The flowers bloomed separately, each telling its own story.
Lin Zhan stood on the battle fortress's ramparts, watching the logistics engineers busily installing various defensive weapons on the fortress, and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
A young Taoist priest beside him said to Lin Zhan, "Big Brother, we've finally assembled the war fortress. Should we send the Demon Prince back next? That's 550 million Lord-level crystal cores."
Lin Zhan nodded, "We'll send him back, of course. Let's wait another two hours, after we've finished installing the weapons. We don't want the ten thousand races to start merging planes right after we send this brat back."
"Oh, and brother-in-law, don't touch this batch of crystal cores for now. I'm saving them as payment for the System."
The young Taoist priest was taken aback:
"Payment?"
"That little peddler, Fu Ling?"
"What have you gotten him to do again? No wonder I haven't seen him for a while."
"He'll get anything," Lin Zhan nodded.
"I told him a month ago. This guy went out to do business for me after he was rescued. He needs all the supplies for war, including food and drink."
"I suspect that after the plane merge, the allied forces of the ten thousand races will definitely leave a spatial channel for them to transport supplies."
"Since I'm soul-bound to the System, I can freely enter and exit the battlefield of the ten thousand races. We'll have an advantage too. It's just a matter of spending more money. Are we short of anything?"
The young Taoist priest nodded, "This is a good idea. It looks like this war won't be over in a year or two. If we want to get through it smoothly, we'll have to think of a way to deal with this clueless Demon Prince."
Lin Zhan agreed, "That's what I was thinking. Since we've already tricked him, there's no harm in tricking him a few more times."
These two scoundrels, with their wicked intentions, openly planned a series of traps for the Demon Prince.
In a flash, two hours passed.
It was approaching three o'clock in the middle of the night.
The young Taoist priest, with over a hundred Great Generals and Kings, carried the Demon Prince towards the front lines.
Several Demon Kings looked at Bai Qi and Tie Ha'er with melancholic expressions.
They had agreed to pick up their Crown Prince, but it was almost dawn and he still hadn't returned.
It was one thing that the Crown Prince hadn't returned, but why were over two hundred Iron Eater Beast Kings surrounding them?
Especially that big-headed Iron Eater Beast King, drinking wine, staring at them, and drooling – what was that all about?
Tie Ha'er looked at Bai Qi and said, "Xiao Bai, why isn't my uncle-in-law back yet? Is my uncle planning to double-cross us? Why don't we just kill these three demons and have them as a snack?"
Bai Qi was dumbfounded, counting the generational differences between himself and Tie Ha'er.
Xiao Bai = Bai Qi = Myself
Uncle-in-law = Young Taoist Priest
Uncle = Lin Zhan
You, Tie Ha'er, are of the same generation as Ancestor Zhaoming, yet you call me Xiao Bai.
Well, that's fine.
Lin Zhan is sworn brothers with your father and calls your uncle "brother."
Well, that's also fine.
Little Fatty Zhang Haoming is Lin Zhan's biological brother-in-law.
Well, it makes even more sense for you to call him that.
Lin Zhan and Little Fatty call me Ancestor.
Well. Still fine.
Therefore: Ancestor = Bai Qi = Xiao Bai
The relationships are correct, and there's no issue at all.
From now on, I'll call Lin Zhan "grandson" and you "ancestor." Su Dan Novel Network
Lin Zhan calls me Xiao Bai, and you call Lin Zhan "uncle."
Well, after analyzing it like this, it all adds up. No problems.
Seeing Bai Qi frowning and not speaking, Tie Ha'er patted Bai Qi's shoulder and said, "What are you thinking about, Xiao Bai?"
Bai Qi was startled and blurted out, "Thinking about your uncle, my grandson."
Tie Ha'er was taken aback, then said in a drawn-out voice, "Xiao Bai, I suspect you're taking advantage of me."
Just as the man and the panda were staring at each other.
The young Taoist priest, with over a hundred murderous Great Generals and Kings, arrived.
"Damn it, where are those three demons?"
The three demons turned around and saw a group of formidable-looking men radiating murderous intent.
They instantly shat themselves and sat on the ground: "It's over, we're finished."
The young Taoist priest looked at the three ostrich-like demons and asked, bewildered:
"Why are you three sitting on the ground?"
"It's cold on the ground. If you get diarrhea, you'll have to pay me sanitation fees."
Saying that, he threw the Demon Prince, who was confined in a metal cage, over.
"This is your young master. Not a single hair is missing. Take him away quickly, lest my Big Brother wakes up and regrets it later."
The three demons: ???
Wake up?
Damn it, this little fatty is truly ruthless. He'll do anything for crystal cores.
As they spoke, they began to inspect the metal cage.
"General Zhang, let's be clear. It's not that we don't trust you, but could you let me see the Crown Prince?"
The entire metal cage was spherical and extremely smooth, with no gaps.
What if this little fatty gave them a fake one? Don't say it's impossible, this little fatty has a reputation for being untrustworthy.
The young Taoist priest suddenly realized and nodded, "Of course. I was just in a hurry and forgot."
Then he said to Tie Ha'er, "Nephew, open a window."
This metal cage was made by Xiao Bao. If the Iron Eater Beast tribe didn't act, even a peak Human King wouldn't be able to open it easily.
Of course, a foundational Emperor could definitely open it, but there were no such beings on the battlefield of the ten thousand races now.
Tie Ha'er raised his middle finger, and a sharp claw emerged from the flesh.
He pierced two holes in the metal cage.
The Demon Prince, who was contemplating his sins inside the cage, suddenly had a sharp claw extend from the wall, narrowly missing his head by a centimeter.
"What the hell, are you guys playing outside? Don't you know there's someone inside? That was close, I almost pissed myself."
"Young Master, is that you? We've come to pick you up. We've already paid the ransom to the humans. You've suffered. You can go back now."
The Demon Prince was stunned. Holy crap, they actually let me out?
"Never mind all that. Hurry up and let this Crown Prince out."
The three demons quickly turned to the young Taoist priest and said, "General Zhang, please release the Crown Prince."
"Alright, but... you have to pay more."
The young Taoist priest looked at them like they were fools and said with a smile:
"It's not much, just 2 million Lord-level crystal cores for our trouble."
Before the three demons could respond, the Demon Prince roared loudly:
"No way! You want more money? Absolutely not!"
"Don't beg them. Just carry this Crown Prince back like this. I don't believe that without them, I can't get out!"