nding incidents. As a class monitor, her capabilities were indeed impressive.Hao Ren was left alone in the dormitory, feeling anxious after thinking it over. He pulled out the thick "Principles of Eng...Chapter 280: Tragic

The Dragon Palace of the East Sea. Ten imposing dragon palace soldiers in blue waves array were guarding the main gate.

Five meters away from the door, a man in his sixties wearing a large red robe and black boots stood respectfully with a smile on his face.

Behind him was a luxurious carriage filled to the brim with treasures.

Vice Chancellor Xia bowed slightly as he slowly walked out of the main gate of the Dragon Palace, accompanied by a young dragon guard.

"Vice Chancellor Xia, how is it going" The man in the red robe quickly took two steps forward.

The hunched Vice Chancellor Xia glanced sideways at the man before him and said, "Vice Chancellor Lu, the Dragon King isn't in the palace. It's quite awkward for me to handle your sudden visit with such generous gifts."

Vice Chancellor Lu, who had been wearing a smile, suddenly turned serious and asked, "It’s already been three days, haven’t you managed to contact the Dragon King"

"The Dragon King is very busy. Why don't you wait for a few more days Without his order, I can't let you in," Vice Chancellor Xia said with a pained look on his face.

Ru Vice Chancellor, who had come all the way from the West Sea Dragon Palace, was almost brought to tears by this response.

Following Old Zeng's orders, he arrived at the East Sea on Saturday with heavy gifts hoping for reconciliation. However, the East Sea only sent an equivalent-level Vice Chancellor Xia to entertain him and adopted a cold approach; Ru Vice Chancellor couldn't even enter the gates of the East Sea Dragon Palace.

Over these three days, he had been sleeping in the open air outside the dragon palace gate, enduring great hardship.

But who could blame Old Zeng for disregarding the objections of the Eastern Sea soldiers and forcefully entering the Dragon Palace Since the West Sea wasn't observing proper etiquette, the East Sea didn’t have to either.

To make matters worse, the Crown Prince of the West Sea was being "taken care of" in the East Sea's Dragon Palace. With the East Sea not caring about their generous gifts from the West Sea, the West Sea could only endure silently.

"I still have some matters to attend to. I apologize, Minister Lu, for keeping you here," Chancellor Xia bowed slightly and then turned to enter the Dragon Palace.

Seeing Chancellor Xia about to walk in, Minister Lu gritted his teeth, disregarding his status, and hurried over to grab him, "Brother Xia! Brother Xia!"

"How about adding five more blocks of West Sea Mystic Ice" he said with a worried expression.

Chancellor Xia shook his head gently and removed Minister Lu's hand. "This matter still needs to be reported to the Dragon King."

The red-robed Minister Lu gritted his teeth again, "Eight blocks!"

"A total of eight blocks of West Sea Mystic Ice,"

Seeing Chancellor Xia's expression slightly soften, Minister Lu quickly added, "This generous gift has no other intentions. It is merely to thank your side for the meticulous care of our crown prince. However, due to his long stay in the East Sea, we are very much inconveniencing you. If his injuries have stabilized, I hope he can be returned to the West Sea for recuperation."

He avoided mentioning Old Zeng's intrusion into the Dragon Palace, as if these unpleasant events had never occurred.

Eight blocks of West Sea Mystic Ice was the negotiation bottom line given by Old Zeng. Combined with numerous rare treasures, this offer from the West Sea to exchange back Cai Yitao represented a substantial loss for them.

"Minister Lu, please wait a moment while I consult with several elders and then give you an answer. If it's just a thank-you gift, there shouldn't be any issues," Chancellor Xia took this opportunity to make concessions.

As per Zhao Guang's instructions, he was not to meet and delay for three days.

The more urgent the West Sea’s attitude became and the further back they pushed their bottom line, it proved that the West Sea was truly seeking reconciliation. Especially with "strategic materials" like West Sea Mystic Ice; offering eight blocks indicated how desperate they were.

Chancellor Xia returned to the Dragon Palace and informed Zhao Guang, who was in charge of the palace, about the conditions from the West Sea. Zhao Guang finally nodded, "Release him!"

"Understood!" Chancellor Xia hurriedly exited the palace with Zhao Guang's instructions to release Cai Yitao.

The East Sea and the West Sea had not officially declared war. The East Sea detaining the Crown Prince of the West Sea was indeed a troublesome matter. However, using a large amount of treasures and blocks to exchange for the Xuan Bing from the West Sea while getting rid of this trouble made it a very worthwhile deal.

But Chancellor Xia just couldn't figure out how Elder Zeng’s attitude suddenly softened after personally rushing into the Dragon Palace to forcibly take away the retired elder only half a day ago

No matter how much he calculated, there was no one in the East Sea Dragon Palace who could change the situation. The entire East Sea Dragon Palace had but one variable: the latest son-in-law of the Dragon King, Hao Ren.

From Elder Zeng’s constant insults towards Hao Ren while being confined to a palace, Chancellor Xia knew that knocking down Elder Zeng was due to Hao Ren's efforts.

The retired elder falling into the sea along with Elder Zeng also seemed related to Hao Ren.

Hao Ren could even force Qin Shaoyang back at Zhao Yanzi’s birthday banquet, win over the Inspector Su Han’s favor, and absorb the last wave of lightning during Zhao Kuo's tribulation.

From Chancellor Xia's perspective, this son-in-law was bringing too many surprises.

Even when Zhao Kuo left the Dragon Palace to go on a journey, he had said with his own mouth, "Keep an eye on that boy Hao Ren for me! Once I break through to the Heaven-defying Dragon Realm, I’ll rely on him!"

The Dragon King’s insight was truly sharp. Chancellor Xia smiled faintly as he walked.

Meanwhile, Zeng Yitao, who had been eating coarse meals in the Dragon Palace every day, was extremely angry. As soon as he stepped out of the palace, he started shouting loudly,

"The East Sea Dragon Palace actually dared to imprison me! One day, I will tear down your palaces!"

"My grandfather will lead a thousand troops and crush you all!"

"Why do you keep feeding me this garbage Spit!"

As Zeng Yitao walked along the path, he pointed his finger at everything around him, venting his grievances accumulated over these few days.

The soldiers guarding the Dragon Palace saw how arrogant and unreasonable Zeng Yitao was but were only able to suppress their anger upon seeing Chancellor Xia accompanying him.

"Who is it! Making such a racket! Making so much noise!"

Zhen Tongsan, who was picking medicinal herbs near the Hundred Flowers Palace, couldn't help but jump out.

A few days ago, he had been slapped by Old Zeng. The bruise on his face finally started to fade, and he came to the Hundred Flowers Palace to pick some herbs that could reduce swelling. He was preparing to visit the Western Sea Dragon Palace soon to cause trouble for "the old scoundrel."

However, unexpectedly, he happened to run into the "scoundrel" from the Western Sea Dragon Palace being released.

"Who are you, brat! Daring to obstruct me!" Ceng Yitao was already furious, and since Minister Xia beside him had a higher level of cultivation, he wasn't his match. Seeing Zhen Tongsan's face made him feel disgusted, so he immediately kicked out.

Bam!

Zhen Tongsan wasn't prepared for it and was kicked hard in the chest. He fell backward violently on the stone path of the dragon palace and slid half a meter, while the medicinal herbs in his hand were also thrown away.

Minister Xia didn't expect Ceng Yitao to be so vicious; he hadn't thought of stopping Zhen Tongsan just now either. Seeing this scene, Minister Xia was stunned.

Zhen Tongsan was the disciple of Qiu Niu and, even though what he had been doing for the past hundred years was merely serving as a fire tender, his status as a direct disciple of Qiu Niu was quite extraordinary!

However, Zhen Tongsan's original form was that of a monster beast. A hundred years ago, he successfully transformed into human shape and began cultivating again from scratch. Although it seemed formidable, in reality, he only had the cultivation level of a Level 9 cultivator!

Qiu Niu hadn't yet taught Zhen Tongsan any martial arts techniques but told him to focus on researching elixirs and treasures. That was because Qiu Niu never thought his disciple would be bullied by others!

As Zhen Tongsan tried to get up, Ceng Yitao kicked out again twice, shouting, "I'll teach you to speak about me! I'll show you what happens when you talk about me!"

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