"Bodhisattva, did you happen to see a head suddenly disappear just now?"
The Alligator Dragon asked outright. At the same time, whether deliberately or not, he lifted the treasured sword in his right hand and used it to trim his nails.
That gesture instantly made the Dragon Kings of the Four Seas' hair stand on end.
"Ao Tuo, what are you trying to do? This is Guanyin Bodhisattva!"
Finding courage from who knew where, the Dragon King of the Western Sea jumped out again, even planting himself in front of Guanyin as he shouted, "Ao Tuo, don't think that just because you got the Ancestral Dragon Secret Treasure from somewhere, you can run wild and treat everyone under heaven with contempt!"
Yet when he saw Ao Tuo's rather hostile gaze, he swiftly changed his tune. "Ao Tuo, surrender at once! So long as we take the heads of the Nine-Headed Worm and the Eight-Branched Serpent back to the Heavenly Court, I-we can guarantee you'll be fine!"
Huh?
The Ten-Thousand Saints Dragon King, the Ten-Thousand Saints Princess, and the others from the Jade-Wave Pool instantly widened their eyes, question marks practically popping up over their heads.
"Guards! Seal the Dragon Palace! Without my command, no one leaves today!"
The Dragon King of the Western Sea caught a flicker of surprise in the Alligator Dragon's eyes. As though encouraged by it, he waved his hand and issued the order.
"Yes!"
Mochang caught on instantly too. He sprang to his feet again and summoned the Shrimp Soldiers and Crab Generals to shut the doors and beat the trapped dogs.
Boom, boom, boom!
In an instant, every passage in the Crystal Palace was sealed. The Ten-Thousand Saints Dragon King and the others grew even more nervous. Putting on a fierce front despite his inner