Late at night.
Moonlight flowed through the waves, striking the shore like shattered silver.
Only the roar of the surging tides echoed across the silent beach. Not a trace of life could be seen; heaven and earth had long since fallen asleep.
On such a lonely night,
Ao Budong stood stiffly alone on the beach in plain clothes, carrying a pile of gift boxes. The Dragon Emperor's usual arrogance was nowhere to be seen on his face, leaving only humble, uneasy worry.
He looked around several times, yet there was never the slightest movement.
He did not complain or grow impatient in the least. Instead, his gaze became ever humbler as he kept drawing breaths to steady himself, waiting obediently and patiently.
At last.
A ripple spread through the void before him, and an old man leaning on a cane slowly stepped out.
The moment Ao Budong saw the elderly face, weathered by age and dust, it was as though he had seen a savior. With a thud, he dropped to his knees!
"Crab Emperor, Crab Emperor, save me!"
The Crab Emperor lowered his eyes and looked down coldly, his clouded gaze utterly still.
Even as Ao Budong repeatedly knocked his head against the ground with dull thuds, the old man remained unmoved. He seemed never to possess a woman's soft heart; that he had appeared at such a delicate moment was already exceedingly rare.
After a round of kowtowing went ignored, his warm face had met a cold backside!
In the past,
Ao Budong would surely have risen furiously and forged an enmity then and there!
But today,
the emperor of the Sky Dragon Merman Tribe was incomparably humble. His kowtowing never ceased, and as he begged desperately for help, he forced a smile and offered all sorts of