"That part was divided in two.
"Half was in my heart, representing Father's authority. Now it has vanished completely.
"The other half is in Father's heart. He knows he can no longer control me."
After saying this, Ao Han turned his gaze to Ao Dongping and said:
"Strategist Dongping, do you remember?
"When I was little, you told me stories about the human world.
"You said human princes would kill one another in their struggle for the throne.
"And at such times, the emperor sitting on the throne was often helpless too.
"You told me then that an emperor did not naturally command everything simply because he sat on the throne. Rather, he could sit on the throne because he could command everything."
Ao Han paused. "Now... there are already many things Father can no longer control."
"I wasn't imprisoned in the Sea Eye dungeon today."
"That alone is enough to make all my brothers understand this."
"Father truly has grown old."
Chapter 371: Another Probe
Their stay in the military camp over the past few days had been decidedly uncomfortable.
The crude tents in the sandy hollows rustled under the pounding currents. Sometimes, the Demon Soldiers lying inside would roll over onto broken weapons.
Had Ao Han not retained enough authority as a Dragon Prince to have the Dragon Palace supply delicacies from land and sea to improve their meals, morale among the Dragon Guards and Demon Soldiers would probably have hit rock bottom long ago.
Ao Han had not been idle either. He often entered the palace to see his mother.
Yet since that visit to the study, he had never seen the Dragon King again.
Through his mother's connections, however, he had established private contact with many ministers in the Dragon Palace, so his time had not