In the Prefectural Office, several officials held their Official Seals, their minds roaming high above as they looked down at the riverbank outside the city.
Yan Xiao, prefect of Baling, asked, "Governor, you served as prefect of Jade Sea Prefecture back then, and your understanding of the water race far surpasses ours. Why did the Dongting Flood Dragon King seize this opportunity to act?"
Dong Wencong smiled faintly and said, "The Four Seas Dragon Clan's attitude toward Void Sage Fang remains unclear. Although the Eastern Sea supports him, neither the Northern Sea Dragon Sage nor the Western Sea Dragon Sage has issued a Sage Edict; only the Western Sea Dragon Sage has done so. The Flood Dragon Palace is close to the Western Sea Dragon Palace and controls the Yangtze River, so it must have received instructions from the Western Sea Dragon Palace to strike at Void Sage Fang. But the Flood Dragon Palace is very near the Eastern Sea Dragon Palace, after all, and dares not offend it. It has also failed once before: back then, the Clear River Flood Dragon King was gravely wounded first by Void Sage Fang and then by Lord Swordbrow. Thus, this is certainly not an all-out war, merely a probe of Void Sage Fang's true strength. Sending a Flood Dragon King, rather than a Great Flood Dragon King or the Flood Dragon Sage himself, means that even if something goes wrong, the Flood Dragon Palace can bear the loss."
"I see." Yan Xiao nodded lightly.
"However, the Dongting Flood Dragon King is obstructing Dragon Gate Ascension not merely to probe Void Sage Fang's strength, but also to weaken his power. Our human race has disciples of Saints, pupils of the emperor, and all manner of teaching lineages. The dragon race has similar lineages.