Chapter 192 Mystery In Stone Valley Part 22

Lixin sat on the chair, feeling that his legs were weak, and his neck was covered with sweat. Looking at the men sitting around him, Lixin's heart was trembling. Although luck is on his side this time, who knows if his luck will run out next time. Based on the information he knew, he concluded that Bong would not play with the safety of the kingdom, so he decided to return to the capital and share this information with Khai. He said, "I... I will go back to Menyi and report to His Majesty." 

"My lord, I agree with this decision," Chen said. 

Chao said, "Prince Bong, you do know the importance of this information." 

Bong smiled and said, "Don't worry, I won't leak any of this information." 

Hui said, "What if his Majesty doesn't believe us?" 

Jin said, "There is nothing we can do. We must tell His Majesty the truth." 

Xiang said, "Your Highness, you should go back with us and report to His Majesty yourself." 

Bong laughed and said, "Father does not believe in me more than you. My qualifications in front of him are not as good as your lord. Therefore, it makes no difference whether I return to Menyi or not." 

Heng said, "But no matter what, you are also a prince, and the words from your mouth are better than those spoken by our Lord." 

Bong looked at Heng and asked, "When did you realize that my words were more serious than your lord's?" He sighed. "I won't go back." 

Lixin looked at Bong. "You come back with me and admit your mistake to His Majesty. Moreover, you are also the one who discovered these secrets." 

Bong smiled and said, "No, thank you. I have other things to do. I'll be back when I'm ready. I don't need to listen to your orders." 

Lixin said, "Your other more important things are just messing around outside the palace. When can you act like a real prince?" 

Bong chuckled. "Don't you know that I am only a prince in name only, and my status in the court is not comparable to yours?" 

Lixin gritted his teeth. "You..." 

Bong said, "Besides, I have contributed my part to help you find the answers to your secret mission. If your plans involve the use of force, please let me know and I will do my best, but think and plan, I admit that I am not as good as the person waiting for you in the palace. You go back and talk to him, come up with a plan, and the two of you can go to see father together. Having him as your backing is more valuable than having a thousand of me backing you up." He waved at Lixin and Lixin's men, and left Lixin's tent. 

Ping shook his head. "I think His Majesty has chosen the right crown prince," he said. 

Xiang said, "Although Prince Bong was mighty on the battlefield, his lack of responsibility was actually his downfall." 

Shi asked, "My lord, what about the fight for the pure phoenix egg? Aren't you going to participate?" 

Lixin shook his head and said, "I only participated because of Hajime, but since he and his team are no longer here, I have no reason to continue this competition. The competition will be left to Prince Da and the others. Get ready, we will set off early tomorrow morning. Jin..." He turned to look at Jin and the others in the tent. "The rest go and give orders to those who remain." 

The eight men nodded and quickly left the tent. 

Shi stood up and walked to Lixin. "My lord, may I say something." 

Lixin looked at Shi. 

Shi said, "I once knew a person whose character was very similar to Prince Bong. They were the kind of people who wanted to show weakness in front of their enemies, but when the enemy acted, they would attack without mercy. These types of people are indeed the scariest." 

Lixin asked, "Oh, you think so too?" 

Shi said, "Yes...I know." He looked at Lixin. 

Lixin asked, "Who else has similar characteristics to Bong?" 

Shi said, "The leader of Nok Tribe, chief Quon." 

Lixin asked, "You said that out of grudge?" 

Shi looked at Lixin and said, "What grudges do I have? I want to thank him for giving me to you as a gift. Under your command, here in Misnix, I have everything I dreamed of. Friendship, brotherhood, family. So, I have no grudge against him." 

After leaving Lixin's tent, Bong went to Prince Da's tent to seek advice. When Bong arrived, Prince Da was sitting at his desk writing a letter. 

Bong asked with a smirky smile on his face, "Is that letter written to the royal aunty or your mistress?" 

Prince Da grabbed the ink cup and threw it towards Bong. Bong quickly dodged. Prince Da raised his head and smiled at Bong. "You have enough courage to say such a thing, why do you dodge it? You know your joke will get me into trouble," he said, putting down the brush. "I'm writing to your father." 

"Can you take out the part about me beating the innocent man out of that letter?" Bong asked. 

"Why?" Prince Da asked. "You dare to beat people beyond recognition, but you dare not admit guilt." 

Bong pulled up a chair and sat in front of Prince Da. He sighed and said, "I think it is not that important, and father won't be willing to listen to my explanation. I don't want to go back and cause more trouble for you and my lovely aunt." 

Prince Da said, "False accusation is a serious crime. Since you know it, why do you still violate it?" 

Bong frowned. "I didn't mean it...I admit that I was drunk, and I recognized the wrong person." He stretched his head towards Prince Da with an innocent look on his face.

"Royal Uncle... please spare me this time. No one in the palace loves me except you." 

Prince Da said, "You are twenty years old. Don't act like a baby in front of me. You were not mentioned in the letter I wrote to your father. Mentioning you in my imperial letter is simply a waste of ink and paper." He stood up from his desk and sat next to Bong. Bong quickly poured Prince Da a cup of water. He picked up the cup of water and looked at Bong. "Drop the act. There's no one here but us." 

Bong chuckled. "Alright." Bong's childish voice disappeared, and his normal tone became more serious, and he asked with an expression, "So, do you know the secret mission that father entrusted to Lixin and the others?" 

Prince Da sat the cup of water on the table. "I only learned about this mission after Lord Lixin left Menyi," he said. "Why do you suddenly ask this?" 

Bong said, "I just learned that someone is plotting for us to kill a white dragon and start a war with the nine dragon clans." 

Prince Da asked, "Who would have such evil intentions? It would be a loss of millions of lives. Does Your Highness know who the culprit is?" 

Bong said, "I know, but his plan failed, and he decided not to continue with his plan. He called this the kindest gift he could give us." 

Prince Da said, "That is indeed the kindliest gift." 

Bong looked at Prince Da and began to tell him what Meng told him. After the story was told, he looked at Prince Da and asked, "So, according to you, who could this master be? I want to know everything so that if someone tries to implement the same plan, we can stop it." 

Prince Da stroked his beard and said, "I don't know... the master he mentioned cannot be Eldrys, but someone else. According to ancient historical records, Eldrys was not frozen." He thought about it. "Oh...if you want to know more, the only place to find this information is Dreake Kingdom. It believes that Drake kingdom is the origin of humanity. If this master really exists, you'll find the answer there." 

"Uncle," Bong said. "I want to travel to Dreake Kingdom, but..." 

Prince Da smiled and said, "But you are afraid that His Highness will send you back to patrol the border of the Nok tribe if he finds out about this." 

Bong nodded. "Just because I didn't address the crown prince properly, I was sent to border patrol for two years." 

Prince Da said, "Patrolling the border is not a bad thing. You can accumulate a lot of experience." 

Bong said, "That's true, but I don't want to go back." 

Prince Da asked, "Why? Did you do something shameful?" 

Bong smiled. "I once promised to marry someone I just wanted to sleep with," he admitted shyly. "No matter what, uncle, you must help me..." 

Prince Da said, "I will explain to His Majesty that I am asking you to do something for me." 

Bong smiled. "Thank you." 

Prince Da said, "Remember, this is the last time I will cover for you. I won't do this again next time." 

Bong said, "I will remember it, and I won't do it next time. Oh, by the way, don't tell Lixin where I'm going." 

Prince Da smiled and said, "Are you afraid that he will drag you back to Menyi?" 

Bong said, "I am a prince. I am not a cow that Lixin can lead as he pleases. I refuse to give up my dignity." 

Prince Da burst into laughter. "The last time we talked about Lord Lixin, you never said anything like this." 

Bong smiled and said, "I was given him face." 

Prince Da asked, "When do you plan to leave?" 

Bong said, "Tomorrow morning." 

Prince Da sighed and said, "It may be dangerous to go to a foreign country alone. Please be careful and remember to write a letter about your progress in case His Highness inquires." 

Bong said, "Don't worry too much, I will definitely write you a letter." 

Bong stood up from his chair and walked out of Prince Da's tent. At the entrance he met Lixin and Shi. Shi greeted Bong, but Bong didn't look at Shi and walked away without saying a word. 

Shi looked at Lixin and said, "My Lord, have I done something to offend His Highness? Why do I feel that His Highness dislikes me more than usual lately?"

Lixin said, "Ignore him. If you can avoid it, don't interact with him. Let's go in and talk to Prince Da." Lixin shook his head as he watched Bong disappear into the crowd of competitors.