Before Mei Yuming could speak, Qiu Lesheng suddenly leaned over and whispered a few words into Mei Yuming's ear. Lin Yi managed to catch what was said, and after pondering for a few seconds, Mei Yuming replied with a rather solemn expression.
"Our stance on this matter must take the overall situation into account. This is still a time for our Xia State to bide our time and build up our capabilities, so it is temporarily inconvenient to have a direct conflict with the West.
Therefore, my suggestion is to stall for time: neither refuse nor agree.
Chapter 489