#428 - Listen to Xu Ming (4000 words)

The day after Xu Ming left the prison, the cave where Ao Jin was held was opened again.

Xiao Lan walked in with several attendants.

Just as Xu Ming had said, someone would soon come to take Ao Jin out.

Xiao Lan had the attendants remove Ao Jin's handcuffs, threw him a set of clean clothes, and took him to a place to bathe.

After Ao Jin finished bathing and changing, Xiao Lan led him to the Dragon Palace.

Walking into the imperial study, Ao Jin saw the Dragon Queen and Xu Ming.

"The sinner Ao Jin pays his respects to Your Majesty."

Ao Jin knelt directly on both knees before the Dragon Queen in the imperial study, appearing very respectful.

Kneeling on both knees was a courtesy that the Dragon race had never had before.

The Dragon Queen only glanced at Ao Jin.

"You don't need to thank me, thank Xu Ming. If it weren't for Xu Ming, you would already be dead in prison."

Ao Jin glanced at Xu Ming, then returned his gaze to the Dragon Queen and slowly said, "I naturally need to thank Lord Xu for interceding on my behalf, but most importantly, it is Your Majesty's magnanimity."

"Alright, do you think I can really pardon you just by saying this? Since everyone has already reached a deal, there's no need to be so hypocritical."

The Dragon Queen didn't give Ao Jin any face.

In the Dragon Queen's eyes, Ao Jin was already a dead man. If Xu Ming hadn't wanted him alive, Ao Jin would have already been executed.

However, as Xu Ming said, if Ao Jin was kept alive, allowing him to control the East Sea, and then Ao Jin was North Sea's puppet, it would indeed be more worthwhile than killing him.

Not to mention that Ao Jin was deceived by Mount Zhōngyān, and his father died, causing the East Sea to fall into chaos. Ao Jin must hate Mount Zhōngyān to the bone.

Ao Jin couldn't wait to cut those people from Mount Zhōngyān into a thousand pieces.

So Ao Jin's enemies completely overlapped with North Sea's.

"Do you know what to do next?"

The Dragon Queen asked Ao Jin with an icy tone.

"I understand."

Since the Dragon Queen had already said so, Ao Jin naturally didn't have any nonsense to say.

Ao Jin opened his mouth, and a wisp of soul and a shred of spirit flew out from his mouth.

This wisp of soul and shred of spirit formed a small dragon and flew towards the Dragon Queen.

The Dragon Queen took out a lamp from her hand, and then, under the Dragon Queen's spell, the wisp of soul and shred of spirit fell into the lamp and formed a flame.

Ao Jin's wisp of soul and shred of spirit were controlled by the Dragon Queen, forming this lamp.

And the Dragon Queen could make Ao Jin die at any time through this lamp.

"Alright, things are done. You can leave now. Tomorrow, you will return to the East Sea, and I will also assist you in becoming the master of the East Sea. It's useless even if your other brothers have objections."

The Dragon Queen looked at Ao Jin's appearance and was actually quite impatient.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Pale-faced, Ao Jin bowed and then got up and walked out of the imperial study.

The first thing Ao Jin did after leaving the imperial study was to go to the courtyard where he and his sister lived.

His sister was still being held in that courtyard, and he wanted to see if his sister was safe and sound.

At the same time, in the courtyard, Ao Yin'er was still sitting on the stone stool, raising her head and looking at the quiet seabed sky.

In these days, Ao Yin'er had thought about many, many things.

But Ao Yin'er couldn't understand why her brother and father had to collude with Mount Zhōngyān?

Regarding her father's death and her brother's imminent execution, Ao Yin'er actually didn't have any resentment towards North Sea, except for sadness.

Because this was a matter of course.

It was only right that her brother and father were executed for the kind of things they did. The only thing she should hate was Mount Zhōngyān.

Ao Yin'er wanted to avenge her father and brother, but she didn't know how to avenge them.

Ao Yin'er didn't even know if she could return to the East Sea. After returning to the East Sea, would the East Sea still be her home?

"Yin'er."

Just as Ao Yin'er was thinking about it in her heart, a familiar voice came from outside the courtyard.

Ao Yin'er turned her head to look. When she saw her brother standing at the gate of the courtyard, Ao Yin'er's eyes instantly lit up.

"Brother…"

Ao Yin'er stood up and stared blankly at her brother.

Ao Yin'er even wondered if she had seen it wrong?

Shouldn't her brother have been executed long ago? How could he appear here?

Could it be that this was her brother's soul?

But looking closely, Ao Yin'er didn't see that the other party was in the transparent state of a spirit body.

It was indeed her brother standing alive in front of her, and the vigorous blood energy was the best proof.

"Brother, how did you get out? Didn't the Dragon Queen kill you?"

Ao Yin'er stepped forward and looked at her brother, not knowing what had happened.

"I was originally going to die, but in the end, Xu Ming came to see me in prison," Ao Jin explained.

"Xu Ming?" Ao Yin'er blinked her eyes, unable to understand what her brother said, "Why would Xu Ming go to see brother?"

Ao Jin wasn't in a hurry and slowly explained to his sister:

"When Xu Ming came to find me in prison, he told me a condition for me to live, and this condition is…"

Ao Jin told his sister everything that happened in prison, without any concealment.

For Ao Jin, this sister was already his only relative.

Although there were some other brothers in the East Sea.

But those brothers were half-brothers, only this biological sister made Ao Jin truly feel close.

"So, brother, you have obtained the support of the North Sea and will go to the East Sea to inherit the throne, and then the entire East Sea will be loyal to the North Sea, right?"

Ao Yin'er understood what her brother said.

"That's right."

Ao Jin looked at his sister with heavy eyes.

"I know Yin'er, you look down on me a little, but other than that, I really have no choice. Mount Zhōngyān betrayed me and my father, causing the people of the East Sea to live in misery. I must avenge this!"

When he mentioned Mount Zhōngyān, Ao Jin's eyes were full of hatred.

Ao Yin'er shook her head: "How could I look down on brother? Moreover, in Yin'er's heart, I also want to avenge father. I believe that brother and father must have listened to the bewitchment of Mount Zhōngyān to do these things, right?"

Ao Jin raised his head and looked at his sister's pure eyes. For a moment, Ao Jin didn't know what to say.

Mount Zhōngyān did give the East Sea a lot of conditions, but that definitely couldn't be said to be bewitchment.

It could only be said that both sides were for their own interests at the time, but what they didn't expect was that Mount Zhōngyān would actually do that kind of thing in the end, killing his father.

Ao Jin touched his sister's long hair and sighed: "Yin'er, you don't need to care about what happened these days. It has nothing to do with you.

I also know that Yin'er, you are very sad in your heart.

But Yin'er, you have to look forward, and I'm still here.

You just need to live your life well, that's all, understand?"

Ao Jin instructed again.

In Ao Jin's heart, he definitely couldn't let his sister go back to the East Sea with him.

In his sister's eyes, the brothers in the East Sea were all very good people.

Her other brothers also cared for her meticulously.

But in reality, it wasn't like that.

Her brothers were good to Yin'er entirely because Yin'er wouldn't compete with them for the throne.

It was also because Yin'er was deeply loved by her father.

They pleased Yin'er, which naturally meant indirectly pleasing her father.

In fact, among the princes of the East Sea, they were secretly fighting to the death.

This time, after returning to the East Sea, with the support of the Dragon Queen, he would compete with his other half-brothers.

A lot of people would die by then. He didn't want Yin'er to see this scene.

It was enough for Yin'er to know nothing. It was enough for her to live a safe and healthy life. She didn't need to bear those heavy things.

Looking at his sister's puzzled expression, Ao Jin continued to persuade her: "Yin'er, didn't you want to go to the mainland to play? Now you can go to the mainland to play. When that young master Xu wants to return to the Wu Kingdom, you can go with young master Xu, there is absolutely no problem.

Really, you really can't go back with brother.

There are really many things in the East Sea that brother needs to do and deal with.

Brother is really worried that you will have an accident in the East Sea. After you play for a few years, when the East Sea stabilizes, brother will pick you up, okay?"

Ao Yin'er lowered her head and thought seriously for a while, then raised her head and looked at her brother: "Brother, can I really not go with you."

"I'm sorry, Yin'er, what's coming next is really going to be troublesome. It's not that your brother thinks you're a burden, but that your brother really wants to protect you. You are my only family in this world, and I really don't want to see anything happen to you again," Ao Jin sighed, speaking earnestly.

Finally, Ao Yin'er nodded: "Brother, don't worry, I will definitely take good care of myself."

"That's good!"

In the courtyard, Ao Jin talked with his sister for a long time, including some etiquette to pay attention to when going to the mainland.

If his sister stayed in the East Sea, it would be best if she stayed in the imperial capital and didn't go out.

In the end, Ao Jin gave some of his magical treasures to his sister to carry with her.

He chatted with his sister for a long time until the next morning when several maids from the North Sea came to take Ao Jin to the East Sea Dragon Palace.

Ao Jin stood up and looked at his sister with a smile:

"Brother is leaving soon. Remember what I told you.

Also, remember that if you are in the East Sea, then listen to the Dragon Queen. Do whatever the Dragon Queen tells you to do.

And if you go to the mainland, then listen to Xu Ming.

I don't like humans, but Xu Ming is an upright person.

Except for Xu Ming and the Dragon Queen, don't listen to anyone else, understand?"

"Understood, brother," Ao Yin'er nodded, her eyes flickering as if she was about to cry.

Ao Jin took one last look at his sister before turning around and following the two Dragon Palace maids out.

Standing at the entrance of the courtyard, Ao Yin'er watched her brother gradually move away.

Only when her brother completely disappeared from her sight did Ao Yin'er slowly withdraw her gaze.

"Your brother finished talking with you?"

Just as Ao Yin'er was about to return to the courtyard, Xu Ming's voice came.

Ao Yin'er turned around and saw Xu Ming walking over.

Ao Yin'er nodded: "We're done talking. Thank you, Xu Ming, for convincing the Dragon Queen. Otherwise, my brother would have lost his life."

"You don't need to thank me. The reason your brother is alive is indeed because he is more useful alive than dead."

When Xu Ming said this, he could already be described as unfeeling.

But Ao Yin'er didn't feel that there was anything wrong with Xu Ming's words.

On the contrary, she was still grateful to Xu Ming.

Because that Majesty didn't actually need her brother to control the East Sea.

Now that the dragons of the East Sea are without a leader, it wouldn't be a problem for that Majesty to support another brother.

"What about you? Your brother has gone to the East Sea. What are you going to do next? Your brother should have told you not to go to the East Sea, right?" Xu Ming continued to ask.

Ao Yin'er nodded: "Brother told me not to worry about anything and just take care of myself."

"That's right. There are many things that you can't bear or solve. You just need to take care of yourself. Did your brother say anything else to you?"

"Brother said that I can stay in the North Sea Dragon Palace or go to Wu Country with you, it all depends on what I want, and I can't listen to anyone's words except yours and the Dragon Queen's," Ao Yin'er continued.

Xu Ming frowned and thought for a moment: "Did your brother tell you about your constitution?"

"Constitution? What constitution?" Ao Yin'er tilted her head, her cute appearance showing that she didn't know anything.

"Actually, there is a very important reason why you can't go to the mainland, and that is that you have the Spirit of the Sea.

The Spirit of the Sea has a certain summoning ability to the sea race, and the speed of cultivation and the quality of the realm in the sea will be much higher than ordinary people.

Only after you naturally cultivate to the Nascent Soul Realm can you set foot on the land, so that you will not destroy your Spirit of the Sea.

You can also go to Wu Country with me.

However, if you set foot on the land at this time, your Spirit of the Sea is likely to be affected, so are you sure you want to do this?"