Mushroom Man

Chapter 330 The Whole Story, Huang'er Punished

No one expected this...

Prince Ao Tang, who had previously fought Wu Liang to the death and clamored to get him out of the Dragon Palace, suddenly stepped in to smooth things over.

At this moment, it was obvious to anyone with eyes that the Golden Dragon King was furious.

For Prince Ao Tang to speak up for the two at this time is undoubtedly inviting trouble for himself, which is truly unwise.

If it were an ordinary person, they would probably have kept their eyes down, their mind at ease, and remained silent.

However, this is precisely Prince Ao Tang's shining point.

His reason for speaking up for the two at this time was actually quite simple.

He only wanted to be able to fairly and justly take Miaoyin away from Wu Liang in the future.

That's right!

It's all about fairness and impartiality!

In Prince Ao Tang's eyes, if his father were to kill Wu Liang at this time...

Although it would eliminate a formidable rival in love, obtaining Miaoyin in this way was unacceptable to him.

In fact, given Prince Ao Tang's status, obtaining Ao Miaoyin would not be difficult for him.

Even if the Silver Dragon King disagrees, he can still petition his master, the Palace Master, to bestow Ao Miaoyin upon him.

However, Prince Ao Tang was not that kind of person.

He wanted to possess Ao Miaoyin, not only her body, but also her heart.

Prince Ao Tang firmly believed that as long as he could become the strongest and most outstanding of Ao Miaoyin's many suitors, he would win the beauty's heart.

Consequently, almost all the dragon princes and grandsons in the Dragon Palace who had coveted Ao Miaoyin were defeated honorably by Prince Ao Tang.

That is why Prince Ao Tang made a name for himself as the number one among his peers in the Dragon Palace.

Wu Liang was the most talented and powerful of all the rivals he encountered in love.

Even he, a prodigy among dragons, was defeated by this person.

How could Prince Ao Tang accept this?

He had even planned that once he broke through to the fourth level, he would immediately get his revenge and regain Ao Miaoyin's favor.

If Wu Liang were to die now, or be banished from the Dragon Palace by his father, it would undoubtedly deprive him of a formidable opponent.

At that time, Prince Ao Tang will certainly feel some regret about this, thus losing a lot of motivation.

Under these circumstances, Crown Prince Ao Tang would naturally risk being punished by his father to try and exonerate him.

Not for any other reason than to win it back from Wu Liang in the future.

Clearly, although Crown Prince Ao Tang is arrogant and domineering and acts arbitrarily, he is surprisingly a 'good person'.

But that's normal...

After all, compared to the cunning humans, most dragon people are indeed much simpler.

Moreover, the Golden Dragon King and Silver Dragon King, who are currently in charge, are both true righteous mushroom masters.

The Silver Dragon King needs no introduction; his reputation for benevolence is known to every dragon among the dragon people.

As for the Golden Dragon King, he might be considered an absolute demon by the human race.

However, to the dragon people, the Golden Dragon King was righteous to the point of being evil, at most his methods were a bit harsh.

Having grown up in such an environment, Prince Ao Tang would naturally not be a villain.

"A quasi-master of Dao Refining?"

After hearing Prince Ao Tang's words of explanation, the Golden Dragon King remained expressionless and showed no obvious reaction.

His gaze lingered on Wu Liang for a moment before turning to Prince Ao Tang.

"I almost forgot about you, you unfilial son..."

"As the eldest prince of the Dragon Palace, instead of focusing on breaking through his cultivation level, you come here to befriend the filthy human race. What kind of behavior is this?"

"And you even got yourself all injured. Tell me, how did you get hurt?"

"If you cannot give a reasonable explanation, I will punish you."

The Golden Dragon King stood with his hands behind his back, his tone neither cold nor indifferent, his expression quite serious.

His manner didn't resemble speaking to his own son at all; rather, it sounded more like a conversation between a leader and his subordinate.

Seeing his father's appearance, Crown Prince Ao Tang knew perfectly well that he had gotten himself into trouble and attracted his father's attention.

He had no time to regret it; he opened his mouth, as if to say something.

However, at that moment, the Golden Dragon King seemed to change his mind and waved his hand to interrupt him.

"That's all..."

"If you were asked to explain, you couldn't do it clearly in just a few words."

"I'll come and see for myself..."

The Golden Dragon King seemed intent on knowing what had happened in the Dragon Palace during his absence.

Then, as soon as he finished speaking, he unleashed his killing move... The whole story!
The Golden Dragon King's eyes gleamed with golden light as he looked at Prince Ao Tang.

In an instant, many scenes appeared on Prince Ao Tang's body and fell into the eyes of the Golden Dragon King.

These scenes are naturally invisible to others.

Before long, the Golden Dragon King learned everything that had happened in the Dragon Palace recently through Prince Ao Tang.

Including but not limited to...

Wu Liang, revealing his status as a quasi-master of alchemy, refines mushrooms for the dragon people.

Huang'er became jealous and instigated Prince Ao Tang to target Wu Liang.

Prince Ao Tang, at the peak of the third stage, suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of Wu Liang, who was at the initial stage of the third stage.

"How brave!"

After learning the whole story, the Golden Dragon King immediately withdrew his gaze, his brows furrowed with murderous intent, and he uttered a cold shout.

However, unexpectedly, the person who angered him was not Wu Liang, who had defeated Prince Ao Tang, but Huang'er, who was hiding to the side and dared not utter a sound.

If you were to ask who Huang'er feared most in the entire Dragon Palace, it would undoubtedly be the Golden Dragon King. Therefore, ever since the Golden Dragon King appeared, Huang'er kept her head down, remaining silent and pretending to be invisible, afraid of attracting the Golden Dragon King's attention.

Even so, the fire still reached her.

As soon as the Golden Dragon King uttered his cold shout, an invisible force rippled outwards, and Huang'er was instantly struck as if by a heavy blow.

"what!"

Huang'er screamed and crashed heavily against the stone door of the mushroom room like a kite with a broken string.

She fell to the ground with a loud cry, vomiting blood, her bones and tendons broken all over her body.

Although it is not life-threatening, if he does not receive proper treatment, he may become a disabled person for a long time.

Upon seeing this, Ao Miaoyin's eyes immediately revealed a hint of reluctance.

However, she quickly sighed softly, as if she had made up her mind, and forced herself to turn her head away, no longer looking at Huang'er.

Wu Liang took in all of this and raised an eyebrow thoughtfully.

“Disobeying the master, instigating the crown prince, and stirring up trouble.”

“A mere maidservant, instead of serving her master properly, insists on using human tricks. So jealous and disrespectful, she truly deserves to be punished.”

The Golden Dragon King spoke in a cold voice.

Having said this much, he still wanted to do something else.

But at that moment, he suddenly frowned, as if he had received some news.

The Golden Dragon King paused slightly, then looked at Ao Miaoyin with a rather stern expression.

He said in a nonchalant tone, "That guy Ao Ren really spoils you."

“Your father just sent me a message, taking the blame for you for the serious crime of bringing outsiders into the palace.”

"At that time, I will personally have a talk with your father."

"Until then, I will not make things difficult for you. You'd better take care of yourself."

As soon as this statement came out...

Ao Miaoyin visibly breathed a sigh of relief, her expression softening slightly.

Fortunately, she contacted her father immediately.

Otherwise, this matter might not be so easily resolved.

However, Ao Miaoyin's relief came a little too soon.

The Golden Dragon King only said he wouldn't make things difficult for her, but he didn't say he wouldn't make things difficult for Wu Liang.

as predicted……

After dealing with Huang'er and Ao Miaoyin in a few words, the Golden Dragon King turned his gaze to Wu Liang.

Wu Liang met his gaze without fear, looking completely at ease.

He knew very well that with the Silver Dragon King's backing, the Golden Dragon King would never kill him with a single blow before he had dealt with the Silver Dragon King.

Moreover, he made real contributions to the Dragon Palace during this period.

No matter how much the Golden Dragon King despises humans, he probably wouldn't just stand by and kill a 'good person' who has contributed to the Dragon Palace.

These are all general judgments that Wu Liang made about the Golden Dragon King's temperament based on snippets of conversation among the dragon people during this period.

There may be some errors, but the deviation will never be too outrageous.

Therefore, Wu Liang had nothing to be afraid of at all...

Just as he had thought, the Golden Dragon King indeed had no intention of killing him.

Of course, this is not because Wu Liang made any contribution to the Dragon Palace.

In the eyes of the Golden Dragon King, humans are all cunning fellows, and Wu Liang's work refining mushrooms for the Dragon Palace may not be without its own ulterior motives.

The real reason he didn't intend to kill Wu Liang was because of Ao Miaoyin.

After all, if Wu Liang were killed, Ao Miaoyin would definitely throw a tantrum.

He had already promised the Silver Dragon King that he would not allow Ao Miaoyin to suffer any mishap.

If Ao Miaoyin started making a scene, he was afraid he wouldn't be able to control his temper and would hurt his little niece.

The Golden Dragon King looked down at Wu Liang and suddenly spoke indifferently, "I've heard... you're quite skilled at mushroom cultivation?"

Upon hearing this, Wu Liang, unsure of what the other was up to, glanced at him and cupped his hands in a respectful gesture.

"Replying to senior, this junior does indeed know some mushroom refining techniques."

"However, my humble cultivation techniques are merely ingenious tricks and hardly worthy of being considered refined."

Upon hearing this, the Golden Dragon King's eyes revealed undisguised disgust.

He chuckled and said in a deep voice, "Heh, all you human mushroom masters are like this, speaking in roundabout ways, utterly hypocritical."

"The realm of a quasi-master of Dao cultivation, in your mouth, has become a strange and ingenious skill."

"The cultivation of mushroom masters is nothing more than the three words: nurturing, application, and refining."

"How noble is the Dao of Refining, a school of thought that specializes in refining?"

"Whether it's a mushroom master or a mushroom fairy, who doesn't refine mushrooms?"

"You have such ability, yet you belittle yourself in front of me to show humility. You are truly hypocritical."

The Golden Dragon King's words were quite blunt.

It was almost as if they were pointing their finger at Wu Liang and calling him a hypocrite.

Wu Liang simply smiled indifferently, not taking it to heart at all.

He looked at me with an air of absolute certainty and said, "What you say is true, senior. I have learned a lot."

The Golden Dragon King's punch was like hitting cotton, without causing the slightest ripple.

Fortunately, the Golden Dragon King's original intention was not to find fault with Wu Liang, and he did not dwell on it too much.

The Golden Dragon King shook his head and stopped talking nonsense.

He said bluntly, "Boy, out of respect for the Silver Dragon King and Ao Miaoyin, I can... spare your life."

(End of this chapter)