Dragon Emperor Long Wuji roared, "Boy! What do you want?"
Lin Caogen grinned and said, "Dragon Emperor, you just said it yourself! My sister and you fought last year. You were slightly injured, but my sister's injuries were more serious! Of course, I want to stay in the Dragon Clan as a hostage to fight for ten years of peace for the Fox Clan! What if I go back now and you, Dragon Emperor, lead your army to attack the Fox Clan next year? Wouldn't my sister be in danger? I have to be careful around you!"
Long Wuji was so angry that he laughed, and the laughter shook the court, dust fell, and all the ministers trembled!
"Boy! I've never submitted to anyone in my life! You're the first! Fine, fine! I'll grant your wish! I'll let you stay in the Dragon Clan as a hostage for ten years! What if you don't return to the Fox Clan after ten years?"
Lin Caogen said, "If I don't return in ten years, I will kill myself in front of you!"
The Dragon Emperor said, "A gentleman's word is as good as his bond!"
Lin Caogen said, "Don't worry! If I break my promise, I'll be your grandson!"
The dragon ministers exchanged bewildered glances, speechless! They felt utterly overwhelmed by this third prince of the fox clan!
The Dragon Emperor said, "Dragon scales!"
"Your old minister is here!"
"Place this guy under guard at Songshan Lake!"
Dragon Scale was startled, but didn't say anything more.
He nodded and said, "Your old minister obeys!"
On that very day, the forestry and grassland base was personally taken to Songshan Lake by Long Lin!
Lin Caogen enjoyed the scenery along the way! He saw that Songshan Lake Scenic Area had both mountains and lakes, and the scenery was indeed excellent!
What shocked Lin Caogen the most was that 100,000 dragon soldiers were stationed to guard the Songshan Lake scenic area within a ten-mile radius! There was a camp almost every ten meters along the lake! It was practically a military camp!
The lowest cultivation level among the 100,000 dragon soldiers is third rank! With Lin Caogen's current cultivation level, he is confident he can easily kill seven or eight third-rank dragon soldiers! But there are 100,000 dragon soldiers guarding this place! One centurion is for every hundred dragon soldiers! The centurion's cultivation level is definitely fourth rank, comparable to or even stronger than a human Nascent Soul stage cultivator! After all, dragons cultivate essence, qi, and spirit simultaneously, making them much stronger than humans in terms of physical body and soul power!
One in every thousand dragon soldiers is a centurion! The centurion's cultivation level is a solid fifth rank! Comparable to a human immortal spirit stage cultivator!
Among the ten thousand dragon soldiers was a lieutenant general! This lieutenant general's cultivation was a solid sixth rank, comparable to a Celestial Emperor among humans! In the human race, that would be equivalent to a regional lord, the ruler of a small country!
The commander of this army of 100,000 was a 7th-level Dragon Clan expert! 7th level is a grandmaster! He wouldn't even look down on a position like the ruler of a small country!
In fact, there are far more than just these 100,000 dragon soldiers guarding Songshan Lake!
To put it bluntly, these 100,000 dragon soldiers are all on guard duty! Around Songshan Lake, there are also 100 Rank 8 Dragon Venerables stationed, and on the mountaintop reside four Dragon Saint Elders specializing in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting! These four elders are so fond of these arts that they are simply called "Music, Chess, Calligraphy, and Painting"! Their cultivation levels are respectively Demon Saint 3-star, Demon Saint 4-star, Demon Saint 5-star, and Demon Saint 6-star!
The combined strength of these four is comparable to that of a seven or eight-star demon saint!
When Lin Caogen first arrived at Songshan Lake, he had a vague feeling that something was wrong!
He was merely a second-tier, eight-star cultivator! Even if he could instantly kill a third-tier expert, there was no need for such a large-scale security force! A dozen or so fourth-tier dragon soldier centurions would suffice! Using 100,000 dragon soldiers, 100 dragon lords, and four dragon saints to guard him—did he really have that much influence?!
Seeing the powerful auras soaring into the sky all around him, Lin Caogen thought to himself, "Is it really necessary?"
Dragon Scale seemed to sense Lin Caogen's thoughts! It spoke up, "What? Aren't you happy to be protected by the dragon elites?"
Lin Caogen chuckled and said, "I am truly flattered! With this kind of force, even the Third Prince of the Dragon Clan would be trapped inside and unable to escape! Do you think I, a mere ant with a second-tier, eighth-star cultivation, deserve so many people guarding me?"
Long Lin chuckled and said, "These people are all here to protect you! As long as you don't cause trouble for the Dragon Clan, no one can harm you! However, if it really is my clan's Third Prince who is trapped here and has taken a Grade 9 Advancement Pill, causing his cultivation to surge by 3 stars in a short time, with his 8th-star Demon Saint strength, he should be able to escape! I really never expected that you, brat, would use such despicable means to give my clan's Third Prince a slow-acting poison! Kid! I'm truly worried about you!"
Lin Caogen laughed and said, "What are you worried about, old prime minister?"
Long Lin looked around at the scenery and paused before saying, "The Third Prince Ao Bing is vindictive! You plotted to poison him with a slow-acting poison, wasting ten years of his cultivation time! Although this may not seem like much to the prince, you have hurt his dignity! Once you return to the Fox Clan, the Third Prince will definitely advocate war! He won't be satisfied until he kills you! Your mistake was taking the blame for the poisoning in court today!"
Lin Caogen laughed and said, "The old prime minister is right! I was too hasty in this matter! I should have pushed this onto my demon emperor sister! But it's too late to regret now! I can only bite the bullet and deal with whatever comes my way!"
Long Lin exclaimed in admiration, "Young man! You truly are a talent! If you weren't a prince of the Fox Clan, I would really like to be your friend! It's just a pity that our two clans have a long-standing feud, a stalemate that will last until death! What a pity!"
Lin Caogen laughed and said, "The affairs of the world, after a long period of division, will unite; after a long period of unity, will divide! I suppose this Demon Realm must have been unified in ancient times!"
Dragon Scale was taken aback!
They held Lin Caogen in even higher regard!
"Kid! You're right! In ancient times, the Demon Realm was indeed unified by a Demon God! Later, I heard that the ancient Demon God fell in love with a girl from the God Realm, so he went there to marry and have children, and never returned! And the Demon Realm was thus torn apart! I've only ever read about this in ancient books! I'm afraid there are no more than ten people who know about it now! If you hadn't brought it up, I wouldn't have told you!"
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