Shangguan Yun had successfully persuaded many people in the past. He did not care so much about occasional failures.
Gu Shenwei felt he had heard enough and the best way to say no to Shangguan Yun was drawing out his Dragon Head Sword.
Shangguan Yun was worthy enough to be pitted against his swordcraft.
"I've heard that you intend to compete for hegemony in Western Region, so I suggest this alliance between us. Please think twice about it, Dragon King. If we continue to fight against each other, we'll would only let the third party reap the benefits from the wars between us. Besides, we're never each other's biggest enemy," said Shangguan Yun, sincerely and logically, although he had already noticed how impatient the Dragon King was.
If you had brought this up two months ago, I would've probably taken it into consideration, but now... You've been to the Land of Fragrance, haven't you?" asked the Dragon King.