Chapter 784

Qing Lord smiled. "Good! Worthy indeed of the fine men of my Qing Kingdom! Since General Xin possesses such lofty ambitions, I shall give my fullest support! Go without worry. Even should you fail, I will absolutely not hold it against you."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Xin Zhi appeared grateful, but he saw through everything in his heart. Once he failed, he would certainly be made to take the blame for Qing Lord. But for the sake of leaving his name in history, it was all worth it!

Some Qing Kingdom officials lowered their heads slightly and sighed inwardly. Qing Lord was becoming less and less willing to shoulder responsibility. Back then, Qing Lord had been so high-spirited and vigorous, but in recent years, influenced by Wu Kingdom and Fang Yun, he had grown increasingly cautious and eager to preserve everything. In many respects, he was even inferior to the Jing Kingdom Empress Dowager.

Ao Huang's face darkened as he thought that he would definitely obstruct trade between the Eastern Sea Dragon Palace and Qing Kingdom in the future. From its lord down to its officials, Qing Kingdom did not have a single decent person. Look at the Jing Kingdom Empress Dowager—she had not even blamed him for stealing the night-luminous pearl from her palace hall.

Ao Huang immediately looked all around the hall of this temporary palace, only to discover helplessly that there was nothing at all.

Above the main hall stood two dragon thrones side by side.

Qing Lord turned to Fang Yun and smiled. "Void Sage Fang, General Xin is willing to stake the land of one prefecture on behalf of Qing Kingdom. Does Void Sage Fang dare accept the challenge?"

Fang Yun nodded. "Then let Qing Lord and me seal this with a high-five oath. So