The Golden Dragon Emperor's palace is extremely deep and he has always been as calm as a mountain. He rarely gets angry like this.
Part of the reason why he was so angry was because he did it deliberately to Xiao Han.
Because this represents his attitude towards the matter.
Although the Shui Tribe occupies the endless East China Sea, they have had no entanglements or grudges with the various tribes on the mainland from ancient times to the present. They have always looked on with a cold eye.
Even the demons who brought trouble to the world would not be enemies with the Shui tribe, and they had never invaded the East China Sea.
However, the territories of the Water Tribe and the Human Tribe are adjacent, and there is too much contact and interaction between the two tribes.
No matter how cold-blooded and arrogant the Water Tribe is, it is impossible for them to turn against the Human Tribe.
After all, the human race has become the overlord of the continent, and is protected by countless strong men.
The two tribes have long drawn clear territorial boundaries and made an agreement of peace and friendship to not invade each other.
For thousands of years, the occasional frictions and grievances between the two races were quickly resolved.
The way to resolve grievances and quell conflicts is to cede territory and pay compensation to settle the matter.
Just like Ancient Jade Bay, it was indeed the territory of the aquatic tribe in ancient times.
But two thousand years ago, strong men from the water tribe invaded human territory and massacred countless human people.
In order not to start a war with the human race, and to calm the anger of the human race imperial court, the Water Tribe Imperial Court ceded Ancient Jade Bay to the human race.
In recent thousands of years, similar events have occurred frequently.
Over time, most of the productive bays along the coast were compensated by the Water Tribe Imperial Court to the human race.
In ancient times, the territory between the two tribes was bounded by the coastline.
Today, territorial boundaries have become sea areas within thousands of miles from the coast.
The shallow sea area is the territory of the human race, and only the deep sea area is the territory of the aquatic race.
The last time there was a conflict between the two tribes was eighty years ago.
After eighty years of peace and stability, King Tai Mo appeared again and invaded Ancient Jade Bay, massacring the human race.
Donglin Divine General came to ask for help. The Golden Dragon Emperor could not quarrel with the human emperor, so he had to find a way to calm the matter.
The solution to the conflict was to cede land and pay compensation. How could he not be angry?
After a while, he gradually calmed down and explained to Donglin Divine General: "Donglin Divine General, please tell the human emperor on my behalf that this matter is indeed the negligence of our Water Tribe Imperial Court.
It was my lax supervision that led to this tragedy, for which I deeply apologize.
That big Taimo octopus is indeed the commander of the bodyguards of our clan’s Imperial Court, and has been faithfully fulfilling his duties for decades.
But relying on its own status and power, it allowed its relatives to oppress other Shui tribe people.
The imperial court punished its relatives in accordance with the law, and the emperor also punished it severely, making it hold a grudge.
It planned for two years, stole a secret treasure of our clan, defected from the Imperial Court, and escaped from the Wonderland of Ten Thousand Dragons..."
The Golden Dragon Emperor explained the whole story to Xiao Han.
In fact, Xiao Han had interrogated King Taimo and already knew the truth of the matter.
After the Golden Dragon Emperor finished explaining, he asked Xiao Han: "Donglin Divine General, the cause of this incident lies in the Imperial Court. The failure to catch King Taimo in time caused it to cause a catastrophe.
Now that you have killed it and resolved the crisis in Ancient Jade Bay, it can be considered a blessing among misfortunes.
In order to express my apology, I am willing to show enough sincerity to compensate the Human Imperial Court and give an explanation to the people who died innocently.
As for how to compensate specifically, I will have a confidential discussion with you later, what do you think?"
Seeing the attitude of the Golden Dragon Emperor, Xiao Han's goal was achieved. He nodded quickly and said: "Okay, thank you to His Majesty the Dragon Emperor for your understanding of justice. I will definitely convey your original words to the Emperor."
The Golden Dragon Emperor nodded slightly and asked in a deep voice: "We have settled this matter, and I will definitely give you a satisfactory explanation to the Imperial Court of the Human Race.
Now, please ask Donglin Divine General to return that secret treasure to my emperor. That treasure belongs to our imperial court."
Xiao Han suddenly frowned and asked in confusion: "Your Majesty the Dragon Emperor, please forgive me for being stupid and not understanding what the treasure you are talking about is?"
The Golden Dragon Emperor also frowned, looked at him with majestic eyes, and explained: "That is a piece of Fantasy Feather Ice Gold, a priceless treasure, an ice blue crystal stone the size of a fist."
Xiao Han shook his head and said with a natural expression: "Sorry, Your Majesty the Dragon Emperor, I and Ji Tianxing risked their lives and fought with King Taimo for a long time before killing his body.
The battle was fierce at that time, but we didn’t see any phantom feathers and ice gold, and we didn’t recognize it.”
The Golden Dragon Emperor looked at him sharply and asked in a deep voice: "General Donglin, are you serious about this?"
"It's absolutely true!" Xiao Han replied solemnly, his eyes looking directly at the Golden Dragon Emperor without any dodge or guilt.
Ji Tianxing watched silently, not only grateful to Xiao Han for helping him conceal it, but also very impressed by Xiao Han's acting skills.
The Golden Dragon Emperor was silent for a moment, then nodded and said: "Forget it, since you didn't find the piece of Fantasy Feather Ice Gold, let's leave this matter alone.
The emperor has only one request, please ask Donglin Divine General to return the soul of King Taimo.
It has committed such a crime, and I must punish it to death according to the laws of the Shui Tribe to serve as a warning to others!"
"It's natural. I came to see you this time just to leave it to you for disposal." Xiao Han nodded, took out the jade gourd from the space ring, and handed it to Yu San.
Yu San took the jade gourd and handed it to the Golden Dragon Emperor respectfully.
After the Golden Dragon Emperor accepted the jade gourd, he looked at Xiao Han and Ji Tianxing and said: "Xiao Han, we have finished talking about official matters, now it is time to talk about private matters.
Ji Tianxing, why did you come to see the emperor with Donglin God?"
Before Ji Tianxing could answer, Xiao Han secretly sent a message to him and said: "Mr. Ji, if you have any requests or purposes, feel free to raise them with the Golden Dragon Emperor.
King Taimo's rebellion has put the Water Tribe Emperor's court at a disadvantage, and the Golden Dragon Emperor will certainly not dare to refuse you.
Especially since I haven't discussed compensation with him yet, he doesn't dare to offend you, lest I, the lion, open my mouth and kill him severely..."
"Thank you for your help, General God. I will definitely remember it in my heart." Ji Tianxing sent a message to thank Xiao Han.
Then, he bowed his hands to the Golden Dragon Emperor and said: "Your Majesty the Dragon Emperor, I came to the Water Tribe Imperial Court this time just to ask for your help and to inquire about some news."
The Golden Dragon Emperor originally thought that Ji Tianxing would take the opportunity to ask for money. Hearing that he was just here to inquire about news, he was relieved and said with a smile: "What news? As long as I know about it, I will definitely..."
However, before he finished speaking, Taiyi smiled and said: "Father, you are the emperor of our clan and you have everything to deal with. At this moment, you should discuss important matters with General Donglin.
Mr. Ji and my minister are both sons of the emperor, and we have known each other for a long time, so we are no strangers. If he wants to ask for information, I will answer it for him."
After hearing what Taiyi said, the Golden Dragon Emperor immediately agreed and said with a smile: "Taiyi's words make sense, then you can entertain Ji Tianxing, and you two can talk slowly.
I will now take Divine General Donglin to the secret room to discuss compensation together."