Legend of the Great Sage Chapter 880 - Interlude

Before Ru Xin had boarded the Silver Dragon Ship with the Myriad Poison Ancestor, she had passed the Lost Stalks of the King of Yue to Li Qingshan just in case some kind of strange reaction occurred between the arcane treasures.

“You’ve actually given him the Lost Stalks of the King of Yue in exchange for suppressing your inner demons as the condition?”

The King of Southern Yue’s mid-air projection was rather surprised. Then he looked at Gong Yuan and came to some understanding.

He said he had come for Li Qingshan, but actually, his primary objective was still to force Gong Yuan into handing over the Lost Stalks of the King of Yue in exchange for his promise to not support Fire Melt mountain. He never thought another twist would occur at the last moment. This Li Qingshan… 

“That’s the spoils of my race. I can hand it to whoever I want. The past King of Yue was known for his path of divination, but he still ended up miscalculating, losing the stalks and suffering in the South sea! I’d advise the King of Yue to not take a pointless risk. If it reignites war, perhaps it’ll be a grievance that extends for another several thousand years!”

In the past, while the Kingdom of Yue had failed to conquer the South sea, they had dealt a heavy blow to the Merfolk of the South sea, resulting in negotiations and a truce in the end. The later Kings of Yue had all been interested in revenge, but all of them were afraid to become involved in this mess again, so they only used Fire Melt mountain to inhibit the Merfolk.

Faced with the overbearing King of Southern Yue, Gong Yuan immediately recovered her cold and proud nature as a king. However, her current position did affect her bearing as a king, as she was still in Li Qingshan’s arms.

The King of Southern Yue never expected Gong Yuan to take Li Qingshan’s side in such a clear-cut manner. Was it to save Ru Xin? But according to what he knew, Gong Yuan’s personality was not that soft. Though, the thoughts of women had always been unpredictable and impossible to grasp.

“Hmm? There seems to be

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