Chapter 329 Lin Chen's Dilemma, Li Guang as Matchmaker

Chi You's words clearly held a deeper meaning.

Who was he referring to?

Evidently, judging from the reaction of the Demon Emperor's special envoy, he must have said something in front of the Demon Emperor.

The Demon Emperor's special envoy, a naturally powerful Heavenly Devil Realm expert, now a near Demon Lord, second only to a main god – Yu Shan!

Facing Chi You's veiled threat, Yu Shan not only showed no fear but sneered. Since Chi You's words implied a criticism of him, Yu Shan, he would boldly admit it.

"Demon Lord Chi You, this special envoy is unaware of your relationship with the Human race. Is it wrong to suspect the Human race?"

Yu Shan said with displeasure, "Originally, this matter wouldn't have been investigated in detail by this special envoy, and I would have directly returned to report to the Demon Emperor. But since Demon Lord Chi You is so certain, then this special envoy will temporarily delay my return and stay to drink a cup of Demon Lord Chi You's daughter's wedding wine!"

"Are you serious?"

Chi You's demonic eyes stared fixedly at Yu Shan.

But Yu Shan didn't flinch and laughed, "Of course, I'm serious. Could it be that the Demon Lord Chi You's daughter having a secret affair with the Human Emperor is false?"

Clearly, Yu Shan was putting Chi You in a difficult position!

Weren't you, Chi You, saying that the Human Emperor was going to be your son-in-law?

Fine!

Don't deny it; this special envoy will watch right here.

Otherwise…

Then the Demon Emperor's orders will be carried out.

If the Human race wants to recruit those fourth- and fifth-tier experts from the Demon race, as long as the Demon race doesn't release them, then these mercenaries can forget about defecting to the Human race!

Chi You was enraged, "Yu Shan, do you know who you're talking to?"

Endless pressure descended.

But Yu Shan didn't retreat in the slightest and calmly said, "If Demon Lord Chi You wants to kill Yu Shan, please just give Yu Shan a quick death… Otherwise, if the Demon Emperor finds out that his special envoy was killed, I'm afraid Demon Lord Chi You will have a hard time explaining."

"Demon Lord, calm your anger!"

Li Guang quickly stepped in, dissuading Chi You's rage. He approached Chi You's ear and whispered, "Brother, don't be anxious. Every misfortune has a silver lining… In my opinion, this matter isn't necessarily a bad thing. I think Yao'er really likes the Human Emperor. Besides, brother, have you forgotten? When she was little, you told her that only the one who could pull out the demon blade for our Nine Li Demon race would be worthy of being her great hero. A few nights ago, Yao'er even made a special trip to Ling Feng City because she missed the Human Emperor."

"Really?"

Chi You was clearly surprised. He glanced at Li Yao, only to see that his daughter's eyes were fixed on the Azure Luan Divine Bird, as if she greatly admired the gift Lin Chen had given her. This was clearly a case of love me, love my dog. Chi You then grumbled, "Then what do you mean?"

"I'll go call the Human Emperor over, but brother, you must not be impulsive. Believe that the Human Emperor is also a sensible person…"

Li Guang smiled and further lowered his voice, "Maybe this Yu Shan can actually help the Human Emperor and Yao'er achieve something good."

"Why didn't I think of that? Go quickly… Oh right, remember to put pressure on all the Humans, otherwise, with the Human race's temperament, they might not necessarily agree to this matter."

Chi You was overjoyed and immediately followed Li Guang's advice.

Thus, Li Guang immediately headed towards the Human race.

When he arrived at Ling Feng City, he deliberately put on a very solemn face. When he met Long Yandao, Li Guang said to him, "Quick, tell the Human Emperor, something bad has happened!"

"General Li Guang, what's wrong?"

Long Yandao asked upon hearing this, "Could it be that the Brahma Divine Palace has made some big move?"

"No."

Li Guang said sullenly, "It's even more troublesome than the Brahma Divine Palace… It's best to gather all your Human race's gods and discuss it together."

"Such a big deal?"

Upon hearing this, Long Yandao immediately went to report to Lin Chen.

At that time, Lin Chen was personally recruiting mercenaries.

Lin Chen's idea proved to be a good one.

Indeed, there were many fourth-tier and even fifth-tier experts currently in an unattached state… They didn't dare to go to the Brahma side, nor the Demon race, and the Human race hadn't opened recruitment to gods before.

Now that the Human race had opened up, these gods who had originally been attached to the Brahma Divine Palace but were now forced to find new homes due to the Heavenly Emperor's position all came.

Actually, there weren't that many.

A total of eight Celestial Gods.

Twenty Powerful Gods.

Eighty Weak God Realm experts.

Not many, but not few either.

Lin Chen would definitely command these gods himself.

And he would have them go to the front lines to guard the passes.

The price of gods was really not cheap.

Ordinary third-tier peak experts cost ten Brilliant Sacred Crystals a month, or the price of 200 Sacred Crystals.

Pseudo-God Realm experts cost half again as much.

And fourth-tier experts cost fifty to eighty Brilliant Sacred Crystals a month.

Powerful Gods started at 200!

And Celestial God Realm experts started at 400!

But the good thing was that these gods who signed contracts would really put in the effort on the battlefield, even to the point of risking their lives!

That's why mercenaries on the God-Devil Battlefield were so sought after – because they fought bravely.

They didn't need to consider the burden of their race anyway.

The key was that as long as they didn't die and vanish, no matter how severe the mercenaries' injuries were, the side that hired them had to bear all their losses!

If they were seriously injured and needed to rest for a few months, that would be paid vacation.

Not a single Brilliant Sacred Crystal could be missed!

Lin Chen calculated that the Brilliant Sacred Crystals in his pocket were probably only enough to last for a month or so… After all, he was still planning to recruit some fourth-tier and fifth-tier, or even sixth-tier, Demon race experts!

But until now, not a single Demon race expert had come. This was obviously unscientific.

Just then, Lin Chen heard Long Yandao say that Li Guang had come and that a major event had occurred. So he immediately gathered all the gods with Human race titles to hold a meeting and hear what Li Guang had to say.

Li Guang arrived in the Divine Hall and, following the diplomatic etiquette between the two races, cupped his fist and greeted Lin Chen. Then, Lin Chen granted him a seat and had him sit below him, asking aloud, "General Li Guang, you said that you came because something bad has happened. What exactly is it?"

"It's related to the Human Emperor's recruitment of Demon race forces."

Li Guang was clearly a guy who was good at grasping the key points. He directly started from the Human race's current need, found the place that Lin Chen and the Human race urgently needed, to open the topic.

This way, no matter who wanted to stand up and oppose the Human race and Nine Li race marriage, they would have to consider it carefully.

The Brahma Divine Palace had now listed the Cosmic Human race as its number one opponent.

Before the Immortal Bridge Pass, which bordered the Brahma Divine Palace and the Human race, that Brahma Divine Palace god spirit legion, led by more than thirty Celestial Gods and even three True Gods, was like a butcher's knife hanging over the Human race's head!

What's more, in Li Guang's view, this was still a very beneficial thing for the Human race!

(The original text mentions that the author is having a hard time with the plot and will write more later. This meta-narrative is omitted as per instructions.)