True Man Nan Hua seemed extremely fond of Qian Du's frank and forthright personality. Even in such a grave situation, he still wore a smile as he said, "Sure enough, you're from the Ying Clan—both proud and overbearing. You say whatever you think, and do whatever you say. You refuse to suffer even the slightest loss."
"It would be nice if that were really the case. Just now, I was pleading with Li Mu Yang to take back the Sky-Mending Stone and release you from that underground Dragon Lair. Why? Because I didn't want the conflict between the two races to intensify. Wasn't it also because I wanted to preserve some of humanity's elites? And the result? Wasn't I the one compromising to seek peace? Wasn't I also refusing to suffer a loss? If I'd followed my own temperament, I would have simply buried all those Never-ending Battle fools."
"And what happened? The moment you came out, you shouted for Li Mu Yang's death, loudly proclaiming that you wanted to exterminate the dragons. Why didn't you think about it? If that dragon really were the evil dragon you claim he is, why would he have agreed to release you? As for humanity—when they were finally about to avenge their great hatred, would they have given up such a perfect opportunity?"
"You're right." True Man Nan Hua nodded seriously. He glanced at the brutal slaughter in the distant sky and sighed heavily. "The Human-Dragon races have fought for ten thousand years. Wanting to resolve the conflict between them with a few words or a mere two or three people will probably not be easy."
"It's precisely because humanity knows this conflict is difficult to resolve, and knows it owes the Dragon race far too much, that they're unwilling to face the