The Golden Throne

"You must be drunk. Meet with the king? Are you mad? Do you really wish to die?", Pan Long laughed out loud. 

We wish to negotiate. I hear that the King is on good terms with Eurus. I have her contractor here. We just wish to request for his help in subjugating the demon force that has recently been discovered in the kingdom of Glade.", Liu Feng pointed towards Amelia. She looked confused in all of this, but she knew better than to talk without knowing any context. She kept mum and kept looking at the proceedings.

"You are far too naive, thinking that the king would just help you because of the presence of demons. Do you think that we do not know that demons have arrived to the continent? We are a part of the continent. We know everything that happens to it. Including the fact that Glade is a kingdom of humans, and that humans are sheltering these very demons that you wish to fight. That alone enrages the king so much that he wished to kill all of you.", Pan Long said.

"What do you mean? Just because of the presence of demons? Isn't it a big deal? There are demons here! If they are not eradicated, then they will grow as a power, and another full scale war will be required to eradicate them. Prevention is better than the cure.", Liu Feng said.

"Do you think that this is the first time that demons have arrived to the continent? We have been fighting a hidden war with them since the first demon war, but none of you mortals know anything about it because you have never cared. Do you think that demons just come from nowhere? Even right now, there are demons who are entering the northern side of the continent through the seas. You are just fighting for yourself while the king is thinking about how he can get rid of all the demons at once.", Pan Long said.

"I am not even asking for his help. I can take care of everything myself. I want the demon artefact that the king hid inside his lair. I can use it.", Liu Feng said.

"Would you give up the one momento of someone you love so dearly to the people who are the reason that person died? Think along the lines of the king, not yourself, human. He will never agree to your request. Don't even bother.", Pan Long shook his head, and in the process, sprayed water all over Liu Feng.

Wiping the water on his face, he said, "I have a way of convincing the king, but I just need to know where I can find the king."

The dragon sighed and said, "Wait till the morning child. That is the least I can do for you. This could be your last night, so spend it well."

Liu Feng nodded, and went back to the car. Amelia looked worried.

"What did the two of you talk about? The voice of the dragon seemed so loud, yet so faint. I couldn't hear any of your words at all."

Liu Feng's eyebrows raised, and he just said, "Nothing much. I just asked for directions to the center of the forest, and he said that he would tell me tomorrow morning."

"You spoke to each other for an hour!", Amelia replied with shock.

"Well, that was just some private chit chat regarding his life, I can't disclose that to you. Now, let us set camp. It is going to be a long night, and I have yet to eat anything so far."

Amelia's stomach grumbled immediately after Liu Feng said the word 'eat'. She blushed and just sat back in the car.

Liu Feng laughed, and he said, "Why are you so sensitive about everything that happens? All these are biological properties of the human body. Just let them happen freely, and don't feel ashamed about anything."

He took a few poles from the back of the car and laid them on the ground. He started setting them on the field, and took some cloth from the spatial ring. After setting the tents, he started a fire and put a pot on top of it. He added a few vegetables and oil, as well as water in the end along with a few spices to finish a stew of sorts.

"I am not a very good cook, so don't judge. Just eat this for the sake of energy", he warned Amelia when he gave her a bowl of the stew.

He drank his portion in a few gulps and he put the bowl aside.

"Refills are in the pot if you want. I am going to sleep. You can sleep in the other tent, or in the car if you want to. Now, because this is the territory of a mythical beast, no monsters will come here. You can sleep in peace."

Amelia nodded and Liu Feng went inside the tent and just lay on the ground and went to sleep.

Liu Feng, however, did not fall asleep very easily. He tossed and turned in his bed maybe tens of times. The fact that there were multiple places the demons were entering the continent seemed unnerving. 

"All the contractors are concentrated in the south. Who will possibly defend the north?", he thought to himself.

The next morning, 

Liu Feng got up, and he went outside. He stretched his hands and saw the sunrise. The scene was very peaceful, and he just sat on the ground to see the sunrise. It was exceptionally quiet. He looked at Amelia and saw that her tent was undisturbed, and he knew that she did not wake up. He went to the lake and he called out the dragon.

"Senior, it is time to leave for us, so please tell us how to get to the centre of the magic forest."

The water bubbled up and the dragon rose up, spewing water again. The tents got drenched.

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