Wu Zhan came in a hurry and left just as quickly. Huanglong listened from beginning to end without interrupting. Only after seeing Wu Zhan off from Purple Jade Mountain did he finally return and ask Wu Chu.
"Was what Master said just now true?"
"What? Do you think your master was lying?"
Huanglong shook his head slightly. "Every word Master said sounded perfectly reasonable. But taken together, it feels as though you were urging the Dragon Clan to charge ahead."
Wu Chu laughed at that and shook his head. "Do you think that fellow Wu Zhan can't see through the empty promise I painted for them?"
"Then..."
"You're still too young!" Wu Chu continued shaking his head, then added, "The Dragon Clan's morale is low right now. Faced with the fierce Demonic Evil and Fierce Beasts, the clans under their command will certainly have those who shrink back and those who waver. But as the Dragon Clan, they have no way to retreat. Whether or not they still wish to dominate the Primordial World, the pride of the Dragon Clan alone means they cannot back down..."
Huanglong nodded faintly as Wu Chu continued, "Besides, after defeating the Qilin Clan and destroying the Phoenix Clan, this is precisely the best time for the Dragon Clan to ascend to the summit. Yet those Demonic Evil have appeared to ruin this wonderful situation. If they retreat, forget reaching the summit—after struggling for endless ages only to make a wedding dress for someone else, they will surely become the laughingstock of the Primordial World for all eternity. Do you think the Dragon Clan's pride could endure that?"
Huanglong suddenly understood. "So Master merely gave them a reason to keep fighting?"
"To be exact, I merely gave them a reason to fool the other races