Human beings are in a state of deception, and immortality begins with the secret book of origami.

Chapter 400: Better to be with friends than to be with slaves, the intervention of the Dragon Palace

'The defeated.'

'You are not qualified to negotiate with me.'

These two sentences deeply pierced the defenses of Zong Zheng of the Donghai Palace.

Like the King of the East Sea, he was also a man born noble, and most of them were naturally arrogant and regarded many people as slaves.

Now, a lowly slave bluntly said that they were the losers and that they had no qualifications. This condescending look made the Chief of the East Sea Palace extremely angry.

"Asshole, you thought you won!"

"Haha, isn't it? You who have always been arrogant, if I hadn't forced you into a desperate situation and beaten you to the point of breaking your bones like a stray dog, would you have bowed to me?"

"And since you've bowed your head, you should show me the right attitude!"

"Crack!"

Lies don't hurt people, but the truth is the sharpest knife.

Mu Lin's words were like a knife, cutting deeply into the heart of Zong Zheng of the Prince's Palace of the East Sea.

At this moment, he really wanted to walk away.

However, considering the dangerous situation of the East Sea Palace, he gritted his teeth and said, "Humph, Mu Lin, you are too arrogant. My East Sea Palace has been passed down for thousands of years, and you can't even imagine the family background. I can still kill you at all costs."

"However, unlike people like you who don't know the greater good, my Donghai Palace needs to guard the borders of the human race and focus the family's strength on dealing with foreign enemies. I don't want to waste the human race's heritage, so I'm giving you a chance."

"This is your only chance, don't make the mistake..."

He was threatening Mu Lin, but unfortunately, Mu Lin had no intention of listening. Before he could finish his words, Mu Lin cut off contact.

This reaction made Zong Zheng Ji Yan's face turn pale with anger.

"Arrogant, proud, lowly bastard, a villain like you who gets arrogant when he succeeds will die from his own arrogance sooner or later!"

"Snapped!"

After smashing the magic weapon that was connected to Mu Lin, Zong Zheng Ji Yan also left.

Just like that, only the elders of the Yan family and the Chu family were left in the room.

After looking at each other, they both sighed with complicated expressions.

What made them sigh was not Mu Lin’s attitude, but their awareness that they had missed an opportunity.

"Alas, I didn't expect that after our two families had been fighting for so long, in the end, the Liang Palace would be the one to reap the benefits."

"Yeah, who would have thought that Mu Lin was so strong that he could force the East Sea Palace to bow down by himself."

They were regretting not firmly supporting Mu Lin when he rushed into the East Sea Kingdom.

The only thing that made them feel fortunate was that they just did not give their full support and did not betray Mu Lin and defect to the King of Donghai.

This only made Mu Lin's relationship with them slightly distant, but it did not break off or turn into hatred.

At the same time, this incident also made the people from the Yan and Chu families feel that this was an opportunity.

“We can report what happened here to the Patriarch and ask him to fully support Mu Lin… We have already missed it once, and we must not miss it a second time.”

……

Here, people from the Yan and Chu families are preparing to seize the opportunity.

At the Palace of the King of Donghai, the furious Ji Yan had returned and reported the results of his discussion with Mu Lin to the King of Donghai.

Just like Zong Zheng, the King of Donghai clenched his fists and looked fierce after hearing the words "loser" and "you are not qualified to negotiate terms with me".

However, after the anger passed, the two people reacted differently.

Zong Zheng Ji Yan... showed signs of wanting to surrender.

He didn't want to die, but he thought to himself that his strength was not much stronger than Ji Zheng's. If he fought with Mu Lin again, he had no chance of survival.

"It's true that bowing your head would be a loss of face, but it's better than dying in battle..."

Zong Zheng Ji Yan was afraid of Mu Lin, but the King of Donghai thought that he was very powerful and was the best among the earthly immortals. Therefore, he was not afraid of Mu Lin, but wanted to fight to the end.

However, he also knew that Mu Lin's clones were scattered throughout the East Sea Kingdom. If he went to hunt down Mu Lin, he would have nothing else to do for the rest of his life but hunt him down every day.

At the same time, doing so would not hinder Mu Lin from attacking various parts of the kingdom, which would personally push the East Sea Kingdom into decline.

Therefore, he was unwilling to make this option.

Surrender is an option that he is unwilling to choose, while hunting down the enemy personally is also an option. The situation of the King of the East Sea seems to be hopeless.

However, he was indeed a hero. Even in such a desperate situation, he still found a way out.

Of course, the mentality of most heroes is "I can let the world down, but I can't let the world let me down."

His way out is indeed beneficial to himself, but it is different for others, for the human race.

As of now, the solution he is thinking about is:
"Help me contact the Dragon Palace and the evil cultists in the kingdom!"

As soon as these words came out, Ji Yan's pupils suddenly shrank, and he looked hesitant as he said, "You want to bring foreigners into the kingdom... is it necessary to go to this extent?"

It's no wonder he hesitated. It's easier to invite a god than to send him away.

Not to mention, if they want Dragon Palace and the evil god cultists to deal with Mu Lin, the other party will definitely take this opportunity to make a lot of demands.

After agreeing to these requests, it would be even more difficult to send them away.

Zong Zheng hesitated, but the King of Donghai did not hesitate at all:
"If I can't control the East Sea Kingdom, then there is no need for it to exist."

"Also, our situation is not that bad. The arrival of other forces will indeed cause chaos in the East Sea Kingdom for a while, but chaos is also an opportunity."

The King of Donghai finally convinced Zong Zheng and contacted the Dragon Palace.

He paid a lot to tie the Dragon Palace to the chariot.

For example, he handed over all the dominance of rivers, lakes and reservoirs in the Kingdom of the East China Sea to the Dragon Palace.

He even gave the right to rain in some areas to the Dragon Palace. These are very important rights, and the East Sea Kingdom is located on the southern coast, with many water bodies. If the Dragon Palace really occupies these rivers and lakes and radiates them, they can even share the East Sea Kingdom with the human race.

At the same time, water areas are very important to humans. If dragons occupy the water areas, many humans will rely on them to survive and worship them as gods. This will once again weaken the destiny of mankind.

Giving such huge concessions to foreign races but being extremely stingy to Mu Lin, such a thing seems absurd and impossible.

But if we think about the situation in the late Qing Dynasty, when people would rather make friends with foreign countries than with domestic slaves, we can know that many absurd things have really happened and are continuing to happen.

……

The concessions made by the King of the East Sea caused a stir in the Dragon Palace.

Sharing the dominance of a human kingdom equally, and being invited by the human princes themselves, this is still very tempting for the dragon clan.

There is no way. Although it is difficult to give birth to true dragon offspring in the Dragon Palace, and it may take hundreds of years to produce one, there are many mixed-blood children.

These mixed-blood children are also the children of the Dragon King, Dragon Lord, and Dragon Uncle. They need a good place to go and a lot of resources to cultivate.

Now that the King of the East China Sea has offered them such huge benefits, they naturally don’t want to give up.

Therefore, after the Lord of the East China Sea Dragon Palace learned about this matter, he immediately called everyone in the Dragon Palace over and asked for advice.

"You have also read the proposal sent by the King of the East Sea. Do you have anything to say?"

"They're giving away so much profit. Is this a scam?"

The first one to speak was Prime Minister Turtle. Being a steady person, he was suspicious at first.

However, its suspicions were soon dispelled.

"This shouldn't be a trick... The Prince of East Sea's Palace has been badly damaged by a human genius recently, and other aristocratic families in his kingdom are also ready to make a move. Under such circumstances, the Prince of East Sea would not dare to plot against us. Well, under normal circumstances, he would not dare to plot against us either."

"After all, it is the entire human race that is hostile to our Dragon Palace, not the East Sea Kingdom."

After confirming that it was not a trick, the aquatic creatures in the Dragon Palace tended to accept the proposal of the King of the East China Sea.

In the process, everyone also discovered some of the little thoughts of the King of the East China Sea.

"Although the King of the East Sea has been very generous in giving us the dominance over rivers, lakes, and rainfall, these areas are mostly occupied by aristocratic families. He wants us to fight against the aristocratic families in the East Sea Kingdom."

"Haha, that doesn't matter. If we want to actually occupy these areas, we will have to fight a battle."

Although they discovered some of the King of the East China Sea's little tricks, the King of the East China Sea did offer a lot of benefits, so the people in the Dragon Palace still felt very tempted.

Therefore, the agenda of the Dragon Palace soon turned to the last item...how to deal with Mu Lin.

This is the premise for the King of East China Sea to invite them to settle in the East China Sea Kingdom, and it is the foundation of everything.

Only if they kill Mu Lin will these agreements and contracts take effect.

Otherwise, everything is in vain.

But one thing to say is that as a perfect golden race, the dragon race is even more proud than the human king.

After all, even if humans are kings, their lifespan has a limit.

When the dragons fully grow up, they become earthly immortals. The shortest lifespan is three thousand years, while the longest ones can even live for ten thousand years.

At the same time, the dragon race has developed its body, soul, and magic power together. One dragon can often deal with three, five, or even ten humans of the same level.

How could a race so beloved by heaven and earth not be arrogant?

Because of their arrogance, they were not afraid of Mu Lin, nor did they think that Mu Lin was difficult to deal with.

"Mu Lin is only a Transcendental after all. Although he can fight against Earth Immortals, the King of the East Sea also said that when he was dealing with Earth Immortals, there were people secretly assisting him. Therefore, the limit of his strength is that he can only confront Earth Immortals at best."

“Haha, so what if he can fight against earthly immortals? There are also good sons of my dragon clan who can transcend the mortal world and fight against earthly immortals. Killing him is not difficult.”

"No, it is not difficult to defeat him. According to what the King of the East Sea said, the human kid is very cautious, just like a mouse in the field, digging holes everywhere and leaving countless clones. Simply defeating him does not count as fulfilling the King of the East Sea's request."

"That doesn't matter. Let's send out the earth immortals of our dragon clan."

After a lot of discussion, all the senior officials in the Dragon Palace felt that they could take action.

During this process, it’s not that there were no people… no aquatic creatures who said that Mu Lin was too powerful and difficult to deal with.

The Dragon King, who had been on a diplomatic mission to the southeastern provinces, demonstrated Mu Lin's performance.

He still demonstrated it using magic.

The lifelike illusion, which seemed as if they were present in person, allowed some dragons and water creatures to witness Mu Lin's fighting power with their own eyes.

However, Mu Lin at that time had not yet been promoted to the Transmortal Realm. His strength... was indeed a little weak compared to the earthly immortals in the Dragon Palace.

And later, even though the Dragon King said that Mu Lin had advanced and transformed greatly, this still did not frighten the people in the Dragon Palace. Instead, it made them more determined to kill Mu Lin.

"He is the most talented person in the human race... He deserves to be killed. The resources in this world are limited. I don't want to see the human race continue to grow stronger."

This reason was something that even Lord Dragon, who had once been to the Southeast Province, could not refute.

"You're right, he deserves to be killed."

……

After the matters were agreed upon, the Dragon Emperor (incarnation) of the East China Sea Dragon Palace gave the order personally.

"Since you have reached an agreement, Ao Huan, I will leave this matter to you."

"Well, this matter is very important to us. The East Sea Kingdom may be a stepping stone for us to return to the land. We must not make any mistakes... Ao Huan, you can take my order and go to the Dragon Palace Treasury to select a targeted treasure."

After hearing this, all the high-ranking officials in the Dragon Palace no longer had any doubts about killing Mu Lin, and they were even more envious of Ao Huan.

The treasures of the East Sea Palace are only a thousand years old, but the Dragon Palace, their treasure house, has been built for tens of thousands of years, or even hundreds of thousands of years.

There are countless treasures stored inside. Take any one of them and you will find that they are the hidden treasures of the aristocratic families outside.

Using such a treasure to kill Mu Lin, they couldn't think that Mu Lin had any chance of survival.

——There are so many treasures in the Dragon Palace. This is no joke.

(End of this chapter)