Xiaoyao Hou stared at Patriarch Liu.
Suddenly, the atmosphere in the garden became abnormally tense.
The housekeeper glanced at Xiaoyao Hou and then locked onto Patriarch Liu.
As long as Xiaoyao Hou gave the order, he would immediately subdue Patriarch Liu.
It seemed that.
Patriarch Liu was not anxious at all. Instead, he had a bright smile on his face.
He played with the token in his hand, waiting for Xiaoyao Hou's decision.
"You're using the Li family's branch to pressure me?"
After a long time.
Xiaoyao Hou spoke. In an instant, the atmosphere in the void froze.
Patriarch Liu put away the token and said, "Is this your decision?"
Then, he got up and was about to leave.
"I don't see your sincerity."
Hearing this, Patriarch Liu turned around and sat back on the stone bench with a grin.
He knew.
Xiaoyao Hou had given in. He would most likely get the quota of the Dragon Slaying Cave.
There were three quotas for the Dragon Slaying Cave in the Competition of the Nine Palaces. Now, only Lin Chen had entered, so there were two quotas left.
His Liu family was determined to get one of the quotas.
So.
Patriarch Liu did not hesitate to come to the City Lord's Mansion and took out the token of the Li family's branch to negotiate with Xiaoyao Hou.
"What do you want?" Patriarch Liu went straight to the point. "As long as my Liu family can satisfy you, we will do our best."
Xiaoyao Hou said expressionlessly. "Did your Liu family participate in the betrayal of the Moon Palace?"
Patriarch Liu nodded and said without hiding anything. "When Yueheng found us, he used Lin Chen's life as the price in exchange for our support."
"However, we only sent a young warrior to support the Moon Palace in the Competition of the Nine Palaces. We did not interfere in other matters."
At this time, there was no need to pretend to be crazy. He just had to be honest.
"Although my Liu family has declined and came to the Xiaoyao Mansion, we were once glorious. Lin Chen dared to kill my Liu family's disciple. How can we let him go?"
"Humph."
Xiaoyao Hou snorted.
Patriarch Liu continued, "This is not a big deal for the Xiaoyao Mansion. The real betrayal of the Moon Palace is the collusion with the Tianyue Mansion and the Bright King Mansion.
We have known this for a long time, so we did not want to be entangled with Yueheng.
"Do you still remember the previous commander of the military palace who died on the battlefield?
It was precisely because Yue Heng had secretly informed the other two manors that the whereabouts of the previous Military Palace Commander had been leaked, causing him to be ambushed. "
True enough.
Hearing this, Xiaoyao Hou's face darkened.
"My Liu Clan only wants a spot in the Cave of the Annihilating Dragon. As for the price, my Liu Clan is willing to give up all our territories and properties."
"Hmm?"
Hearing this, even Xiaoyao Hou looked at House Head Liu in surprise.
"The Li Clan's branch has already agreed to accept our Liu Clan. From now on, our Liu Clan will all move into the territory of the Li Clan's branch."
Family Head Liu shrugged, "If Marquis is willing to give us a place in the Dragon Slaying Cave, in addition to the previous promise, I promise you in the name of Family Head Liu that our Liu Family owes Carefree Mansion a favor. If you need anything, you can come to us at any time."
Xiaoyao Hou was weighing the pros and cons.
He admitted that the Liu family's favor had moved him.
The Liu family had climbed up the Li family's branch, and the whole family had moved, which meant …
In the future.
The Liu family would definitely rise again.
Being on good terms with the Liu Clan now was beneficial to Xiaoyao Hou.
Businessmen pursued profits, while those in power pursued power.
In the current three-way war, the situation was unfavorable for Carefree Mansion.
The favor of the Liu Clan and the power of the Li Clan's branch might be able to intimidate Tianyue Mansion and Wise King Mansion.
"I think Marquis has already made his decision." Family Head Liu smiled.
Xiaoyao Hou nodded.
"We can give a place in the Cave of the Annihilating Dragon to the Liu Clan, but you have to make an oath."
"Don't worry …"
After a while, the two sides reached an agreement.
Family Head Liu made an oath on the spot, and Xiaoyao Hou also agreed that when he chose the third disciple to enter the Cave of the Annihilating Dragon, they would open the Cave of the Annihilating Dragon together.
…
Fang Chen had no idea what was happening outside.
He felt like he had a very long dream.
In the dream, he was chased by a giant python and ran into a battlefield.
Smoke filled the air, and the huge battlefield was filled with corpses and blood. At a glance, there were piles of bones everywhere, and the air was filled with the smell of blood.
Fang Chen wanted to escape, but he felt like he was lost in the battlefield.
"No."
He didn't know how long had passed, but he suddenly woke up.
"Where am I?"
He exclaimed, and soon stabilized, and found himself in a dark space.
There was no end to his surroundings, and he couldn't see anything.
"Where's the giant python?"
Fang Chen thought seriously. He vaguely remembered that his body had been falling, and then he fainted.
"Phew."
He took a deep breath and checked his body. There was nothing wrong with it.
He finally calmed down the shock in his heart.
"Is this the Cave of the Annihilating Dragon?"
If he guessed correctly, he should be in the Cave of the Annihilating Dragon.
"But …"
He was very confused. The scene in front of him was completely different from what Xiaoyao Hou had described.
"Could it be that I made a mistake in the process of falling?"
Fang Chen's heart skipped a beat.
The most important thing now was to figure out where this place was, and then start exploring.
Roar!
All of a sudden.
An angry roar broke the silence in the darkness.
"Demon beast?"
Fang Chen exclaimed, and then quickly got up and rushed to the source of the sound.
After a while.
He saw a giant python fighting with a white ape in the forest.
Rip!
The giant python bit the white ape's arm, and the white ape roared to the sky. Then, it endured the pain and held the giant python's mouth with both hands.
Then, it exerted force, and the giant python's mouth was torn apart by the white ape.
Dong! Dong!
The white ape didn't give the giant python a chance to breathe, and punched the giant python's weak point again and again.
At first, the giant python struggled wildly, but in the end, its body gradually became weak.
Dong!
After the last punch, the white ape confirmed that the giant python was completely dead, and sat on the ground, panting.
Its arm was bleeding, and it was poisoned.
"It's so strong."
Fang Chen was shocked. Were all the demon beasts here so strong?
Buzz!
Just as he was deep in thought, he suddenly felt a terrifying force coming towards him. He subconsciously dodged.
The white ape stared at him angrily.
At this time, he realized that he had been discovered by the white ape.
"Brother Ape, I came here by mistake, and I mean you no harm."
Fang Chen hurriedly explained.
The white ape stopped attacking and spoke in human language. "You're not from the Devouring Demon Clan?"
Fang Chen was stunned, and then stared at the white ape warily.
"How did you get here?"
Fang Chen was not from the Devouring Demon Clan, but he could come here, which was enough to show how mysterious he was.
The white ape strode to Fang Chen's side, and stared at him with its gong-sized eyes.
"I came in from the entrance of the Cave of the Slaying Dragon," Fang Chen said.
"Cave of the Slaying Dragon?"