Chapter 289

289 WHAT’S THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN YOU TWO?

What kind of conspiracy was that?

Bai Chen really couldn’t believe what he had just heard. Even the fact that Shao Yaoting had teamed up with such a dangerous mercenary group was already a huge shock to him, but just now he heard that the head of the Black Werewolf Clan was even working with the demons.

It was obvious that the demons were public enemies to both humans and werewolves in the two empires, and that was why Shao Yaoting’s cooperation with the demons could be seen as a betrayal.

From what Bai Chen had just heard from the conversation between Wu Jinhai and Wu Shun, he could deduce that a war happened around ten years ago, and during the war, humans, and werewolves teamed up to fight demons. From the stories, it was seen that both humans and werewolves hated demons, so how could the people of the Black Werewolf Clan be able to team up with demons?

Even if Bai Chen didn’t know much about the relationship between the three realms, he could see how Emperor Wu Shun looked disappointed when he heard from his son that the Black Werewolf Clan might indeed be cooperating with the demons.

“It is not impossible, Your Majesty,” Wu Jinhai replied. “Shao Yaoting was even able to sacrifice his daughter, so it should be easy for him to suddenly work with the enemy, right? Besides, I’m sure you still remember how the Black Werewolf Clan refused to get involved during the war against the demons around ten years ago, Your Majesty. That’s why we can’t say that those demons are the enemies of the Black Werewolf Clan.”

Secretly, Bai Chen admired how Wu Jinhai seemed to know so much about what happened in this world, and the man could even come up with a reasonable opinion. Even Wu Shun couldn’t immediately answer his son, and that showed how the Emperor might agree with Wu Jinhai’s theory.

When Bai Chen glanced at the Emperor, he could see how the old man furrowed his brows deeply as if in deep thought, and that was why he didn’t immediately reply to his son’s words.

And after a few minutes had passed, Wu Shun suddenly let out a heavy sigh as he brought his hand to massage his temples. “So, you believe that Lord Shao is now working with the demons and that it is the demons who have put up a barrier around Dong Lang so that no one can enter? Do you also want to say that the demons are currently in Dong Lang and helping Lord Shao conquer Rongyao Imperial Palace?”

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Bai Chen was stunned after hearing Wu Shun’s question. He literally generated the same question in his head. If it was the demons who put up the barrier, then the demons were probably in Dong Lang now, and it made sense that Emperor Bai Guowei was in a difficult situation right now.

After all, the white-haired Emperor was alone in Dong Lang now. Bai Renshu had died, and even if he was with the other werewolves in the palace, it would definitely not be easy to deal with the Black Werewolf Clan and the demons at the same time.

Suddenly, Bai Chen felt worried in his heart. Was Bai Guowei still alive now when he was surrounded by the Black Werewolf Clan as well as demons?

It might be advantageous for him if Bai Guowei really died in Dong Lang now, but somehow Bai Chen didn’t feel happy about that. How could he be happy when his empire was in danger now? Even if Bai Guowei died, it didn’t mean that he could directly become Emperor of Dong Lang, right?

Bai Chen was troubled, and he had even lost his senses, but then he blinked his eyes as he once again regained his composure after hearing how Wu Jinhai and Wu Shun continued their conversation.

“If you still don’t believe my words, then I will try to find evidence that Shao Yaoting is indeed working with the demons now, Your Majesty,” Wu Jinhai said, and Bai Chen’s blue eyes widened when he heard the statement.

“What are you going to do, Wu Jinhai?” Surprised, even the Werewolf Prince couldn’t contain his curiosity as he directly questioned the man in red. “Are you going to Dong Lang now? But the situation there is dangerous, and we can’t even tell how many demons are there to support Shao Yaoting. You can’t just risk your life, Wu Jinhai!”

Bai Chen was silent for a while, but when he suddenly opened his mouth again, the words he spoke were filled with worry, and even Emperor Wu Shun looked shocked after witnessing how worried the young man was because of what Wu Jinhai had just said.

However, Wu Shun chose to remain silent, and it was Wu Jinhai who answered Bai Chen’s question, “I will not enter Dong Lang’s territory, and I will only go to the border between Dong Lang and Wu Li to examine the barrier there to prove that it was indeed the demons who set up the barrier. I need to check it myself. After all, I’m a half-demon here, and I will be able to detect the demon’s energy in the barrier. If there really is demon energy there, then we can rest assured that Shao Yaoting is indeed cooperating with the demons.”

Bai Chen had almost forgotten that Wu Jinhai was a half-demon. When he thought that demons were scary, Wu Jinhai was not one of the demons that made him feel fearful. On the contrary, he had always felt safe when he was with the masked man, and that was why he had almost forgotten that Wu Jinhai was poisoned by the fish demon many years ago, and the man was currently half demon and half human.

“Is it dangerous, Wu Jinhai?” Worried, Bai Chen immediately asked the masked man one more time.

To his surprise, the masked man suddenly smiled at him before reaching out his hand to caress his cheek. “Don’t worry, I will be fine, ChenChen.”

The two young men suddenly showed their love for each other, and Wu Shun once again frowned upon noticing the oddness. When he couldn’t contain his curiosity any longer, Wu Shun parted his lips to ask, “What is the relationship between the two of you?”