I don’t know what your opinion is?"

"If the master is really here to preside over justice, I will naturally not have any opinions, but if..."

Lu Tianhai was halfway through speaking, and deliberately didn't tell the other half.

Master Sun glared at Lu Tianhai and said, "What do you want to say?"

Lu Tianhai smiled and said, "It's nothing, I believe Master Sun will deal with it fairly and will not favor any side."

Master Sun snorted softly and said: "This official has always been fair and strict, is this still necessary?"

Ma Junhua echoed: "That is, with the presence of Master Sun, the dispute between our two cities will definitely get a proper result."

Lu Tianhai didn't comment on this, and said: "Since everyone is here, let's go in and talk."

Then, everyone walked into the courtyard together.

Due to the arrival of Master Sun, Adjutant Chai and the others, who were originally angry, did not dare to mention the other party's lateness. Instead, they worried about today's negotiations.

Although Ma Junhua and Master Sun spoke nicely, in fact, Adjutant Chai and others knew that most of the final negotiation results could not be truly fair.

If Ma Junhua's request is not too excessive, then it would be acceptable, but he made a special trip to invite Master Sun, it is estimated that he is determined to take advantage of it.

For Lu Tianhai's side, the current situation is really not optimistic.

Lu Ping'an, He Tianhe and others had long guessed that the people in Jiangliao City were uneasy, but they didn't expect the other party to deal with it in this way.

If the other party wanted to use force to threaten, or wanted to directly murder Lu Tianhai and the others, then Lu Pingan and the others would not be afraid.

But if Ma Junhua took the path of power struggle in the officialdom, Lu Ping'an was really not easy to intervene during this time and a half.

Of course, as long as Lu Pingan is willing, he can go to the Emperor of Cangwu Kingdom Hu Xian for help, and this can be done easily.

But as a last resort, he didn't want to trouble Hu Xian, he still wanted to rely on his family to solve it as much as possible.

In a blink of an eye, everyone has sat down in the lobby.

Master Sun sat in the top position, and Lu Tianhai and Ma Junhua sat on the left and right seats respectively.

Lu Pingan was still standing next to Lu Tianhai, but no one was paying attention to his presence, and he felt that he was a very ordinary guard.

Correspondingly, Master Sun and Ma Junhua also brought some guards.

Lu Ping'an didn't know their specific cultivation level, but judging from their bloodline ranks, a few of them were placed in several cities in the northwestern part of Cangwu Nation, and they should be considered as capable masters.

After a while, Lu Tianhai said, "City Lord Ma, now there is Master Sun, how are we going to talk?"

Ma Junhua said: "You can talk as you please, and finally let Master Sun make the judgment."

Master Sun nodded and said, "That's right, but both of you have to explain the situation separately, so that the officer can better help you mediate the dispute."

Ma Junhua said, "Master Sun is absolutely right, Lu Chengzhu, then you come first."

Lu Tianhai guessed that Master Sun had already known what was going on, and the two of them sang together just for a cutscene.

However, Lu Tianhai did what he said, and immediately reported the matter about the mineral to Master Sun from beginning to end...