Rebirth of the Prime Dragon Master
Chapter 644 Deliberate Provocation

Even after several moments, the representatives of the Timber Deity Empire hadn't appeared, so Lance sat down on the chair, which had already been prepared in advance.

Then a figure emerged from the accompanying guards and stood next to Lance.

"I think the peace negotiation should be conducted and finished as soon as possible. I'm worried that the Timber Deity Empire has a different plan..." The figure was Rocky, who was disguised as a guard. In his attempt not to get recognized, Rocky's face was covered with a large helmet. It was difficult to recognize him if one didn't look at him carefully.

"I know." Lance nodded solemnly as he agreed to what Rocky suggested.

Not long after, a group of people appeared at the entrance of the desolate village. Each of them was dressed in clothes with markings of the Timber Deity Empire. In front of the group was a beautiful woman dressed in a lavender dress. She walked with such grace into the village with an imposing aura.

This figure who was leading the people was none other than Alyssa.

The sight of Alyssa made Rocky raise his eyebrows and thought, 'l didn't expect that Alyssa would be such a beautiful lady. She seems to be as pretty and aloof as Sabina, as elegant and gentle as Isis, and as arrogant as Marcia. She really is an attractive, confident woman..."

"Nice to meet you again, Princess Alyssa,” Lance greeted as he stood up and stared at Alyssa as she arrived.

"Commander in Chief, please forgive me if I offended you so much last time!" Alyssa uttered in a sarcastic and arrogant voice.

When Lance heard Alyssa's disrespect in her words, his face darkened. He was one of the Three Great Generals of the Holy Dragon Empire, but he was chased and blocked by Alyssa. Surely, he had suffered a lot last time. If he were not as powerful as he was, he would have become a prisoner of Alyssa.

"Ha-ha..." Lance forced a laugh and continued, "I have already forgotten it! I can't even remember whether you had offended me or not..." However, Lance seemed not to bear this in his mind and just forcedly smiled. He didn't intend to blame Alyssa. Besides, now, the most important thing was the peace negotiation.

"Why is Commander in Chief Rocky not here?" Woods, who followed behind Alyssa, asked, after he took a glance at the people brought by Lance.

"This time, Rocky has put all of his energy and strength to break through the defensive line of the Timber Deity Empire. He has done a lot of hard work, so I specially allowed him to have a rest and keep my daughter's company. After his wedding, he went to the front line. My daughter blames me for that all the time." Lance's words obviously implied that the Crimson Dragon Army broke through the Timber Deity Empire's defensive line with hardly any effort. Moreover, Lance spoke in a relaxed voice, which made Alyssa annoyed and embarrassed.

Alyssa, of course, knew what Lance meant. She then gave a snort of contempt, but did not say anything. After all, she was indeed defeated by Rocky this time, and she had no way to fight back. The Misty Plain was attacked and conquered unexpectedly, and this caused the destruction of the Timber Deity Empire's defensive line.

"You're lucky to find such an outstanding son-in-law. Otherwise, we might not be the one to put forward the peace negotiation today...” Woods responded as he smiled wryly. His words obviously implied that if Rocky was not there, the Crimson Dragon Army would have suffered a crushing defeat.

"We should stop talking about such trivial matters. Let's get straight to the point. Since the Timber Deity Empire proposes the peace negotiation this time, we have at least the right to gauge the sincerity of the Timber Deity Empire first,” Lance said with a solemn face as he waved his hand dismissively.

"Of course.” Woods nodded, and then he told Lance the peace negotiation conditions from the Timber Deity Empire. This included the truce agreement, the compensation and so on. It seemed that the Timber Deity Empire was sincere this time.

Rocky, who pretended to be a guard, listened to the conditions carefully. He closely observed Alyssa's expression. Before long, he found that a strange look appeared in her eyes.

“Does she have any plan?’ Rocky thought in confusion. He had a bad feeling in his gut, and suspected that the Timber Deity Empire might really have other intentions during the negotiation. At this time, Alyssa had also noticed that Rocky was staring at her. She narrowed her eyes and stood up abruptly. She stepped forward and pointed at Rocky. "Brat, you have been staring at me from the beginning. Are you trying to plot something against me?"

When Lance heard that Alyssa shouted at Rocky with rage, he was shocked, and immediately rushed in front of Rocky.

"Princess Alyssa, I think there must be a misunderstanding. He is just vigilant. He doesn't mean to offend you,” Lance explained hurriedly. He was afraid that Alyssa would see through Rocky's disguise and attack him.

"Oh, really? Well, if that's the case, then I must have really misunderstood him. Okay, I forgive him. But, let him dig out his eyes first,” Alyssa uttered arrogantly with a sneer.

"Alyssa!" Woods called out to her as if to remind her where she was. Of course, he also knew that Alyssa was deliberately stalling for time, because now wasn't the time to fall out with the Holy Dragon Empire.

"Princess Alyssa, don't be so unreasonable. It is you who came forward for peace this time," Lance spoke angrily.

"Well, do you still want to have a fight with me? Since we haven't had the result from the previous battle, let's battle it out this time,” Alyssa said proudly with a smile forming on her lips.

"So be it." Lance showed no impression of weakness when he heard Alyssa’s words. Alyssa was so arrogant especially considering she was still so young, which made Lance displeased.

"Commander in Chief, I'm afraid...” Allen frowned as he witnessed what was about to go down. Rocky was watching Alyssa's movements. It was obvious that Alyssa was deliberately provoking Lance.

"Alyssa, there are many chances for you to compete with General Lance in the future. Now, we are negotiating peace. If you two come forward and take action to battle, it will destroy the harmonious atmosphere. How about both sides respectively send five spirit manipulators to fight against each other by using their spirit-manipulated beasts instead? What do you think?" Woods was worried that Alyssa's provocation would bring them trouble. Their purpose was to stall for time, so it was not appropriate for them to act recklessly. They had to be careful.

Alyssa turned to glance at Woods who nodded at her. Although she was deliberately provoking the Crimson Dragon Army, she was also afraid that if she and Lance had a fight, it might bother the Crimson Dragon Army and ruin the peace negotiation. Hence, she had no choice but to say, "Well, I'd like to see how powerful the spirit-manipulated beasts of the Crimson Dragon Army are..." "What do you think, General Lance?" Woods asked, looking at Lance.

A look of hesitation appeared on Lance's face, because he sensed that something was wrong.

"Are you afraid? Do you think that the spirit-manipulated beasts cultivated in the Timber Deity Empire are better than those of the Holy Dragon Empire? Are you afraid yours are weaker and will lose?" Alyssa said to Lance with a smirk on her lips, deliberately goading him in a sarcastic tone.