"Tiger King, what brings you here?"
King Huai glanced at Ji Yao as he asked.
"Be careful. The Tiger King over there is a leading general of the Heavenly Fate Royal Court, and he has very close ties with the Ji Family. You killed everyone Ji Yao brought with her while you were breaking through. Watch out—he might use that as a pretext to come after you."
Zhang Tao glanced at Tiger King and sent Lu Hao a voice transmission.
Lu Hao nodded outwardly, but in truth, he had been watching the changes on the battlefield below, ready to manipulate things covertly with his spiritual power at any moment.
"King Huai, our Royal Court's princess has come to propose a trade. We would like to exchange a major mine under King Ji's control for the one beneath Heavenly Gate City. Would that be acceptable?"
Tiger King spoke slowly. After all, the Royal Court's dignity was at stake, so he could not spell things out too clearly. He could hardly say that their princess had been captured and that they needed a major mine to ransom her.
King Huai understood as soon as he heard it. After all, he had watched Ji Yao lead her group into the South Seven Region. In the end, Lu Hao had killed all their rank nine fighters, while Nan Yun Yue had intercepted Ji Yao along the way. The enormous mine beneath Heavenly Gate City must have been the condition she had negotiated with the Rebirth Land. This did him no harm. He would not lose a major mine, and the Royal Court's mine he received in exchange would be considerably better than the one beneath Heavenly Gate City.
"Very well. That is acceptable."
After a moment's consideration, King Huai agreed to Tiger King's request.