Chapter 622: One Scheme to Harm Three Sages

The crowd watched him with eager eyes, yet no one came forward to place any more bets.

After all, many people had already staked their entire net worth on the gambling match, and many had even sworn a Dao oath after borrowing Immortal Source Stones from Ye Lin to place their bets.

They really didn't have a single drop... oh wait, not a single stone left.

Seeing that there was truly no way to squeeze any more profit out of them, Ye Lin sighed helplessly.

What a pity.

But the others were not as calm as Ye Lin; even beads of cold sweat were seeping out on Kuai Yan's forehead.

"Ye Lin, why don't you just return that low-grade Immortal Source Stone you owe me first? Once the gambling match is settled, I'm afraid you won't be able to pay it back!"

"What exactly are you planning?" Liu Ruyan also couldn't help but ask.

The little fatty said nothing, only staring at Ye Lin with eyes full of worship.

Big Brother must have his reasons for doing this!

The little fatty was just a bit chuunibyou, not stupid; ever since he met Ye Lin, he had never seen Ye Lin suffer a loss.

"Don't worry, this wave is stable."

Ye Lin grinned, his smile filled with malice.

On the surface, he had lent out a pile of Immortal Source Stones; in reality, this pile of stones had gone in a circle and returned to his pocket, while a large group of people had inexplicably taken on a Dao oath of debt.

If they lost the bet, these people would have to work for thirty years to pay off their debt to him, and with the Dao oath in place, Ye Lin didn't have to worry about them not paying.

What? You say how could a one-to-three or one-to-five bet be lost?

Very simple, just make sure neither the First Imperial Prince nor the Third Imperial Prince wins, right?

In mid-air, the dragon claw and the great halberd collided incessantly.

The battle between the First Imperial Prince and the Third Imperial Prince had already entered a white-hot stage, locked in an inseparable struggle.

Both sides had sustained varying degrees of injury; the First Imperial Prince's shoulder was a bloody mess, and the Third Imperial Prince's chest had been raked by the dragon claw, blood streaming down—both had been driven to true fury.

At this very moment, they truly wanted to put each other to death!

"Take this halberd strike!"

The Third Imperial Prince roared, his great halberd thrusting straight toward the First Imperial Prince's face.

"You unfilial descendant who does not respect your elder brother, die!"

The First Imperial Prince roared back, his cyan dragon claw sweeping across, intent on killing the Third Imperial Prince.

If nothing unexpected happened, after this strike, a victor would surely be decided between the two!

But just at this moment, Ye Lin suddenly rushed up.

"Stop! Quickly stop! Don't fight anymore, you must not fight anymore!"

"Actually, I am already a man of the Second Imperial Prince!"

As soon as Ye Lin said this, both the First Imperial Prince and the Third Imperial Prince stopped their hands simultaneously, turning their heads to stare at Ye Lin in disbelief.

We are fighting to the death for your sake, and you tell us you are a man of the Second Imperial Prince? Are you kidding?

"Earlier, the Second Imperial Prince had already sent a man named Yan Fan to have me, the Yihong Zoo, defect to him."

"My Yihong Zoo has no background; how could I dare to refuse the olive branch extended by the Second Imperial Prince?"

"Your Highnesses, please look, this is the footage of my conversation with that Yan Fan at the time."

Ye Lin took out a recording stone; in the image, Yan Fan was smiling very happily, calmly accepting the storage ring Ye Lin handed him.

The First Imperial Prince and the Third Imperial Prince had faces as gloomy as water; anyone could feel the terrifying rage hidden within these two princes—that killing intent was enough to overturn the heavens!

The First Imperial Prince looked at Ye Lin and said coldly.

"Since that is the case, why didn't you say so at the beginning?"

The Third Imperial Prince gripped the great halberd in his hand; it was clear that if Ye Lin's next sentence did not satisfy him, he would strike to sever Ye Lin's head.

Ye Lin was so frightened he began to tremble, saying in a shaky voice.

"After I defected to the Second Imperial Prince, he anticipated that the other princes would surely come to contend with him, so he gave me a brilliant plan, saying it was a strategy to 'drive the tiger to devour the wolf'."

"The Second Imperial Prince told me that if other princes came looking, I should incite them to be hostile toward each other and fight; that way, he could sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, laughing as dogs bite dogs."

"This lowly one dared not disobey the orders of the Second Imperial Prince, so I could only do as he said."

Hearing the words "dogs bite dogs," the First Imperial Prince and the Third Imperial Prince's eyes turned scarlet, their chests heaving—they were clearly furious.

"Nangong Buhei, you are quite something, Nangong Buhei! I truly almost fell for your treacherous scheme!"

The First Imperial Prince clenched his fists tightly, his knuckles turning white and veins bulging.

Thinking of the smug look Nangong Buhei would have upon hearing that he and Nangong Wuyuan had fought to the death, Nangong Wuji burned with rage.

"Then why did you jump out to explain the situation now? Wouldn't it be more beneficial to my good second brother, Nangong Buhei, to let us two fight to the death?" The First Imperial Prince's voice carried intense killing intent.

Upon hearing this, Ye Lin's eyes turned red, and crystalline tears fell continuously like broken pearls.

"I know... I know I should have listened to the Second Imperial Prince."

"But I..."

"But I..."

As Ye Lin spoke, he couldn't help but sob.

Seeing him in this state, the killing intent in the First Imperial Prince's eyes lessened slightly.

"But I simply could not bear to see two brothers fight so fiercely because of me; you are blood brothers, of the same origin, and noble princes—how could I watch with a clear conscience?"

"All the fault is mine, Ye Lin's alone. I beg the two brothers to punish me; even if I am to be sliced into a thousand pieces, Ye Lin will have no complaints."

Ye Lin closed his eyes as if accepting his fate, a sorrowful smile appearing on his face, tears sliding down silently, yet his back remained straight.

Seeing this scene, the First Imperial Prince couldn't help but soften.

The person before him was also a pitiful soul; facing the infighting of princes, what choice did a commoner like him have?

More importantly, the person before him could actually create a lucrative money-making tool like the Yihong Zoo; he must be a rare talent.

If he could be used, it would surely make his financial power even stronger.

"Rest assured, I, Nangong Wuji, am not an unreasonable person. Every grievance has its source and every debt has its debtor. Although you worked for the Second Imperial Prince at first, since you have turned back from your wrong path, I, Nangong Wuji, will naturally not hold onto it."

After the First Imperial Prince finished speaking, he looked at the Third Imperial Prince and asked.

"Third Brother, we have truly been played like monkeys this time. This matter must not be let go so easily. Let us return to the Imperial Capital first to settle accounts with that insidious dog, Nangong Buhei, and then you and I can come back to contend for the ownership of the Yihong Zoo, how about that?"

"That is exactly my intention!"

The Third Imperial Prince shook the great halberd in his hand with force, the killing intent on his body almost solidifying; no one wanted to be played for a monkey.

Seeing that the First Imperial Prince and the Third Imperial Prince were about to leave with their men, Ye Lin immediately chased after them, urging.

"Two brothers, when will the cycle of vengeance end! You must not use violence to solve problems!"

"Although you were backstabbed by the Second Imperial Prince, isn't a backstab just another form of 'rear-protection'?"

"You must not become hostile toward the Second Imperial Prince because of this!"

"And you must especially not pull out the Second Imperial Prince's hemorrhoids and knead them into the shape of an octopus!"

"And you must even less tie the Second Imperial Prince's rectum into a dead knot and then feed him a pound of laxatives!"

"And even more so, you must not feed the Second Imperial Prince aphrodisiacs, push him into a pigsty, and record it with a recording stone!"

"You must absolutely not do these things I've mentioned!"