In truth, the moment Ye Zhen learned the contents of the urgent report from the Town-Guarding Duke's Mansion, he had already guessed it. The North Sea Dragon Clan expert seeking him out for a face-to-face meeting had definitely come because of Crown Prince Ao Bin of the Four Seas Dragon Court.
The Four Seas Dragon Court did not need much intelligence to deduce that Crown Prince Ao Bin's disappearance was definitely connected to Ye Zhen.
When those two had fled in defeat, they had been accompanied by quite a few guards.
Back then, Ye Zhen had deliberately spared two survivors precisely so the Four Seas Dragon Court would know that Ao Bin was in his hands.
What Ye Zhen had done then carried great significance. It was not merely for negotiating terms with the Four Seas Dragon Court in the future.
Ye Zhen knew very well that after defeating the North Sea Aquatic Race army and killing Dragon Lord Ao Ze of the North Sea, one wrong move could provoke the fury of the Four Seas Dragon Court.
Although Ye Zhen had previously assessed matters many times and concluded that the Four Seas Dragon Court was unlikely to retaliate at all costs—
What if the Four Seas Dragon Court truly did retaliate without regard for the consequences?
Then Ao Bin would be the trump card in Ye Zhen's hand.
Ao Hui, the Crown Prince of the Dragon Lord of the North Sea—a child whose father had died—was worth nothing.
But Crown Prince Ao Bin of the Four Seas Dragon Court was immensely valuable.
Ao Bin was not Dragon Emperor Ao Guang's only son. Though it was rather difficult for the Dragon Race to continue its bloodline, dragons were naturally lustful, and Dragon Emperor Ao Guang had quite a few sons—three