"Princess Huaping has something on me." Pang Jing looked at the Dragon King, his expression as solemn as if he were announcing a death sentence. "That is the foundation of our marital bliss and peaceful coexistence." In the blink of an eye, he became cynical. "With this leverage, at worst I can ruin the Princess's reputation; at best, I can have her suffer the most severe punishment. In short, taking revenge will be a piece of cake."
Pang Jing even wore a trace of smugness. Clearly, he had gained many benefits from the Princess because of it.
"I'm listening," Gu Shenwei said, realizing that he was surprisingly uninterested.
Pang Jing shook his head, his face wreathed in smiles. He believed the Dragon King had already taken an interest, and that his indifference was merely a disguise. "That is all for now. With leverage this important, I can't simply hand it over. My demand is very simple—a complete victory. Defeat the one hundred thousand Northern Court cavalry and bring the Unrivaled King to justice under the laws of the Central Plains."
Gu Shenwei lightly tapped the scabbard of his saber. "Adding the twenty thousand men from the Central Plains, we have no more than forty thousand soldiers. The Northern Court cavalry will arrive any day now. I might be able to call up another ten thousand soldiers, but fifty thousand against one hundred thousand gives us no chance of victory."
"Winning with fewer against more—isn't that what the Dragon King is best at? Like the battle at Qianqi Pass last year."
"That was an accident. If possible, I would much rather win with more against fewer."
"As long as we win a resounding victory, the Dragon King can call the shots."
"Then we must keep Tieshan and the Unrivaled King inside