623 Going Too Far (2/2)
”I've decided.” Gu Shenwei shot a stern look at Old Man Mu. The process of pestering and stalling for the time was over, so he needed to be quiet.
Old Man Mu shut up mouth but refused to hold his eyes back. He kept winking at the Dragon King and Chu Nanping, hoping to wake them up.
The news had reached the core of the besieged ones. Although few people really believed that the Dragon King could save everyone, this was the only hope for them who were drowning in despair. What if the Khan showed mercy and allowed the Dragon King to take one or even a dozen more people?
The crowd fell to their knees and shouted in unison, ”I want to join the Dragon Army!”
There were many people who felt ashamed and didn't kneel like last time, but this time only a dozen of them remained standing, and even they vacillated between kneeling and straightening up.
Old Man Mu couldn't hold back and muttered, ”See, these guys are so afraid of death. Does the Dragon King expect them to repay your favor? Forget it. It was already a miracle for them to not return kindness with ingratitude.”
Silver Condor was particularly surprised. The Dragon King was highly skilled in martial arts, but he was too proud of himself, which was not a good sign. He was waiting for the Dragon King to swallow his words. Seeing that he was becoming more and more insistent, he said, ”The Dragon King may have misunderstood, so we can blame me for not being clear. The Khan pardoned the Dragon King's men but didn't give the Dragon King the right to act recklessly. You are going too far.”
Gu Shenwei took a deep breath. At this very moment, he was the most vulnerable he had ever been as he couldn't even defeat an average kung fu practitioner. But he was also the most confident. ”I remember that I've won two hours from the last game, and now there's still more than an hour left, right?”
”Yes.” Silver Condor could only agree.
”That is to say, there's still time to consult the Khan.”
”The Khan won't …”
”Let the Khan decide for himself.”
Silver Condor grew even more surprised. He thought that the Dragon King had many similarities with the Invincible Saber King, but now he realized that they were completely different. And it was almost impossible for this young man to join the wing guard.
Silver Condor turned a bit colder as he did not want to do useless work. ”I will go ask for instructions.”
Liman rode over. He represented King Rizhu so the cavalry made way for him.
”The lord is very unhappy…” Liman jumped off the horse and said. He could only talk openly as there was no room for a private talk here.
”He's always unhappy.”
Liman paused for a moment before saying, ”In order to… The lord has taken a lot of risks. It's unwise for Dragon King to act like this, and it's also a waste of the lord's goodwill.”
Gu Shenwei didn't say anything. Old Man Mu who was around cut in again. ”What goodwill? If the Dragon King hadn't won a series of battles, I'm wondering if the lord's goodwill would have come in time or not?”
Liman refused to argue with Old Man Mu for there was nothing to argue about. A lord was a lord and everyone had to prove their worth before they could receive the lord's favor. The Dragon King should know that.
Gu Shenwei knew this very well so he had never put his hopes on any of the kings. ”The Khan's decision is often unexpected, and maybe this time will be no exception.”
”Well, since the Dragon King insists, I will go ask the Khan for instructions,” Silver Condor coldly said, thinking that the deal was doomed to failure before he could even begin to talk about it.
Liman felt it was nearly impossible. But based on what he had seen and heard these days, each decision the Dragon King had made was against common senses yet they always worked wonders in the end. ”The Dragon King cares about his subordinates and will receive corresponding rewards from his men for sure. I hope that the Dragon King can tide over these difficulties and form a solid allegiance with the Norland.”
Liman's wish was sincere. He no longer tried to persuade the Dragon King but returned to King Rizhu to explain the situation.
”It's over. You've offended King Rizhu and he ignored you and left straight away.” Looking at the kings who had gone away, Old Man Mu continued saying, ”But it's not bad to stay away from that old bastard. He never kept his word. He said that he would cut off Wild Horse's other arm if he couldn't kill me. I'm still waiting to see the show, but he hasn't even mentioned it since.”
As time went by, King Shengri kept his word and did not take any further action. The trapped kung fu experts remained on their knees like a group of prisoners waiting to be dealt with.
Silver Condor didn't come back but another subordinate of the Dragon King's came, who was escorted by Liman and therefore, went to the Dragon King's side successfully.
”The white fat fellow was bought off by King Rizhu,” said Old Man Mu disdainfully.
Fang Wenshi was sweating and didn't have time to bicker. He drew Dragon King aside and whispered, ”Does the Dragon King really want to save these irrelevant people?”
”Yes.”
Fang Wenshi looked at the Dragon King seriously and suddenly smiled. ”What a brilliant idea. What can I do for Dragon King?”
Gu Shenwei glanced back for a moment. Old Man Mu immediately yelled out loud and he grabbed everyone he could to talk.
”The Norland has a prince who remains a hostage in the Western Regions, remember?”
”Yes.”
”Check him out. I've underestimated him, and also underestimated the Khan.”
Confused, Fang Wenshi thought for a while before smiling again. ”So it's the Khan who's playing tricks this time.”