The Crown Prince was known in the Nine Dragon Divine Dynasty as one who "misses nothing in his calculations."
The reason for this was the several campaigns the Third Prince had led, as well as his handling of the dynasty's insurgents, his preparedness, and his prevention of the enemy's countermeasures, which were all-encompassing, leaving no chance for escape or reversal of defeat.
Yet, why was the Crown Prince's title not bestowed upon the Third Prince but given instead to the Ninth Prince, the one with the smallest power base among the nine princes?
The answer was known to no one but the emperor of the Nine Dragons.
However, this also precisely showed that the Ninth Prince's capabilities could not be any less than the Third Prince's.
Even surpassing them by a measure!
What the Third Prince could think of,
Such as turning Elder Lin, who was at the Ninth Prince's side, and covertly issuing a mission to deal with the Ninth Prince in the Mixed Spirit Academy.