Chapter 264: The Golden Thigh Who Dares to Offend

【It looks like Brother Seven and Father have both discovered that the Earth Kingdom’s holy water is my urine. Oh dear, I’m a bit embarrassed.】

The tyrant: “…”

What explosive news!

Thinking of how Hu Zhuo and the Earth prince had left happily, the tyrant nearly laughed himself to death.

What would it mean for the Earth Kingdom Emperor to worship Ah Bao’s urine every day?

Just thinking about it made him want to slap his thighs and laugh out loud.

Daring to provoke my golden thigh, turning your holy water into urine!

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Earth Kingdom.

Hu Zhuo and the Earth prince hurriedly returned the holy water bottle intact. The Earth Kingdom Emperor looked at the holy water bottle on the table with a frown. “Lord Hu, why does this holy water have a smell?”

Hu Zhuo was surprised. “Your Majesty, it’s always had a smell.”

Earth Kingdom Emperor: ??

Do you know about this holy water better, or do I?

Hu Zhuo quickly knelt and told the emperor everything about how the prince had absorbed Yue essence in the inn.

Honestly, the holy water had been exposed to Yue essence before, but Hu Zhuo and the prince had never been involved in that process. It was always handled by the Royal Observatory.

The Earth Kingdom Emperor sniffed carefully. “Ugh—”

To those who knew, it was holy water, but to those who didn’t, it could be mistaken for someone’s urine.

The Earth Kingdom Emperor stood straight, took a deep breath, and said, “You brothers of the Hu family are really something. Hu Zhan rode a donkey back, and you rode a horse back crying. Not only did you fail the task, but you also made the holy water smell. You are trying to anger me!”

Hu Zhuo lowered his head. “Your Majesty, this humble official is wronged. By the way, Your Majesty, I remembered that I encountered the Fire Kingdom’s Prince Yanling in the Tiansheng Dynasty. He—”

Hu Zhuo began to sob softly.

It was embarrassing for a grown man to cry.

“What happened to him?”

“He cursed our holy water as… Your Majesty, I dare not say.”

“You are pardoned. What did the Prince Yanling say?”

“He said our holy water is… waste water.” Hu Zhuo was anxious.

“Bang!” The Earth Kingdom Emperor, enraged, slammed the table. “How outrageous! The Fire Kingdom has gone too far. They dare to curse our holy water as waste water. The Prince Yanling is simply spewing filth!”

The Earth Kingdom Emperor trembled with anger. Everyone knew holy water was a national treasure.

Cursing the holy water was a blatant disregard for their Earth Kingdom.

Although Earth Kingdom ranked below Fire Kingdom, a prince who hadn’t even ascended the throne was defaming their holy water. The Earth Kingdom Emperor was absolutely furious.

“Send someone to report this to the Fire Kingdom Emperor. I won’t let this matter end like this! I want compensation for our holy water!”

“Your Majesty, what if the Fire Kingdom does not compensate?” Hu Zhuo wiped his sweat. The Fire Kingdom didn’t have holy water to offer as compensation.

“Not compensating? Then we’ll tear our relationship and go to war!”

Ah Bao never expected that her urine would lead to a conflict between the Fire and Earth Countries.

Without any effort, she had helped the Tiansheng Emperor deal with two countries.

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Fire Kingdom Imperial Palace.

The Fire Kingdom Emperor looked at Yang Lei, who was kneeling below, covered in filth and in a terrible state. In just a few days, Yang Lei had transformed from a well-dressed gentleman into a ragged beggar.

“It’s truly baffling! Is the Tiansheng Dynasty a dragon’s lair or a tiger’s den? Li Chunfeng went there, rode a donkey back overnight. You went there, rode a cow back overnight. Why are you both running? If the Tiansheng Emperor finds out, he’ll make a laughingstock of our Fire Kingdom.” The Fire Kingdom Emperor was furious, his face red and neck thick with anger.

Yang Lei stood with his head down, grumbling to himself. He didn’t want to run, but he had no choice.

“And what about Yan Ling? You’ve only been gone a few days, and Yan Ling looks like he’s about to die?”

Yang Lei replied sulkily, “Reporting to Your Majesty, this…”

“Did you see the Tiansheng Emperor?”

“……No.”

“Then who did you see that made you come back like this?”

“……We didn’t see anyone. We didn’t even reach the Tiansheng Dynasty’s capital, we just… returned.”

“Embarrassing! Simply too embarrassing!” The Fire Kingdom Emperor’s head was buzzing with anger.

Taoist Tianlin sighed deeply from the side. “Disciple, what exactly happened?”

Yang Lei recounted the events from start to finish, but he didn’t dare mention Yan Ling’s curse on the villagers of Crescent Village. He glossed over Crescent Village, so Taoist Tianlin and the Fire Kingdom Emperor did not detect any issues.

Instead, they concluded that anyone who went to the Tiansheng Dynasty would be unlucky.

“I refuse to believe it. How can a mere Tiansheng Dynasty be untouchable? It’s ranked last, and the Tiansheng Emperor is nothing! I will definitely annex it.” The Fire Kingdom Emperor was full of ambition and disdain.

“Your Majesty, the Earth Kingdom envoys have arrived, seeking to hold the Prince Yanling accountable.”

The Fire Kingdom Emperor was enraged. “Is the Earth Kingdom out of its mind? What does it want to question my prince about?”

Yang Lei thought to himself, this is bad!

It couldn’t really be that something happened to the Earth Kingdom’s holy water, could it?

Oh no, let’s hope the prince’s bad luck doesn’t come true.

The visitors were Hu Zhuo and Hu Zhan, the two brothers.

Hu Zhuo was a witness and had to make an appearance, while Hu Zhan was the most trusted envoy of the Earth Kingdom Emperor.

When Yang Lei saw Hu Zhuo, his heart sank. It’s over!

It’s really over!

Sure enough, when Hu Zhuo spoke, he was furious. “Your Majesty, we are here under the order of our Earth Kingdom Emperor to seek an explanation from the Prince Yanling.”

Hu Zhuo presented the invitation.

The cover of the invitation was sealed with wax, but the character ‘Qi’ on it was written in red ink.

Red markings represented major matters.

The Fire Kingdom Emperor opened the confidential document, which detailed the curse placed by the Prince Yanling on the Earth Kingdom’s holy water.

The Fire Kingdom Emperor’s expression changed. “Yang Lei…”

“Your Majesty.” Yang Lei quickly knelt down. Seeing this, the Fire Kingdom Emperor understood.

“Your Majesty, our Earth Kingdom’s holy water has encountered a problem. How do you plan to handle it?”

“Does the issue with your holy water have anything to do with Yan Ling?” The Fire Kingdom Emperor looked confused, as if he had never seen such a matter.

Hu Zhuo made a bow. “Your Majesty, we can’t just ignore this issue. If you do, our Earth Kingdom will understand the Fire Kingdom’s intentions.”

The Fire Kingdom Emperor narrowed his eyes. “Are you threatening me?”

“We don’t dare to, but this matter concerning the Earth Kingdom’s holy water must be treated seriously.”

This left the Fire Kingdom Emperor with a headache. He was already troubled by how to conquer the Tiansheng Dynasty. Now, suddenly, there was an issue with the Earth Kingdom. The two countries had relied on each other, and if the Earth Kingdom was provoked now, it could lead to military conflict with the Fire Kingdom. Although the Fire Kingdom was not afraid, it would divert attention from conquering the Tiansheng Dynasty.

Moreover, the Feng Country had also submitted to the Tiansheng Dynasty. If the Earth Kingdom clashed with the Fire Kingdom, wouldn’t the Fire Kingdom be facing a situation of one against three?

The Fire Kingdom Emperor never expected that his position as the leader of four countries would one day be troubled by three subordinates.

“What do you want?”

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