Gu Shenwei really did spend the night in the Dragon Army camp, though it had nothing to do with Tieshan's disturbance.
The fourth match of the City Lord's tournament was about to begin. Molin refused to let the Dragon King accompany him to the City Governor's residence again. His reasoning was simple. "If the earlier assassination attempts were all coincidences, precautions won't help. If everything was planned, then I'd very much like to meet that expert."
That "expert" had once tried to strike at Molin, but had been exceptionally cautious. The moment the Dragon King and Molin made a move, he fled. This time, Molin hoped that being alone would draw him out.
As it happened, a minor incident occurred in the Dragon Army camp, forcing Gu Shenwei to hurry there through the night.
Queen Ju had brought five royal hostages from Xiaoyao Sea. Aside from the infant Stone King, who remained at the Queen's side, the other four were soon sent to the Dragon Army camp for "tempering."
The four children were close in age. The oldest, King Hui, was only around ten, followed by King An, while the princes of Sha and Kang were seven or eight. No one truly treated them as soldiers, so the demands of their daily training were not strict. Without elders to watch over and discipline them, they gradually revealed their mischievous and overbearing true colors.
Judging by age, intelligence, and status, King Hui naturally became the leader of the little gang. King An was his loyal follower, while the two little princes looked at King Hui with nothing but admiration and awe. Even his ugly severed palm became a symbol of his superiority.
"The Dragon King cut it off." Whenever someone noticed his defect, King Hui would raise his head and make