Dispelling Confusion
Outside Maple City.
The sky above the city was filled with a dense mass of shadows. Black Dragon stood at the very front, clad in red battle robes and wielding a huge sword. He stood majestically at the very front.
"Why don't I see your men?"
Black Dragon glanced at Gu Li from the corner of his eye. A strand of spiritual energy enveloped his body.
Gu Li's aura was too sinister. Black Dragon really didn't like standing next to someone like that.
"Heh …. It's not like you haven't seen my subordinates before. They don't need troops like your subordinates," said Gu Li with narrowed eyes.
Gu Li narrowed his eyes and smiled, but there was something sinister about his smile.
Black Dragon spoke as the spiritual energy hidden around his body slowly flowed.
"Then the lightning you mentioned …."
"Your Excellency Black Dragon, there's no need to rush. It won't be long before the results are out," said Gu Li, still smiling.
"Then I'll wait and see."
Black Dragon smiled calmly, but inwardly, he snorted disdainfully at Gu Li's smiling face. Especially since he really wanted to kill Gu Li right here and now.
However, the Three Realms had yet to be restored. Even if he felt disgusted, he had to endure and continue working with Gu Li.
Of course, he didn't think that working with Gu Li was like asking a tiger for its skin. In his eyes, even if Gu Li had extraordinary abilities, Gu Li was still not on the same level as him.
So long as he purged the Three Realms of his enemies, it would be time to settle the score with Gu Li.
He'd never forgotten the day he'd taken over Gu Li's nest.
As if sensing Black Dragon's hostility, Gu Li simply smiled at him.
"Right, why don't I see Brother Su?"
Gu Li scanned the demon army a few times, but didn't see Su Yiyun anywhere. So, he asked.
"Brother Su isn't feeling well, so I had him stay in the city to rest. What, do I need to report this to you? "
"Your Excellency Black Dragon, your words are too hurtful. Brother Su and I are both from the Modern Realm, after all. You can at least show some concern, right?"
Gu Li's expression was that of an unscrupulous nobody. In particular, his eyes, smile, and body movements made him look like the kind of lackeys you often saw on TV, running errands for their bosses.
Black Dragon could be considered a formidable character of his generation. He really disdained to be associated with such a person.
Disdain involuntarily appeared on his face as he snorted and laughed.
"But you and Emperor Ye are both from the Modern Realm. Why don't you care about him?"
"Emperor Ye and I don't walk the same path. He's the Yellow Emperor and I'm Chiyou. Don't you know that, Your Excellency Black Dragon?"
At the mention of Ye Zichen, Gu Li's expression instantly darkened. Black Dragon glanced at him indifferently, then ignored him.
Gu Li, on the other hand, glanced discreetly at the demons behind him. His lips curved into a smile.
In the end, his plan to sow discord had worked. Black Dragon no longer trusted Su Yiyun.
"Report!"
Right at this moment, a demon scout ran over from afar. When he was about ten meters away from the black dragon, he stopped, knelt on one knee, and pointed behind him.
"Your Excellency Black Dragon, the entire Flying Serpent Clan has left the Beast Region."
"Soaring Serpent?" Black Dragon raised his eyebrows. Soon after, he opened his mouth and said, "Ignore them. Let them come out."
"Yes, sir."
The scout left. Black Dragon was silent for a moment, then turned to look at Gu Li.
"So this is the little trick you mentioned earlier? The Eight Divine Beasts, the Flying Serpent Clan, went all out for the sake of traversing lightning. This is no simple trick."
Gu Li wasn't surprised that Black Dragon had guessed this. He simply smiled, narrowed his eyes, and said, "It's alright.
"It's alright. As long as there's enough bargaining chips, even the Eight Divine Beasts aren't completely united."
"Then can you tell me what you used to get them to defect to your side?"
Although he didn't dare compliment Gu Li's character, he was still rather curious about how he'd managed to get the Flying Serpent Clan to defect to his side.
Ten thousand years ago, Black Dragon had been eyeing the Three Realms covetously. Back then, he'd tried to get the Flying Serpents to ally with him. He'd offered them a tempting offer, but in the end, he'd failed.
"Black Dragon, you're actually interested in that? That's right, Your Excellency Black Dragon extended an olive branch to the Flying Serpent Clan, but in the end, he returned empty-handed, "chuckled Gu Li.
"You even know that?"
"Of course. The head of the Flying Serpent Clan told me quite a bit. Back then, Your Excellency Black Dragon offered to give him the entire Beast Region, but he flatly refused. "
Black Dragon's hand trembled as he gripped his sword. His smile froze for a moment. Then he collected his thoughts, smiled, and said, "It seems you've told me quite a bit.
In that case, you should've told me why you refused, right? "
"I did. The head of the Flying Serpent Clan refused for a very simple reason. He said the pie you offered him was too big. He was afraid he wouldn't be able to eat it all."
"That's it?"
When he'd returned empty-handed to the demons, he'd looked down on the Flying Serpent Clan for having too big an appetite. They'd offered him the entire Beast Region, but he'd flatly refused.
Only now did Gu Li tell him that it wasn't that his appetite was too big, it was that it was too small.
"The bigger the pie you offered, the better. Some people bite off more than they can chew. To them, a large pie is naturally the best medicine. However, Your Excellency Black Dragon, you didn't get to know the head of the Flying Serpent Clan. He's naturally timid and paranoid. If you offered him too much, he'd suspect something fishy was going on. "
Gu Li answered Black Dragon's questions with fervor and assurance.
Black Dragon inwardly nodded in response. At the time, he really hadn't analyzed things that deeply. All he knew was that the head of the Flying Serpent Clan didn't have a particularly harmonious relationship with the other clans of the Eight Divine Beasts.
That was why he'd chosen the Flying Serpent Clan as his breakthrough point.
As for the rest, he hadn't given it much thought.
"Then what did you offer him?"
"The head of the Flying Serpent Clan's son was killed by the head of the White Tiger Clan."
Gu Li didn't give a direct answer, but that was enough for Black Dragon to understand exactly what he'd offered.
"So that's how it is. I've learned my lesson."
Black Dragon nodded at Gu Li. He really did admire Gu Li's ability to manipulate people.
He'd convinced the Flying Serpent Clan to betray the Beast Region, and even convinced the Zombie Progenitors to work for him.
He thought back to when Gu Li had first come to the Demon Realm. Back then, Black Dragon had allowed him to live among the demons because he was Chiyou's reincarnation.
However, it had only been two years, and the child from back then had already grown to the point where he could contend with him as an equal.
Although Black Dragon didn't want to admit this, he still had to admire him.
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