Mushroom Man

"Buzzing—"

Tiny, rice-grain-sized blood-sucking mosquitoes and flies flapped their wings and flew out of Peach Blossom Residence.

Without hesitation, Wu Liang activated the Peeping Mushroom and the Eavesdropping Mushroom, following his connection with the blood-sucking mosquitoes.

In an instant, he saw and heard everything the blood-sucking mosquitoes and flies had to see and hear.

From the Dragon Palace, a large number of dragon people took to the streets.

They gathered in small groups, discussing amongst themselves, and from time to time, they would burst into excited cursing.

His words, whether he was referring to the human mushroom master or not, were all about the killing of the dragon people.

Previously, Wu Liang had already won over most of the dragon people with his talent and strength, which greatly changed many of them's views on the human race.

However, now that such a disaster has befallen the Dragon Palace, the changes that Wu Liang had brought about have been completely reversed.

The number of dragon people currently existing in the Dragon Palace is extremely small, totaling only a little over ten thousand.

In this context, most people born in the Year of the Dragon were related to each other by blood or kinship.

Those dragon people who subsequently died all had numerous relatives.

Now that their loved ones have been killed by humans, how could these dragon people, who have few offspring, not be enraged?
The dragon people, who already harbored prejudices against humans, will likely develop an even stronger aversion to humans after this battle.

Some of the dragon people have even taken their anger out on Wu Liang.

In their eyes, the Dragon Palace was safe and sound when Wu Liang was not there, and such a terrible thing had never happened before.

But now that Wu Liang has moved into the Dragon Palace, the Dragon Palace has been plagued by misfortune.

It was clearly Wu Liang, that jinx, who brought such an undeserved disaster upon the Dragon Palace.

It can be said……

Wu Liang's decision not to rashly leave his residence to personally gather information at this time was the wisest choice imaginable.

Otherwise, the Dragonman Mushroom Masters, who were already in a fit of anger, would inevitably clash with Wu Liang.

"interesting……"

"I never thought someone would actually have the guts to trespass into the Dragon Palace."

By using blood-sucking mosquitoes and flies to eavesdrop on the dragon people's noisy discussion, Wu Liang learned the whole story.

However, even these dragon people didn't know much about it.

All they knew was that there was a fourth-tier human mushroom master who somehow infiltrated the Dragon Palace and killed several dragonmen.

Unable to suppress his curiosity, Wu Liang immediately had an idea and wanted to use the blood-sucking mosquitoes to see the group of human mushroom masters that had been captured by the Golden Dragon King and the Silver Dragon King.

however……

The blood-sucking mosquitoes wandered around, but they couldn't find the dragon-trapping prison that the dragons had mentioned.

However, Wu Liang failed to find the Dragon-Trapping Prison, but instead found the Golden Dragon King and the Silver Dragon King.

At this moment, the Golden Dragon King and the Silver Dragon King were gathered in the solemn and majestic East Hall, seemingly discussing something.

Relying on the fact that the blood-sucking mosquitoes and flies had 'invisibility cloaks' to conceal themselves, Wu Liang, being both skilled and daring, immediately drove them to sneak in openly.

Just as he judged, the combination of Blood-Hiding Mushroom, Appearance Mushroom, and False Mushroom creates an extremely effective concealment effect.

Unless the mushroom grower deliberately uses reconnaissance methods, it is almost impossible to detect blood-sucking mosquitoes and flies.

The bloodsucking mosquitoes swaggered into the East Hall, brushing past several dragon people along the way.

As a result, not a single dragon-man mushroom master noticed the blood-sucking mosquitoes and flies along the way.

It's important to know that the East Hall is quite different from the deserted West Hall.

Dragon people rarely approach the West Palace, whereas the opposite is true for the Golden Dragon King's East Palace.

There are many dragon people guarding this place.

Some powerful dragon-man mushroom masters in the Dragon Palace also reside in the East Hall, and among them are many fourth-rank experts.

Even so, they couldn't stop the bloodsucking mosquitoes and flies, and Wu Liang managed to sneak in unnoticed.

Bloodsucking flies flew to the roof beams, their scarlet compound eyes looking down.

Then they saw the Golden Dragon King and the Silver Dragon King sitting cross-legged, sometimes frowning, sometimes with a cold expression, as if they were discussing how to deal with the group of human mushroom masters.

If the blood-sucking mosquitoes and flies discover it at this time, the mushroom will certainly be in grave danger.

Fortunately, it was just a bloodsucking mosquito, so Wu Liang didn't mind if it got damaged.

The real fear is that the Golden Dragon King and the Silver Dragon King might have some means to find him through blood-sucking mosquitoes and flies.

However, judging from the current situation, they don't seem to have found any blood-sucking mosquitoes or flies...

"Let me hear what you're saying!"

Wu Liang focused his attention on the Golden Dragon King and the Silver Dragon King.

Soon, their conversation reached my ears.

"Those filthy humans have now been imprisoned in the Dragon Prison by me."

"The leader, a fifth-level human mushroom master, is still unconscious and cannot be tortured."

"And those few rabble under his command are all very tight-lipped."

"I only managed to pry out the identity of the leader, the fifth-rank mushroom master, from them. His name is something like Ogre Guard Dai."

"When asked why they came to this sea area and were unwilling to leave, they became tight-lipped, stammered, and couldn't explain it."

"In my opinion, there is no point in continuing the torture. It would be better to execute them all by slow slicing."

With a cold expression, the Golden Dragon King spoke repeatedly, demanding the execution of the group of human mushroom masters.

Cannibalistic Guardian?
Upon hearing this name, Wu Liang narrowed his eyes.

He really didn't expect that such a coincidence would happen.

Seeing that Shouqing had just revealed Wei Dai's whereabouts, and then Wei Dai himself delivered himself to their doorstep, becoming a prisoner of the Dragon Palace, it seems that the fourth-rank strength mushroom master from before might have been Wei Dai's subordinate.

Wu Liang seemed to be deep in thought, suppressing his distracting thoughts, and continued to eavesdrop in secret.

“Brother, killing people indiscriminately will not solve any problems.”

"These human mushroom masters deserve to die, but they have already paid a bloody price."

“Those who deserved to die are already dead, and even many who didn’t deserve to die, such as the innocent humans who were coerced onto the ship by Wei Dai, have paid the price for the lives of the dragon men.”

"There's no need to kill all the remaining people, except for Wei Dai."

"In my opinion, the most important thing is to figure out why these people are plotting against the Dragon Palace."

"If there is a misunderstanding, clear it up; if there is a conspiracy, expose it."

"Their silence and stammering only prove that something fishy is going on, doesn't it?"

"Since they are unwilling to confess honestly, I think it would be better to wait until Wei Dai wakes up, conduct a thorough soul search, and then make a plan."

The Silver Dragon King looked helpless and tried to dissuade him with a painstaking expression.

After hearing these words, the Golden Dragon King immediately glanced at him and spoke in a cold voice.

"Ao Ren, do you know what you're saying?"

“Soul-Searching Guard Dai, find out the reason, and I will be able to grant your request.”

"But if you say anything more like that you should let those human mushroom masters go and not kill them all, don't blame me for being impolite."

As soon as this statement came out...

The Silver Dragon King's face was grim, and he opened his mouth as if to say something.

However, before he could speak, he was interrupted by the Golden Dragon King in a cold voice.

"Ao Ren, don't forget who you are."

"You are a dragon, not a human's lackey."

"Those human mushroom masters caused the tragic deaths of my dragon men. Even if they were all made to die with them, it would not be a pity."

"Dragon people are already rare, and now with the increasing intermarriage and blood fusion, it is becoming more and more difficult to have offspring."

"The life of every dragon is a precious treasure of the Dragon Palace."

"They may have had wives and daughters, husbands, or relatives and friends during their lifetime."

"But now they are dead, and their families are outside, crying out for you and me to punish those damned humans."

As the Golden Dragon King spoke, his tone even carried a hint of anger.

As he spoke, he pointed outside.

Faintly, one could indeed hear dragon people crying out loudly.

The Golden Dragon King took a deep breath, then looked at the Silver Dragon King with a disappointed expression.

"And at this time, you, as the leader of the dragon people who should be upholding justice for them, are here showing your benevolence, still wanting to grovel before the human race and plead for their lives!"

"Ao Ren, you have disappointed me greatly..."

"Enough!" The Silver Dragon King couldn't help but stand up abruptly.

Even the Silver Dragon King, with his composure, could not bear to hear anyone question his loyalty and love for the Dragon Palace and the dragons.

"The tragic deaths of the Dragon People fill me with the same grief and anger."

"But I know that simply resorting to violence to stop violence, and killing to stop killing, will not resolve the conflict between humans and dragons."

"Your indiscriminate killing will only exacerbate the conflict, make the dragon people hate humans more and more, and make the prejudice more and more intense."

"If this trend continues, the dragon people will inevitably clash with the human race in a life-or-death conflict."

"At that time, the Dragon People will only face one possibility: annihilation."

The Silver Dragon King gritted his teeth, suppressing his anger, and revealed his predicament.

In his view, the Golden Dragon King acted without considering the consequences, and was too extreme and domineering.

If we really do as the Golden Dragon King said, we should exterminate all those human mushroom masters, killing them all without leaving a single one alive.

This mentality of "if you hurt me, I'll cut off all ten of yours" will inevitably drive the Dragon People to become increasingly extreme, until it becomes uncontrollable.

"I'm not pleading for those human mushroom masters, I'm just telling you not to kill innocent people indiscriminately."

“Among them, only Wei Dai is unforgivable; the rest are all excusable and there is absolutely no need to execute them.”

"They can serve as slaves, adding bricks and tiles to my Dragon Palace to atone for their sins, or they can be imprisoned in the Dragon-Binding Prison for life, but they will never be subjected to the death by a thousand cuts or sent to the Dragon-Slaying Platform."

The Silver Dragon King still wanted to persuade the Golden Dragon King to make an exception, so in the end, he had to soften his tone and admit defeat.

However, it is a pity that...

The Silver Dragon King couldn't persuade the Gold Dragon King, just as the Gold Dragon King couldn't persuade the Silver Dragon King.

Neither the Silver Dragon King nor the Golden Dragon King is right or wrong; both have their own problems.

Their minds are already deeply ingrained and cannot be easily changed by a few words.

The Golden Dragon King also suddenly stood up, glared at the Silver Dragon King, and shouted coldly.

"annihilation? My dragon race can never be annihilated!"

Even if it really comes to a life-or-death situation, so what?

"The backbone of the dragon people will never bow down to the human race, much less remain subservient to them for long."

"Sooner or later, the dragon people will replace the human race and sit on the throne as the rulers of heaven and earth."

"Ao Ren, if you continue to be so kind and weak, then you are not worthy to share the title of leader of the dragon people with me!"

(End of this chapter)