Mushroom Man

'Has suspicion arisen?'

'What? You've been exposed?'

Ah Hong raised an eyebrow, seemingly puzzled.

Upon hearing this, 'Ah Lan' shook his head.

'No, it's just that I feel like that kid has been keeping an eye on us.'

'I've been keeping a close eye on that kid lately.'

'But... that kid always spots me right away, so I never get a chance to spy on him.'

'Although I don't know if that kid has discovered anything, it's always better to act quickly.'

Upon hearing this, 'Ah Hong' immediately nodded in agreement.

'The Dragon Palace is not a place to linger. Lately, I've been feeling uneasy, as if some misfortune is about to occur.'

'So let's act as soon as possible. What are your plans?'

'Destroying the dragon's armor won't be that easy.'

'According to my investigation, a fifth-level mushroom master named Golden Dragon King is constantly controlling the Dragon Bell to patrol the Dragon Palace.'

'If we want to destroy the dragon's decree and shatter the mirage, we must find a way to solve this problem.'

'And even if we deal with the Golden Dragon King, if we cause a commotion, it will probably attract the Silver Dragon King.'

"With our current strength, we're probably outmatched by these two fifth-tier mushroom masters..."

Upon hearing this, 'Alan' seemed to have already planned it out and proceeded to explain his plan in detail.

"Simple, we'll use a feint, a diversionary tactic to lure the tiger away from its mountain."

It turns out that while 'Ah Hong' was gathering information, 'Ah Lan' wasn't idle either.

After observing them for some time, she discovered that Princess Miaoyin seemed to be quite important to Wu Liang and the Silver Dragon King.

Under these circumstances, she naturally came up with a plan to use Ao Miaoyin to attract attention.

'Alan' plans to use the original owner's identity and the excuse that Princess Miaoyin needs the Dragon Fish Mushroom Beast to replenish her body, in order to take the opportunity to extract a large number of Dragon Fish Mushroom Beast souls.

Then, using these souls as materials, they set up a Soul Path Mushroom Array in the princess's palace, causing a commotion and kidnapping the princess.

In this way, the attention of the Golden Dragon King, the Silver Dragon King, and even that kid Wu Liang should be drawn to them.

This is the perfect opportunity for them to destroy the dragon bell, thwart the mirage, and allow the three thousand fragments of the soul to descend upon the Dragon Palace.

'Alan' revealed the entire plan.

The two discussed it and quickly reached an agreement, ready to take immediate action.

However, in order to set up the Soul Path Mushroom Array, souls are only one aspect; they also need to acquire many Soul Path Mushrooms.

Thus, the two each performed their respective duties.

One went to collect souls, while the other secretly collected soul-path mushrooms.

As everyone knows, dragon people are born geniuses in the art of slavery.

The Path of Slavery and the Path of Soul are inextricably linked.

Therefore, obtaining the Soul Path Mushrooms they needed from the Dragon Palace was not actually a difficult task.

However, what Ah Hong and Ah Lan didn't know was...

Their so-called feint attack, a tactic to lure the tiger away from the mountain, has actually been used by others before.

Xiao Chusheng serves as a cautionary tale; his corpse still lies in the Demon Suppression Tower, unable to find peace even in death.

……

Meanwhile, the Silver Dragon King returned to his palace at some point.

He looked worried, his eyes filled with sorrow.

Just now, he went to see the Golden Dragon King, wanting to ask him to shut down the mirage. However, perhaps because the Silver Dragon King had to take action against him to protect Wu Liang, the Golden Dragon King was completely disappointed in him.

As expected, the Silver Dragon King returned empty-handed, without even seeing the Golden Dragon King.

"Ugh……"

"It seems that if we want to get rid of Miaoyin, we'll have to completely break ties with Ao Li and forcibly seize control of Longzhong."

The Silver Dragon King sighed, already prepared himself to completely break off all pretense of civility when the time came.

The Dragon Bell Mushroom House is under the control of any Dragon Clan leader.

However, he had voluntarily given up his position as the leader of the dragon people, so the Dragon Bell came under the control of the Golden Dragon King.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have needed to inform the Golden Dragon King at all; he would have already taken it upon himself to shut down the mirage.

Thinking about this, the Silver Dragon King couldn't help but regret his impulsive decision to give up the position of leader of the dragon people.

"Miaoyin, what should your father do?"

The Silver Dragon King looked at Ao Miaoyin lying on the bed and murmured to himself.

At that moment, he seemed to sense something and turned his head slightly.

"Young friend Wu, since you're here, please come in."

As soon as he finished speaking, Wu Liang, who had just left the Demon Suppression Tower and was on his way to find the Silver Dragon King, immediately pushed open the door and entered.

Wu Liang's expression was complicated, with a hint of hesitation on his face, before he spoke, "Senior Silver Dragon King..."

He opened his mouth as if to say something, but then swallowed it back.

Upon seeing this, the Silver Dragon King was immediately puzzled and asked in a deep voice, "Young friend Wu, what brings you here?"

"Could it be that there's been another problem with the derivation of the mushroom formula?"

"But what kind of mushrooms are we missing?"

Upon hearing this, Wu Liang shook his head and then nodded, as if he was struggling with whether or not he should speak.

His hesitant appearance made the Silver Dragon King frown.

The Silver Dragon King was already in a bad mood, and seeing this scene, he immediately said in an annoyed tone, "Young friend Wu, if you have any difficulties, just say so."

"If it can save Miaoyin, are you afraid that I won't agree?"

Clearly, the Silver Dragon King misunderstood something, thinking that Wu Liang still wanted to ask for mushrooms, but was just too embarrassed to ask.

However unexpectedly...

Wu Liang's purpose in coming here was not to take advantage of the chaos and demand mushrooms.

After hesitating for a long time, he finally gritted his teeth and said, "Senior Silver Dragon King, the deduction of the mushroom formula did not encounter any problems; on the contrary, it went very smoothly."

"And just now, I have successfully deduced the recipe for Dragon Blood Mushroom, thus completing it completely."

These words reached the ears of the Silver Dragon King, instantly invigorating him.

what? !

You've completed the mushroom recipe so quickly?

The Silver Dragon King, who had originally thought it would take some more time, was overjoyed to hear that the mushroom recipe had been completed, his eyes filled with ecstatic delight.

As long as the mushroom recipe is completed, Miaoyin will be saved. How could he not be excited?
However, Wu Liang's next words caused the joy that had finally appeared on the Silver Dragon King's face to freeze instantly...

"Senior Silver Dragon King, to be honest..."

"Although the recipe for Dragon Blood Mushroom has been completed, there are still major problems with the mushroom materials required for it."

"To refine Dragon Blood Mushroom, in addition to a large amount of Blood Path Mushroom material, you also need a very special main ingredient."

"I can try to gather the blood-derived mushroom material needed for Dragon Blood Mushroom."

"But this last ingredient, which is indispensable and irreplaceable, is something I'm truly helpless about, and I don't even dare to tell Senior Silver Dragon King..." (End of Chapter)