#397 - Don't mess it up!

Ao Jin was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "I didn't expect such a small matter to alarm your esteemed tower."

"Enough of the pointless nonsense! I ask, you answer!" The woman with the cat mask stepped forward and said coldly, "We have already received His Majesty's permission to take action against you at any time. Don't think that the two of us wouldn't dare to take your life."

Ao Jin: "..."

If it were anywhere else, Ao Jin naturally wouldn't be afraid.

Because behind him was the Dragon Palace of the East Sea, and he was a prince of the East Sea. Before they moved against him, they had to consider the power behind him.

In fact, because of his status, he could do as he pleased in most places.

But in the North Sea, it was different.

He could very well die in such a place.

The Dragon Queen, in a sense, was a madwoman. She wouldn't consider any diplomatic factors at all.

When she had sufficient reason, she would kill anyone, regardless of who they were.

Ao Jin clearly remembered that a thousand years ago, a short-sighted prince from the South Sea came to the North Sea.

That fellow said something about wanting to marry the Dragon Queen, but the next day, he died at the Dragon Queen's hands.

The old Dragon King of the South Sea didn't dare to say a word, not even daring to retrieve his son's body.

The Dragon Queen seemed to have fed him to the fish.

"I'll ask you one last time, what exactly were you fishing for in Wanyu Lake in the Coral Sea?" the cat-masked woman said coldly.

Ao Jin shook his head: "I wasn't fishing for anything. It's just that Wanyu Lake has a fish called the Inkgold Fish, which is very expensive and can only be caught with literary aura as bait.

At the time, I happened to encounter scholars from White Deer Academy, so I thought of secretly drawing on their literary aura as bait to catch the fish.

This method is indeed not very ethical, but for the sake of opportunity, there's no other way. Besides, they only lost some literary aura, which they can recover in a few days.

I didn't expect to fail, and even more so, I didn't expect to disturb you all."

The two masked women looked at each other.

"You better be telling the truth." The fox-masked woman warned, then turned and left with her companion.

Since he had given an explanation, they had to investigate and report it to the Dragon Queen.

Although they weren't afraid to kill him, they would try not to, if possible. After all, he was the son of the Dragon King of the East Sea.

As for continuing to press him, there was no need.

If he really didn't want to say, as long as he insisted on this reason, there was no way to do anything to him.

Only when they investigated and found something wrong, and had evidence, would it be appropriate to confront him.

The two women disappeared into the night.

Ao Jin sat back in his chair and continued to drink his wine.

Half an hour later, a figure appeared in the courtyard.

Ao Jin sighed, picked up another cup, and poured a glass of wine:

"You, ah, your timing is really perfect. If you had come any later, you would have run into those two women from the Dragon Palace.

At that time, not only would I not be able to explain myself, but I'm afraid I would have lost my life here."

The shadow dissipated, and a man sat down in front of Ao Jin: "That shows that heaven is protecting you, so you won't die so easily."

"What about the fish?" the shadow asked.

Ao Jin shook his head with a smile: "Fish? Gone!"

Speaking of this, Ao Jin felt very depressed: "The Dragon Palace doesn't know about our plan, otherwise, they would have come looking for us long ago. But I didn't expect my plan to be discovered by that Xu Ming from the Wu Kingdom.

He was constantly sabotaging me, and there was no way to catch that fish."

The man in black stroked his fingers: "Who is this Xu Ming?"

Ao Jin: "Who else could it be? The top scholar of the Wu Kingdom, the one who wrote 'Crimson cheeks bid farewell to the mirror, flowers bid farewell to the trees'."

Man in black: "How could he know our plan?"

Ao Jin smiled: "I don't know. Logically speaking, that Xu Ming shouldn't know. Even if an internal traitor leaked our plan, they shouldn't have gone to the Wu Kingdom."

The man in black nodded: "Don't worry, not many people know about this plan, and it's top secret. There can't be an internal traitor leaking it. What did the Dragon Palace say?"

Ao Jin shook his head: "What else could they say? Even if the Dragon Queen is crazy, she can't kill me without evidence. I said I wanted the Inkgold Fish, they'll investigate, and getting the Inkgold Fish won't change anything.

As for the fish we really want, they shouldn't be able to find it, unless the Dragon Queen goes herself.

But with the Dragon Queen's personality, apart from her old flame who disappeared ten thousand years ago, what else has she cared about?

It's just that our plan has become difficult. Without that fish, nothing can be done."

"That's not necessarily true." The man in black smiled and took something from his sleeve and placed it on the table.

Ao Jin glanced at it, his eyes narrowed: "What is this?"

"A scale from the Mo Tian Fish." The man in black said.

Ao Jin looked at the man in black in surprise: "How did you get it?"

"Heh heh heh." The man in black smiled, "Although the Mo Tian Fish is precious, it's not only found in the North Sea."

Ao Jin looked at the other party in surprise, as if guessing something: "Could it be that you went to Mount Zhōngyān in the Demon Kingdom?"

"That's right."

The man in black nodded.

"We can't put all our eggs in one basket, so we definitely have to make two preparations. Therefore, someone had secretly gone to Mount Zhōngyān in the Demon Kingdom long ago."

Ao Jin frowned: "Are you crazy? You actually made a deal with Mount Zhōngyān!"

"Don't be so excited. In many things, you have to give in order to gain. Don't worry, this time our cooperation with Mount Zhōngyān is a win-win situation, and everyone benefits."

The black shadow's gaze fixed on Ao Jin: "We have already prepared everything for you, don't mess it up!"

[Originally I wanted to write 10,000 words today, but I played too much chess. I have to say, the first few days of each season of Cloud Top are the most fun. You don’t even need to read the guides. You just ponder it yourself. It feels pretty good, but after trying every lineup, it’s not that interesting anymore.

Although it’s 11:30, I still have to go downstairs for a run. I really need to exercise. I feel like my body is getting worse every day.

Believe me! I will definitely write 10,000 words tomorrow! Really!

This time, let’s persevere a little longer. If we persevere for a few more days until we develop the habit of writing 10,000 words a day, everything will be much easier.

This is what a friend told me, and I believe him! ]