"Alright, Ye Zhen, I have resolved your trouble for you. Now, it is time to settle the matter between us!" Great Sage of the Sea said in a deep voice!
Hearing this, Ye Zhen asked with a look of surprise, "Great Sage, I do not understand. The matter between us? What matter is there between us?"
Great Sage of the Sea froze for a moment, then sneered. "Ye Zhen, you have not forgotten, have you? You killed the Sky Wing Emissary of our Sky Wing Island. Your punishment was to serve as a member of the Sea Covering Guard and redeem yourself through meritorious service!
Only once your merits were sufficient for you to be promoted to Myriad Guard Captain of the Sea Covering Guard could you regain your freedom! If you have even forgotten that, do you need this Sage to remind you?"
"No need. I remember it!"
Ye Zhen casually waved his hand. "But, Great Sage, one cannot repay kindness with ingratitude! As they say, no merit surpasses saving one's lord. Today, I risked tremendous danger to help you kill eight White Dragon Envoys and that Golden Rainbow Dragon King.
The Spirit Crystals alone that I poured into this exceeded five million. After paying such a price, is that not enough to redeem my sins? Great Sage, you cannot be so shameless!" Ye Zhen said solemnly!
"Utter nonsense! Clearly, I was the one who saved your life, yet you still—"
"Great Sage, this is truly strange. I was hiding perfectly well beneath the sea. Who was it that startled me out?"
"Who was it that helped you kill those other eight White Dragon Envoys? And even used words to disturb the Golden Rainbow Dragon King during the slaughter?"
"Who was it that, when you and the Golden Rainbow