She continued to negotiate,
"Profound Yellow Emperor, it's as I said. We can talk. We can discuss this civilly. There's no need for things to reach this point."
Lu Xuan spoke grimly,
"Is that so? A moment ago, Lady Queen Mother, you were trying to take my life..."
"That was then, this is now."
The Queen Mother said frankly,
"Before, I believed that you, Emperor, were not qualified to be a Chess Player. But with the Qing Ping Sword in your hand, you may sit with us and play the game as an equal."
After a pause, she continued,
"If you strike me down now, Emperor, it would be no different from flipping the chessboard. Perhaps, as Haotian said, it is a way to break the stalemate, but is that truly the case?"
Lu Xuan remained unmoved. He held the Qing Ping Sword horizontally above the Queen Mother's head. On its blade, visions of All Realms collapsing flowed, dripping with the aura of Nirvana.
He said,
"Keep talking."
The Queen Mother nodded and began to speak softly,
