There are seven influences here. Five of them are leaded by a Great Grandmaster. Other two have only grandmaster as their lead.
Three of those great grand-master are in the princes three camps. Other two grandmasters are Wolf Gang and Tiger Adventure Group.
Yes, the leader of Wolf Gang is great grand-master. Now wonder, people are afraid of seeing their people in the southeastern district.
It is said that these gangs or adventure groups do not have nationality. But it is not true. These leaders are from Eastern Wu Kingdom And Western Wu Kingdom. Eastern Wu Kingdom lies at the north of Sun Kingdom while Western Wu Kingdom lies in the southwest. Legend says that the ancestor of these two kingdoms were brothers. They are not close at all. But they have a common interest that is the small kingdom between them.
If not for the seven kingdom alliance, they would have attack it already. After Sun Kingdom is gateway to endless treasure.
Sun Kingdom sends tribute to the three big sects to ensure safety. Out of the three big sects, two are in Divine Weapon Kingdom which is the largest kingdom of the seven. The remaining big sect is in the Ice Wind Kingdom, the northernmost kingdom which is filled with snow and wind whole year.
Coming back to the story, the seven influences decides to form a temporary alliance to fight the wild beasts.
The fight starts. The flood roars and guides the wild beasts to strategic positions.
Three Great Grand-masters from crown prince, wolf gang and second prince fight the flood dragon. The remaining two great-grandmaster and other grandmasters fight the spirit beasts. There are more than two grandmasters. Beside the great grand-masters, there are grand masters in wolf gang and tiger adventure group.
The remaining lackeys fight the grade 8/9 wild beasts. Casualty is unavoidable. Many cannon fodders die.
Flood dragon is high spirit level beast. That means it has the strength of great grand-master initial stage. It'd be hard for them to fight alone but by teaming the can suppress it. The flood dragon is being injured and is roaring angrily.
For the other spirit beasts, the grandmasters can only defend. They have many grand-masters but the spirit beasts are also numerous.
The flood dragon is really angry at these shameless humans who try to rob its treasure. But it does not want to lose its life. It is injured seriously but it can still retreat. The three great-grandmasters are also injured. They are not serious but not treated early, it will leave future maladies.
The wild beasts retreat one after another after the flood dragon escapes. The lackeys cheer.
They are about to relax. Then, a drastic change happens.
Both great-grandmasters of second prince and fourth prince are sneaked attacked and killed. Crown Prince's great grand-master teams up with other influences to sneak attack.
It is surprising. Lin Yun and Xia Rong think that crown prince is being betrayed.
"Big brother, what's the meaning of this?" Second prince asks angrily at crown prince.
"Big brother? It's your highness crown prince. Don't you want to kill me? Don't you want to inherit the crown? Why would I have to wait for my death?" Crown Prince asks sarcastically.
This is another surprise. Lin Yun and Xia Rong were wrong. Crown Prince is not being betrayed at all. Here, they are worrying for his safety. How laughable?
"Yes, we indeed want the throne but we have never thought of killing you." Second Prince denies.
"Yes, big brother. I do not want the throne any longer. Please don't kill me." Fourth prince begs.
Crown Prince shakes his head " Yes, you may have no thought of it. But the two behind you had already laid traps for me. Just die, okay? Even if I do not kill you. You will die on their hands?"
"What? You mean third brother will kill me. No, it's impossible." Second prince could not believe at all.
The two princes are no idiots even if they are little slow.
"My cousin supports me. He wants to be a great prime minister. He will not kill me." Fourth prince also could not believe.
"Haha, you two are truly pathetic. Do you think they are supporting you? They are just planning for their own using you as their front. " Crown Prince looks at Second Prince and asks, " Who gathers the support for you? Who plans your movements?" And then he turns to fourth prince, " Why do you think Huo Long want to marry Lingling? Is it for her beauty or the talent? He just wants to kill all of us and wants a royal bloodline to legitimize his inheritance to the crown."
The news devastates the two princes. They can not believe at all. It surprises Xia Rong too. But Lin Yun is not. What surprises him is crown prince. He is not simple at all. People think he is weak and compassionate. All are wrong about him. This is dangerous man. He has been enduring for these long years.
Crown Prince continues " You are not my opponent from the start. I just did not want to fight them earlier. So, I have not got you killed. But the time is changed. They do not expect us to come back from this trip. You both are disposable. "
These princes are not good thing at all. They are worse than the others. Lin Yun does not plan to save anyone. He does not have the enough strength to save them too.
Lin Yun lets Xia Rong stay put and he moves to the 9 Leaves Fire Lotus by transforming into a small insect.
The two princes realized the gravity of the problem.
" Please don't kill me. I will pay you double the amount he promise." Second Prince turns to other influences.
"We do not lack of money. Let me give you some peace." The Wolf Gang leader attacks.
The lackeys do not think of saving the princes. They flees at all directions. But they do not run far. They are chased down and killed.
At this time, Lin Yun has already picked the lotus and comes back to their hiding spot.
"Let's go" He brings Xia Rong and runs.
"These gangs are truly despicable. I have to report to my grandpa to wipe them out." She hates these meddlesome influences.
"Things are not simple. We should go back soon. These influences are from Eastern Wu and Western Wu Kingdoms." He explains.
"What? Crown Prince colludes with other kingdoms. How is this possible? He..." She can not believe.
"It's the truth. Let's not stay here any longer. They will chase us once they find out that we have stolen the lotus."
They run fast and move at different direction from where they came.
Indeed after killing the two princes and their lackeys. Crown Prince and his allies find out that lotus has been stolen under their noses. It makes them really angry. They start chasing and searching at different directions.