At this moment, these people were all silent, only the cigarette in Xiao's mouth continuously exhaling smoke.

They couldn't defeat this extraterrestrial; they had learned from others just how powerful this alien was, and he showed no mercy. The places he had destroyed never left a single survivor. Some in the Shi Family even whispered that this extraterrestrial was more terrifying than they were. At the least, they would keep some of the Sek Star People they captured as slaves, while this alien only killed.

The air in the conference room was heavy and stifled until one of the Shi Family members spoke up.

Jiang Cheng had destroyed the first large-scale attempt by the Shi Family against him during the battle. He left an enormous crater on the battlefield, which those who witnessed him create it regarded as a miracle, and they later spread stories about it to others.

At the same time, he made those in the Shi Family realize that he was a difficult opponent. The Shi Family gathered to find a way to eliminate Jiang Cheng. They were desperate because, in their eyes, this alien made their existence meaningless. If someone stopped them from killing, then that someone was their mortal enemy! Clearly, murder was their only interest in life.

The air in the battle base conference room was heavy, broken by a Shi Family member who slapped the table and said, "My friends, we've been sitting here for quite some time now. Surely there must be some good idea?"

The crowd's expressions were varied.

Standing behind him, an adjutant coughed, which made the Shi Family member impatient. It was this adjutant's idea last time to contact that extraterrestrial, attempting to win him over to their side to eliminate the remaining Shi Family.

They promised benefits to this extraterrestrial, even more than what they offered the Akse Planet.

They promised this alien the highest battle commander, offering him all their money and treasures, many beauties, and even promised that if he helped them, he could have a large piece of land to establish a Qu Family. In short, as long as he joined them, whatever he wanted, they would give.

When the person responsible for conveying the message stammered in imperfect universal language trying to explain it all to Jiang Cheng, he looked up sneakily at the alien, whose face was calm, just a flicker of anger in his eyes, but nothing more.

Jiang Cheng was angered by the Shi Family's actions. Truly ignorant, not even knowing what kind of person their opponent was! They dared to bribe him.

Jiang Cheng drove away the messenger and then used even stronger means to destroy more of the Shi Family's men and battle bases; he remembered the Shi Family's uniforms.

The adjutant said with a laugh, "Since we can't fight, let's negotiate with him instead."

Thus, one day, someone sent a message to Jiang Cheng, saying that for the well-being of the Sek Planet people, for Sek Planet's peace, they were willing to hold a meeting with this alien.

Jiang Cheng naturally knew it was a conspiracy, but he didn't care. He wanted to see what tricks these blood-stained Shi Family members could have.

Speaking of schemes, as a Hua Family member, even if he hadn't personally participated, the Hua Family had a long history. Over several millennia and countless dynastic changes, the words conspiracy and intrigue kept appearing, with innumerable cases and events recorded in books with many varieties and forms overwhelming in number.

Jiang Cheng was a true Hua Family member and a history enthusiast. He always maintained keen interest in the long history of Hua Family civilization. Due to his diligence and eagerness to learn, he saw more in historical records than others. Some books he repeatedly read, savoring their meanings. Besides, Jiang Cheng was no ordinary person; in addition to having strong superpowers, he also possessed a powerful physique, including excellent memory. No matter what book he read or experience he had, he never forgot, deeply engraving them in his mind.

In the history of the Hua Family, there is a famous intrigue somewhat similar to Jiang Cheng's current situation.

In ancient Hua Family history, there were two monarchs vying for domination, becoming each other's rivals, evenly matched, and hard to defeat the other on the battlefield. One monarch invited the other to a banquet, and during the banquet, his advisor suggested killing the other monarch, but he hesitated and didn't take the advice, allowing the monarch to escape. Later, this monarch won the battle and captured the world.

Even in today's Water Ball era, no family's history has more intrigues than the Hua Family's, and everyday trivial tricks are countless. Going deeper, they all carry a flavor of intrigue.

So when Jiang Cheng learned that the Shi Family of the Sek Planet invited him to a meeting, he chuckled silently. In front of someone like him, familiar with intrigue and powerful, playing such petty tricks was self-humiliating!

It wasn't Jiang Cheng's vanity; those attempting intrigue against him usually met a grim fate. He despised those who played with intrigue! Thus, he often dealt harsher to such people, or was the intrigue of the Sek Planet somehow different from those on Water Ball? After all, they were from different planets. Even on Water Ball, two family conspiracies could differ.

Although Jiang Cheng thought these foolish Shi Family members on the Sek Planet could not come up with any fresh intrigue, he decided to have a look; he had no hopes for the negotiation, just wanted to see.

The meeting location, of course, was chosen by the Shi Family. It was a small town, the messenger had said in advance, absolutely safe, and no one would carry weapons. They would therefore also guarantee Jiang Cheng's absolute safety.

Jiang Cheng never thought that there would be a day he needed someone else to ensure his safety. He decided to treat it as a joke and tell his friends at a suitable time, eager to see their reactions; he could imagine their faces would be quite splendid.

When the innocent Sek Planet people learned he was going to negotiate with the Shi Family, their faces were filled with despair and sadness. Despair because their deity was going to negotiate with devils; even though the deity was powerful, it was on the devils' territory, and there were many devils. Sadness because their deity wouldn't heed their advice and insisted on going, and the result seemed inevitable.