Long Chen and the others had just returned to their base when Ye Lingfeng was already charging in with his men.
"Long Chen, Shen Chengfeng, if you don't hand over our spoils, today we'll crush your Eighth Heavenly Dragon Legion." Ye Lingfeng's roar echoed through the heavens and earth, filled with anger and resentment.
After a major battle, the position was lost, countless losses were made, and in the end, not even ten percent of the spoils were taken. Ye Lingfeng came straight to the scene with his men.
Tens of thousands of Third Dragon Legion experts stood before the Third Dragon Legion's base, their anger nearly igniting them.
"Oh my, isn't this Commander Ye? What does it mean to come here so aggressively? Long Chen walked out of the camp and looked at Ye Lingfeng, whose face was twisted like an old lady's foot-wrapping cloth. Long Chen almost burst out laughing, but still pretended to be very surprised.
"What do you mean?" Take our stuff and obediently spit it it out. Ye Lingfeng roared.
Long Chen stood with his hands behind his back, glancing sideways at Ye Lingfeng, and sneered, "Commander Ye, this is your fault. Our Third Heavenly Dragon Army came from afar to support you, and not only do you not appreciate it, you even put on a look of intent to kill. It's truly disheartening." As
Long Chen said this, some people around Ye Lingfeng looked a bit strange. It sounded familiar, as if they'd heard it somewhere before. Why did it sound so familiar?
Even Shen Chengfeng's people found the name familiar. Suddenly, they understood—wasn't this sentence, this tone, that expression Ye Lingfeng himself had said back then?
Back when Ye Lingfeng led his men to steal the spoils from the Eighth Heavenly Dragon Legion, when Shen Chengfeng questioned him, he said exactly that—his tone was exactly the same.
"Nonsense! This is all your scheme. Enough nonsense—hand over our spoils quickly." Ye Lingfeng also noticed Long Chen imitating his earlier tone, and he shouted in a rage.
"Your spoils of war?" Did I write your name? Long Chen sneered.
Ye Lingfeng was instantly at a loss for words: "You ..."
"What do you mean, you?" When you took the spoils that belonged to us, you were so arrogant and domineering—have you forgotten?
The beasts we killed all had our weapons stuck in them, and we had evidence to check.
Whoever kills the prey is their spoils. Didn't you say this last time? What, you want to eat the poop you made yourself, just as it was? Long Chen's face was full of mockery.
Back then, Ye Lingfeng led people to snatch prey, infuriating the soldiers of the Eighth Heavenly Dragon Legion. Now, the tables had turned, and Long Chen retorted with Ye Lingfeng's previously superior tone, making Shen Chengfeng and the others feel extremely pleased.
"This is different. This time, it's obvious you deliberately lured the demon beasts. You're malicious with your heart. Hmph, as long as you report to the Celestial Authorities and casually arrest a few people to probe their souls, the truth will come out. Do you really think your conspiracy is flawless?" Ye Lingfeng shouted sternly.
At the mention of the Celestial Division, Shen Chengfeng's expression changed slightly. The Celestial Division oversees all matters of this divine clan. If the matter with Long Chen escalates, it could be a real problem.
"The truth is out? It's been inherently innocent. Our actions are open and aboveboard, nothing is invisible. If you want to sue, go ahead and sue. Long Chen said fearlessly.
"You ..."
Seeing that Long Chen wasn't afraid at all, Ye Lingfeng turned to Shen Chengfeng: "Shen Chengfeng, Long Chen doesn't care about your lives or deaths. He can just walk away. What about you?" Do you really want to make things big? Shen
Chengfeng appeared calm on the surface, but inside he was already panicking. He didn't have Long Chen's courage; he still had to consider the entire Eighth Heavenly Dragon Legion. If this escalated, it would be a disaster.
You have to know, quite a few people from the Third Heavenly Dragon Legion died in battle. If they really dig deeper, it would be a huge problem.
Just as Shen Chengfeng was feeling afraid, Long Chen suddenly burst out laughing: "Ye Lingfeng, playing tricks with me, you're still too inexperienced."
With your intelligence, I don't even need to think twice—even if I move my toes, I could kill you.
What's wrong? What kind of heavenly and earthly authority do you want to use to pressure people? Let me tell you, no matter who you sue to, it won't help.
All of this is indeed part of my plan, but my plan is to lure the beasts into our own territory and annihilate them.
You suddenly barged into our layout, lured all the beasts away, and disrupted all my plans.
When you lost your position, we clearly had no chance of winning but still risked it to come rescue you.
So, is there any flaw in what I say? If you want to interrogate me, then go ahead and interrogate me. Who's afraid of whom?
The entire battle plan was devised by me. Even Commander Shen could only follow my orders, let alone the other soldiers.
Right now, if I want to say black, I black; if I say white, I say, it's white. Who can control me?
I'm telling you right now, it was you who maliciously sabotaged our plan and caused this disaster. If you want to blame someone, blame yourselves for being despicable, got it? When
Long Chen said this, Shen Chengfeng was so moved he nearly knelt down. In his heart, Long Chen was simply a god.
The entire deployment was arranged by Long Chen. He was merely following orders and giving orders, unaware of the overall plan. Clearly, Long Chen had already planned this against Ye Lingfeng's move.
And if you think about it carefully, it all started because Ye Lingfeng led his men into their battlefield, and all the consequences should be borne by Ye Lingfeng.
As long as Long Chen refused to admit he deliberately set Ye Lingfeng up, no one could do anything about them. Thinking of this, Shen Chengfeng was deeply impressed by Long Chen, his posture suddenly stiffening. What was there to fear now? So what if I reported it to the Celestial Authorities? Everything is their own doing.
"You..." Ye Lingfeng was instantly at a loss for words. Long Chen's words had completely shut him off, leaving him with no room to argue.
Indeed, all of this started because he broke into Long Chen's plan, trying to sabotage the Third Heavenly Dragon Legion's deployment and seize their spoils.
He ended up getting himself into trouble, but ultimately, it seemed that Long Chen couldn't be blamed for this matter.
In other words, Long Chen left him no leverage and had no way to deal with him.
"I don't care. You must hand over our things today, or I'll flatten this place." Ye Lingfeng roared with a twisted expression.
"Don't yell at me, that's useless. If a loud voice were useful, donkeys would have ruled the world long ago."
Besides, your trick can scare people, but it doesn't work on me, Long Chen. Can you flatten this place? Give it a try, I see if you have the guts? Long Chen wore a mocking expression.
Ye Lingfeng gritted his teeth so hard they could shatter them. He wished he could tear Long Chen apart, but he didn't dare attack.
Within the Tianlong Legion, friction and covert scheming are possible, but openly fighting is absolutely not. If he kills Long Chen and the others, he won't survive.
"Why are you glaring at me? Still not getting lost? Are you waiting for us to treat you to a meal?
Sorry, we really don't have time. We haven't even counted our loot yet. You guys should go cool off somewhere you can go." Facing Ye Lingfeng's angry glare, Long Chen impatiently waved his hand, as if to chase away a fly.
"Alright, very good, very good. Long Chen, right? Shen Chengfeng, right? Just you wait. My things are definitely not easy to take, I."It will cost you dearly. Ye
Lingfeng's voice came from clenched teeth, but in the end, he didn't dare to force himself and left with his men.
When Ye Lingfeng led the soldiers of the Eighth Heavenly Dragon Legion away, the soldiers of the Third Heavenly Dragon Legion erupted in thunderous cheers.
"This feels amazing, so good! Watching Ye Lingfeng and the others act like they've lost their own father, I suddenly realize, I'm so happy."
"Damn, finally let out a breath. I feel like my bottleneck has loosened a lot. Wow, the thrill of revenge is echoing in my chest."
"Senior Brother Long Chen is too handsome. If he tricks Ye Lingfeng, they'll have to swallow their frustrations too."
For a moment, everyone in the Third Heavenly Dragon Legion was so excited they were barely able to speak. This revenge was simply too satisfying for them, almost making them feel like they're floating in heaven.
The resentment that had been bottled up in his heart for years was finally released—a feeling outsiders simply couldn't understand.
"Brother Long, I really admire you. This strategy, this method—I probably won't learn it in my lifetime." Shen Chengfeng said with admiration.
Long Chen shook his head: "The methods used against them are actually just some shameless things, not worth mentioning."
Let me put it this way: even a small scheme like this would be laughed at in the secular empire, but it's enough against Ye Lingfeng. Too advanced strategies won't work. "
Brother Long, if you say that, doesn't that mean we're all fools?" Shen Chengfeng smiled bitterly. Long Chen's words were a bit too hurtful.
Long Chen smiled and said, "You were born in the cultivation world, surviving entirely by force. You don't need so-called intelligence at all."
But I was different. I was born into a secular world, especially a powerful family, and from a young age was very familiar with all kinds of scheming and intrigue.
In our secular world, because our strengths are roughly equal, when strength is equal, strategy can play an absolute role.
But in your world, strategy is nothing but unimpressive things; in the face of absolute power, strategy is nothing but a joke.
So you're not good at this. For example, I'm a rookie at the Innate Realm. Even if I'm unmatched in intelligence, can I defeat you in a fight? "
Well, it seems impossible." Shen Chengfeng shook his head.
"It's not just 'seeming', but 'definitely.' Forget it, let's not talk about these useless things. Anyway, remember, you can't have your cake and eat it too. If you focus your mind on calculation, your cultivation will inevitably be delayed, and it's not worth it. Don't think about those things that aren't worth the table."
For these shady little tricks, just play them occasionally and have fun—don't get too caught up in them. Long Chen warned sternly, lest Shen Chengfeng go astray.
Shen Chengfeng's heart tightened, and he quickly said, "I understand." "
That's good. Has the statistics come out now?" What were the results? Long Chen said with a smile.
"This time we've hit the jackpot. Our initial estimate is that we only need half the points we've gained to retake the position. The rest can be used to buy more equipment, give the soldiers some benefits, and equip them with good armor and weapons." Shen Chengfeng's eyes lit up as he mentioned the harvest, unable to contain his excitement.
"Why use points to retake the position?" Long Chen asked with some confusion.
"Huh?" I don't understand what you mean. If you don't use points to exchange for siege equipment, how do you retake the position? Shen Chengfeng was taken aback.
"Aren't Ye Lingfeng and the others there?" Long Chen glared and said.
"What?" Shen Chengfeng looked utterly incredulous.