Chapter 2543 - 2541: Bargaining
The Dragon Mother curled her lips in satisfaction, looking proudly at the five Little Kirin.
This show of force was deliberately signaled by her.
Though the Sea Dragon Clan’s hundred thousand troops lost in the attack on Liangshan Island this time, the East Sea Dragon Palace did not lose.
As for Liangshan Island, the Dragon Mother harbored deep grudges against it.
Little Bai stood up and said to Dong Xiong with a light smile, "I’ll fight you, but you must first answer a question for me."
Dong Xiong was impatient, "Get on with it, what’s your question?"
Little Bai asked, "You are a Dragon Whale, how did you take a Human Race name? And why specifically the surname Dong?"
The Little Kirin and others chuckled in amusement, thinking this brother of theirs was truly curious to even be interested in the name someone chose.
Dong Xiong cursed, "My master gave me that name, none of your business, are we fighting or not?"
"Fight, brace yourself!"
Little Bai smiled lightly. With a swift motion, a flash of white light streaked across the spot, and both fists instantly appeared before Dong Xiong.
Dong Xiong cried out in surprise, quickly raising his double hammers to block in front of him.
With a loud bang, Little Bai’s fists smashed fiercely onto the double hammers.
The tremendous force enveloped Dong Xiong, sending him, along with his double hammers, flying out.
Inside the Dragon Palace, only a streak of bright light remained.
Behind the main hall, a group of women shrieked, scaring even the Dragon Mother, who jumped up.
She turned around to see that it was her daughters hiding in the back, watching the commotion.
Clearly, they had been startled by Little Bai.
The Yunmeng Marsh Dragon King and Ao Jie exchanged glances,
The Dragon Mother was also shocked and hastily asked Little Bai, "Where is General Dong Xiong?"
Little Bai smiled casually, "Nothing serious, just a minor injury, he should be up again by tomorrow."
The Dragon Mother’s heart raced, unexpected that this young man was so formidable?
The Dragon Maiden behind her stared at Little Bai, her eyes glowing with admiration, softly exclaiming, "He’s really powerful!"
"And handsome too."
"How could there be such men in the world!"
"..."
The Dragon Mother irritatedly shooed them out, finally speaking of business to the Little Kirin and his group, "My guests, what resolution do you seek to handle the issues between our two clans?"
Little Kirin said, "Does the Dragon Queen know how many of our kind were killed in this battle?"
The Dragon Mother looked at him, her brow furrowing.
Little Kirin said, "According to statistics, a total of 345,860 were killed and 132,300 were seriously wounded. According to the Dragon Queen, how should this matter be resolved?"
The Dragon Mother, seeing his unfriendly words, suddenly understood.
This group had not come to make amends, but to seek justice.
She looked at the Yunmeng Marsh Dragon King.
The Yunmeng Marsh Dragon King’s old face turned red and he quickly interjected to mediate, "Let’s be reasonable, there must be a way to resolve this. Liangshan Island suffered heavy casualties, but the losses of the East Sea are also great! The Ninth Princess’s husband died in battle, and the entire Sea Dragon Clan was wiped out, it’s not easy for anyone."
Ao Jie sipped his drink sulkily, knowing full well his father must have boasted here.
He had repeatedly warned not to meddle carelessly.
Now that things had reached this point, a smooth resolution was impossible.
The Dragon Mother, with a gloomy face, said, "My daughter just married less than three years ago and lost her husband. You ask me how to settle this, but aren’t you satisfied with this outcome?"
Little Kirin replied righteously, "Your son-in-law provoked us repeatedly, last time we were gracious enough to return him and the Ninth Princess safely. Yet he did not appreciate it and attacked us again. His death was his own doing, and you must also bear full responsibility. If the Dragon Mother believes that his death should bury this matter, it’s best not to attempt such notions. This time, you will fully compensate for the losses of Liangshan Island."
"You!"
The Dragon Mother exclaimed angrily, "Young man, don’t overstep your bounds! This is the East Sea Dragon Palace, not a place you can manipulate as you wish."
Little Kirin laughed heartily, "What is the East Sea Dragon Palace? My father even killed the Eight Heavenly Dragons of the Western Direction; would he fear only the East Sea Dragon Palace? The Dragon Queen should think carefully, when my father comes personally, it won’t be as simple as compensation."
The Dragon Mother knew of this affair, angered but could only ask coldly, "According to your meaning, how should our Dragon Palace compensate?"
Little Kirin produced a pre-prepared compensation clause and had the Yunmeng Marsh Dragon King pass it to the Dragon Queen.
The Dragon Queen glanced at it and immediately jumped up anxiously, "You are robbers, looting, you are simply going too far!"
The compensation was identical to what the Bald Dog proposed last time, with an added demand that the East Sea Dragon Palace cede a piece of the Spiritual Ore Mountains to Liangshan Island for exploitation and management.
This time they wanted both money and the entire treasury.
The Yunmeng Marsh Dragon King dryly coughed, addressing Little Kirin hesitantly, "Could we discuss this further? This compensation is indeed too much."
Little Kirin said, "Not a single Spirit Stone less, these are for our brothers. Not long ago they were living happily on the island. But now they have become mounds of graves and piles of corpses. Their lives cannot be wasted in vain!"
His words were firm and echoed throughout the hall.
The Dragon Mother forced herself to remain calm, staring at Little Kirin, "What if we refuse to agree?"
Little Kirin’s aura instantly brimmed with murderous intent, "Then very well, we don’t want money, we want your lives as repayment. I know, the men of your Dragon Palace are all in heaven now. If we fight, come tonight, the East Sea will surely flow with blood, corpses piled as mountains. If the Dragon Queen doesn’t believe me, you can try!"
The Dragon Mother, having lived this long, was for the first time shocked by the terrifying aura of Little Kirin.
Her whole body felt cold, as if being watched by the God of Death.
"Dare you kill? Do not forget, we are Heavenly Court appointed Divine Monarchs. If you dare to act thus, you would be offending the Heavenly Court, offending the Jade Emperor!"
The Dragon Mother had no choice but to bring out the Heavenly Court.
Little Kirin scoffed with laughter, "I have already said, we of Liangshan Island fear nothing. Not to hide from you, a few days ago my siblings and I even visited heaven, helping ourselves to quite a few Peaches."
He took one out, showing it to the Dragon Mother, "These Peaches, we picked them. The Dragon Queen’s head, we can pick just the same!"
The Dragon Queen stared at the Peach, shocked to the point of crying out, "You, you all..."
She hadn’t expected this group’s daring, even daring to steal Heavenly Peaches.
The Yunmeng Marsh Dragon King slumped in his seat in fear, his hand clutching his drink trembling violently, muttering, "This is the end, the end! To offend the Heavenly Court is certain death!"
The Dragon Queen collected her thoughts, fixing her gaze on Little Kirin and his group, "So, our Dragon King was framed into the Heavenly Prison by you?"
"Just as you said."
Little Kirin admitted frankly, without any intent of concealment.
The Dragon Queen broke down crying, collapsing onto the Dragon Chair, wailing loudly, "Dragon King, you have been wronged!"
Her mind raced, gathering her wits, analyzing the events from beginning to end.
This band of thieves was audacious beyond measure.
Offending the Heavenly Court guaranteed no good outcome.
The Dragon Palace now should not fight these people to the death.
It just needed to agree to them temporarily, then report to the Heavenly Court. Once the Heavenly Soldiers and Heavenly Generals descended to eliminate these bandits, all the things given away would still belong to the Dragon Palace.
The Dragon Queen secretly cursed in her heart, "Young people are indeed young, not knowing the heavens from the earth. Since you admitted to this, don’t blame me for not being honorable."