After Long Sea Water Lord guessed that Rose Fairy and Shaoyao had caused this matter, he grew even more reverent toward the Flame Emperor behind them.
Within the Heavenly Palace on the Ninth Heaven, the Heavenly Monarch was drinking immortal wine while admiring the Immortal Maidens' dance. He was clearly in an excellent mood.
Although the Heavenly Court ostensibly ruled over the Four Seas and Eight Desolations, now that peace reigned throughout the Four Seas and Eight Desolations, its deterrent power had long since declined.
This time, the Heavenly Monarch had sent Ye Hua to the Long Sea so that he could secretly gather evidence against Long Sea Water Lord, then force him into war with the Merman Clan. The Merman Clan had seventy thousand elite soldiers, while Long Sea Water Lord had only ten thousand water soldiers. He would definitely be no match for the Merman Clan.
When the time came, Long Sea Water Lord would surely seek aid from the Heavenly Court to save his life. Then the Heavenly Monarch could rightfully send troops to station in the Long Sea, destroy the Merman Clan in passing, and achieve his goal of intimidating the Four Seas.
Furthermore, Ye Hua and Bai Qian's marriage had already been arranged. Once the two were wed, the relationship between Qingqiu and the Heavenly Court would become inseparable.
Though Qingqiu was nominally still obliged to obey the Heavenly Court's orders, Qingqiu was actually responsible for guarding the Five Desolations. The Fox Emperor's words carried more weight than the Heavenly Monarch's. Qingqiu was the true ruler of the Five Desolations.
The relationship between Qingqiu and the Heavenly Court was like that between a feudal lord and an emperor in the Mortal Realm. Qingqiu's overall strength was not much inferior to that of the Heavenly