CHAPTER 237: MEETING THE ELDERS!

"We welcome the prestigious guests to the Beast King Sect!"

The Peak masters and their disciples yelled in unison, welcoming everyone at once.

The two senior-most peak masters went to the prince and princess’s entourage to welcome them separately.

"I, Peak master Xian of the Jade Qilin Peak, greet your highness, Princess Fanrong!"

Fanrong only nodded in response, allowing the peak master to continue:

"Allow me to guide you to Supreme Elder Huan Shou. He will meet you first."

Fanrong again nodded as the Peak master began to guide them inside the sect.

Fanrong also noticed that the Prince’s entourage was being guided to another direction, most probably to meet another supreme elder.

Following behind the peak master, it only took around five minutes to reach the supreme elder’s abode.

Pointing to a large wooden hut in the center of a huge open field, the peakmaster informed:

"Your highness, the supreme elder has requested that you only bring two people with you to converse with him."

"I understand."

Fanrong, Ashen, and Abbysal tiger queen, Hu Shui, were the ones to go talk with the elder.

The reason for taking Hu Shui was only for protection. Since Ashen was supposed to be an enslavement path cultivator, he suggested Hu Shui to be the one to accompany him and Princess Fanrong instead of Loyan.

Inside the hut was only a table in the center with the supreme elder sitting on the ground on one side as he pointed to the opposite side for them to sit.

Once they had settled, the supreme elder expressed his greetings:

"I, Huan Shou, greet your highness, Princess Fanrong!"

"Fanrong greets elder Huan Shou!"

Huan Shou nodded at Fanrong, accepting her greetings before shifting his gaze to Ashen.

Ashen didn’t speak, calmly sitting with a smile.

The silence was only broken by Huan Shou’s laughter:

"Hahaha, As I have heard, you do not bow down to anyone, huh? Alright, I’ll bow first."

Bowing his head, he greeted: "I greet the successor of my god, Beast Sovereign!"

Ashen only nodded, accepting his greeting without replying.

This only made Huan Shou appreciate Ashen more:

"Yes! This is how my god’s successor should be! Be arrogant and savage like my god was!!"

Beast Sovereign was known to be the most arrogant and savage among all sovereigns. Due to this, some people loved him and some insulted him, but nonetheless, no one questioned his status or power.

Huan Shou belonged to the former group, loving Beast Sovereign as his god.

"Speak, what do you want from me?" Huan Shou declared with folded hands.

Fanrong began to speak: "My Lord, you must already know about Conqueror’s Battlefield, right?"

Huan Shou nodded: "I’m aware. This idea was proposed by him." He glanced at Ashen as he spoke.

"Yes, my lord. I want to ask for your support!"

Huan Shou instantly answered: "I refuse!"

"What? But why?" Fanrong asked anxiously.

Huan Shou glanced at Ashen and declared, "I won’t fight on the same side as him!"

"What? But Why?" Fanrong repeated her question.

"It’s simple. I want to experience the power of my god’s inheritance. If I fight on the same side as him, I won’t be able to challenge my god’s decision. Moreover, if the odds are against you and even then, you manage to defeat your opponents, don’t you think it would be only then that everyone will acknowledge my god’s power!!"

"But don’t you think you should help your god’s successor? Wouldn’t that be what lord Beast Sovereign would want you to do?"

Fanrong tried to persuade him; however, the smile on Huan Shou’s face only widened as he said:

"No, my god would want me to kill an unworthy successor, because that’s what makes him different! And even if that’s not what he wants, I know that he will understand my decision and forgive me!"

"But Lord---" Fanrong was about to try to persuade him further before she was stopped by Ashen.

"We will take our leave then!" Ashen said, smiling as he rose up and left with Fanrong and Hu Shui.

Huan Shou, waving his hand, chuckled: "I wish you luck!"

Coming out of the hut, Fanrong questioned in frustration: "Lord Huan Tian, shouldn’t we try to persuade him some more? He commands two King realm spirit beasts!"

Ashen shook his head, explaining: "We shouldn’t waste any more time on a stubborn fool!"

"I heard that!" Huan Shou’s voice came from inside the hut.

"This Bastard!..." Ashen mumbled in annoyance before shouting: "We are leaving!"

Next, they went to meet Supreme Elder Lang Zhen, who only had one enslaved beast; however, was more intelligent than the other two elders.

"Will you join my side, elder?" Fanrong was quick to ask the main question, and unexpected to her, she received a positive answer right away:

"Yes, I will join your side, your highness!"

"Huh?" Fanrong took a second to understand what just happened before continuing: "Oh, yes, Thank You, Elder!"

"Um.. May I ask why you readily agreed to join my side?" Fanrong questioned with a reserved demeanor.

"Yes, yes, why not?" Lang Zhen, stroking his beard, replied. "We three supreme elders had already had a discussion about which side we are going to join, so our mind is already made up. There is no need for long discussions."

"Huh? Then why did you organize these meetings?" Fanrong questioned.

"Oh, these are just to meet you in person. We also wanted to leave some leeway to change our decision if we didn’t like something about you. Moreover, these meetings make us seem more important than we actually are, hahaha!"

"Then, do you also know the decision of Elder Kui Long? We are going to meet him next." Fanrong asked curiously.

Lang Zhen revealed an embarrassed smile at her question before answering:

"That old weasel said he will join the side that will offer him more benefits, so it’s not decided yet. I suppose prince Ming Han must be negotiating with him right now, offering him a multitude of benefits."

"This is the reason he wanted the prince to be guided to him first, so he could get a large amount of treasures from him before the prince could grasp his true worth! I can guarantee that he will join the side of Prince Ming Han since you do not possess even half the amount of wealth prince Ming Han possesses!"

Fanrong was dejected hearing this, sighing helplessly: "Is there no other way?"

Lang Zhen was silent for some seconds before answering: "There is a way you can make him come to your side!"

"What is it? Tell me." Fanrong asked excitedly.

"A heavenly beauty!" Lang Zhen replied: "Kui Long will come to your side if you can offer him a night with a heavenly beauty!"

Fanrong’s face grimaced as she asked: "Are you talking about me?"

"No, Princess! How can I?" He pointed behind Ashen: "I’m talking about the enslaved tiger queen. Since she is an enslaved beast, I think you can let her please Kui Long and gain his fav--"

"WHAT DID YOU SAY??" Ashen’s aura leaked with his angered words.

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(A/N - Thanks for reading. ^..^)