The Understated Dragon Lord novel Chapter 687

Smart wasn't a fool; there was no way he would go down to save Easton. He wanted to make Danny go down instead, and once Danny was down, Smart planned to cut the rescue rope and leave Danny no way to climb back up. Then, the two beautiful women, Belle and Victoria, would be left with him alone. A man alone with two gorgeous women in the deep forest—what a dream that would be!

Smart plotted his scheme and began his act to coerce Danny into his trap.

"Country boy, the waterfall is too high, and I'm scared to go down. But if you can save Easton, I swear I'll follow your orders without complaint until we leave Purple Gold Hill," Smart proposed with unexpected docility that bewildered Danny for a moment.

Danny’s instincts quickly kicked in, telling him that Smarty was definitely up to something. Though Danny usually employed his mind-reading abilities with the ladies, curiosity got the best of him, and he turned it on Smart to see exactly what devious plan he was formulating.

After peering into Smart's intentions, Danny couldn’t help but chuckle. Smarty really was a dimwit, thinking he could cut the rope while Danny descended and leave him to fall to his death. But Danny was too resilient for such a feeble plan. A fall from this height wouldn’t be enough to kill him. What a joke.