Ao Guang was dumbfounded.
He froze on the spot...
He had no idea what to do. He did not dare keep playing the victim, but there was no way he could produce a treasure equal to the Twelfth Grade White Lotus of World Purification.
He could only wail inwardly:
Ancestor!
What should we do now?!
Please hurry and come...
Ao Guang was desperately hoping Zhu Long would arrive soon, then use the means that had fooled Duke of the East to deal with Taiyi as well!
Then he hesitated inwardly:
Even if Ancestor sensed the disturbance here, could he make it in time within a quarter of an hour?
Should I tell Taiyi outright?
Ask him to give us a little more time?
Watching the utterly stifled Ao Guang, Taiyi suddenly let out a soft breath, as though he had expelled in one go the pent-up frustration from being forced back by the Witch Clan...
"I can't do anything to the Witch Clan."
"But I can't keep the Dragon Clan in check?"
Taiyi thought to himself. The corners of his mouth rose slightly, and his expression finally lightened!
Before the Witch Clan, he cowered and yielded;
Before the Dragon Clan, he struck with a heavy fist!
The contrast before and after was indeed a little absurd. Even Taiyi felt somewhat embarrassed when he thought of it, but regardless, this feeling was truly satisfying...
A sense of anticipation arose in Taiyi's heart:
"If one day my Demon Clan could be as overbearing as the Witch Clan, that would be even better..."
Ao Guang hesitated for a moment.
In the end, he did not reveal Zhu Long's existence. Instead, following his original plan, he began explaining the Dragon Clan's difficulties, even directly offering to let Taiyi personally inspect the Dragon Clan's treasury...