The Lion Flame King froze. His lips trembled as he stammered, "Aren't you afraid? Aren't you afraid..."
He couldn't finish his sentence, but Yin Ye completed it for him. "Before Lu Chao began his sweep of the Hundred Countries, our Dragon Flame Soldiers and Horses couldn't easily set foot within them. We had to avoid you gathering your forces and forming an alliance."
"But now, do you really think your Six Great Flame Countries can still form an alliance?"
At these words, the Lion Flame King sank heavily back into his throne and shut his eyes tightly.
'If the Dragon Flame Kingdom had sent an army led by Lu Chao from the start, the Six Great Flame Countries would have certainly allied, coerced the Small Kingdoms into sending troops, and launched an all-out assault to intercept and kill Lu Chao. Then they would have claimed the Dragon Flame Kingdom attacked them first...'
'But now? What damned alliance could they form now?'
