With irritation, anger, impulsiveness, bloodlust, and entanglement by various negative emotions, Pei Yan was like a fierce beast staring at Bailang in the field, waiting for his answer. The repeated obstruction of his plans constantly provoked his temper, made irritable by the influence of the fragments of the Law of Death, and the Demon Race's probing caused him to lose his last patience.

Urgency! Urgency! Still urgency! The enmity with Shangxing, the life and death of Ye Jiumu, the unusual activities of the Disaster Legion, and the responses from various planes weighed on him like a mountain, making it hard to breathe. The brewing storm before the great war forced him to desire to become stronger than ever. Only in this way can he remain undefeated in the upcoming war and protect what he wants to protect.

So, at the instant when the Demon Race probed, the opponent's attitude had already completely provoked this lion in an agitated state. In fury, while Ye Ruozai crushed the opponent, he ordered to create trouble. If the opponent didn't take the bait, once bitten, they would fully retaliate. This time either completely subdue these unruly demons or tear the facade apart. Just as he said, he was not necessarily taking a cooperative stance with these people. Cooperation with mutual hindrance and backstabbing was worse than none.

Feeling Pei Yan's fierce killing intent, Bailang knew this time the opponent was not bluffing. He was truly intent on annihilating his side. The choice of war or peace lay in his own hands at this moment. Any move from him would make a bloody conflict inevitable. But what could he do now, submit in front of so many people? Having mingled for years, he really didn't understand why the person opposite was so aggressive and unwilling to endure any grievance, nor did he understand why the cornerstone plane would send such a hothead to negotiate cooperation.

In the light rain, the raised hand of Bailang hovered in the air. Just as he made a difficult decision with a grand gesture, a voice emerged from the shattered building: "Stop!"

Except for Pei Yan and his companions, everyone else's gaze was drawn back by the voice, while Pei Yan, hearing this sentence, relaxed his tense body, leaned back on the sofa chair as if regretting missing something, sighed, and took out a nail clipper to trim his slightly long fingernails.

Accompanied by her maid holding an umbrella, Sifuer slowly stepped out from the shattered opening in the first-floor hall, gently holding her uncle Bailang's high-raised hand, and lightly pulled it down. She then turned and smiled slightly at her surroundings, saying, "Disperse!"

"But my lady!" Leohard, enduring his injuries, stepped forward to dissuade her.

"I said, everyone stand down. Everything that happened here was caused by misunderstandings due to cultural differences between us. Since it's a misunderstanding, it can be solved. Such confrontation is not conducive to the commencement of conversation. As the ones being aided, we should have a more grateful heart and generous spirit. So, stand down. I believe Mr. Shitang won't harm me for this!" Sifuer confidently addressed Pei Yan with a peach-blossom smile on her face, placing her hands behind her back.

Pei Yan didn't comment, curled his lips, and gestured with his newly trimmed left hand. Understanding, Ye Ruozai was the first to withdraw the suspended all-encompassing Sword Array in the sky.

Seeing Pei Yan's side setting an example, the demon soldiers, at Bailang's signal, retreated from the courtyard led by each squad captain. Before long, the Demon Race surrounding the courtyard had completely withdrawn, leaving only Sifuer, Bailang, and Pei Yan's companions.

"Mr. Shitang, my people have all withdrawn. Can you also remove these setups? I think our strength is not formidable in your eyes, and with your confidence, it's unnecessary to negotiate under such heavy encirclement, right?" Sifuer spread her hands and smiled as she walked to the outer defenses guarded by Iron Puppets summoned by Xiayu.

Pei Yan, having finished trimming his nails, pocketed the nail clipper, crossed his legs, and chuckled, "Who said negotiations would start? Miss Sifuer, you don't think a word from you could dissipate a conflict into thin air, do you? I'm very angry and the consequences are very serious. At least show sincerity to quell my anger before talking about anything else. Otherwise, we will not give up the right to resort to force."

"Then at least let this rain stop. In such weather, there won't be good moods to discuss issues, right?" Sifuer playfully extended her hand outside the umbrella, catching the raindrops, without getting angry at Pei Yan's unyielding and rude answer, and smiled.

Pei Yan nodded and waved his hand. As Xiayu moved the Iron Puppets blocking his presence aside to make way for Sifuer, the overwhelming thunderclouds vanished in an instant, and the warm sunlight once again enveloped the land. The replacement for the dark clouds was the shadow of dragons and eagles occasionally flying across the sky.

"Ah, manipulating weather is indeed an astonishing ability. Mr. Shitang really has many talented people under his command!" Sifuer walked in front of Pei Yan, looked meaningfully at Ye Ruozai standing motionless behind Pei Yan, and praised.

"Less nonsense. I'm very busy, Miss Sifuer. If it weren't for your meaningless actions, I'd be inspecting the combat environment with my people planning for the next battle. You're wasting my precious time with your foolishness." Pei Yan placed his hands on his knees, closed his eyes, and murmured.

"Mr. Shitang, I understand your anger with our actions, but I also ask you to understand ours. Compared to other planes, the cornerstone plane is too mysterious to us. It has always been a restricted place that cannot be visited according to the mandates of various planes. Your sudden emergence amazed us at the progress of the cornerstone plane's power and made us question the intelligence we had about it, which forced us to be cautious in our forthcoming cooperation. The probing is for a better cooperation in the future." Saying this, Sifuer looked up at the eagles and dragons flying overhead and sighed, "You and your subordinates have fully proven your strength. The Demon Race respects the strong. You have won!"

"So what now? According to you, we're being unreasonable?" Pei Yan leaned forward, slightly swayed his hand, and Ye Ruozai behind him soon fetched a chair from inside the hall and placed it behind Sifuer.

In response to the goodwill released by Pei Yan's side, Sifuer was straightforward, sat down calmly, and said, "Of course not, it was my maid's rude behavior that offended your subordinates. She has already been punished, hasn't she? One arm and one leg, even here, take a long time to heal."

"That is not enough!" Pei Yan waved his hand in refusal.

"From now on, the command in battle belongs to you; we will completely follow Mr. Shitang's deployment to cooperate in combat!" Sifuer continued to offer her terms.

"No, no, no!" Pei Yan shook his head, gazed into Sifuer's eyes, and articulated, "Miss Sifuer, you cannot use what I have already obtained as a bargaining chip. The so-called control of the battle is not given by you, but something I earned after this battle!"