68: Despicable Liar

The Red King, unaware of the severity of his scolding, looked confusedly at its other two heads before slowly backed away after seeking their approval.

Di Tian found it difficult to keep up with the Red Kings' swift change of direction and their logical reasoning.

He mustered his spiritual power, causing the map to shatter into pieces. His eyes coldly pierced through the black robe worn by the human before him. Di Tian spoke calmly, "Human, you must understand that I cannot let you go."

Lu Yuan's mind wandered, and he replied with a smile, "Then, do I need to have two children with the Three-eyed Golden Lion for you to release me?"

Di Tian's eyes flashed with disdain. How could a noble Auspicious Emperor be deceived by such a clumsy and audacious attempt? Besides, was this insignificant human even worthy of bearing a child with the Emperor? And transforming the auspicious beast into human form? Utterly whimsical!

Di Tian composed himself and interrupted the opponent's clumsy performance, demanding, "Tell me why you're here!"

Lu Yuan put on a helpless expression, shrugged, and cynically replied, "If you don't mind the Three-eyed Golden Lion dying while we talk, then it's better not to waste your time."

Frowning, Di Tian questioned, "Why should I believe what you, a human, say?"

With a slight smirk, he waved his hand, casually adding, "You don't have to believe me. After all... I didn't ask you to believe me."

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Is this guy speaking in human language? If it weren't for the risk of the Auspicious Beast being torn apart, do you think I would waste time talking nonsense with you as a human? I could have turned you into a pancake already.

Di Tian cast a cold glance at the other party and transformed into a black shadow, swiftly passing by Lu Yuan.

A voice called out, "Aren't you also going? If you want to apologize, you have to do it in person sincerely."

Lu Yuan waved his hand towards the Red King, as if they were familiar, instructing him. The Red King hesitated for a moment, but after pondering over the statement, realized its wisdom.

Shaking their three large heads, the Red Kings followed along.

Lu Yuan raised the back of his hand to cover his forehead, gazing at the bright sunshine as he sighed.

These spirit beasts are so naive.

They had no idea possesses a bargaining chip that the entire beast clan cannot refuse or relinquish—the Three-eyed Golden Lion.

If the beasts were ever forced to choose between the Red King and the Emperor, there would be no choice. The majority of spirit beasts would opt for the Auspicious Beast Emperor.

Fortunately, Red King was also aware of this fact, making it even easier to deceive.

On the grassy field, the Three-eyed Golden Lion opened her eyes, feeling a splitting headache. The fragmented memories she absorbed were shattered by the impact of the vast scene.

However, the image of the vast starry sky became clearer in her memory, accompanied by an increasingly severe headache.

As her surroundings gradually shifted from blurry to clear, the Three-eyed Golden Lion instinctively stood up. A cool breeze brushed against her head, and as she raised her paw to touch the spot, she froze in anger.

An angry roar echoed as golden flames erupted from her body. The Three-eyed Golden Lion, on the verge of exploding, desperately tried to cover up the fact that her fur had been plucked.

Unbeknownst to her, Di Tian arrived just in time to witness everything.

Staring in astonishment at the unharmed Emperor Ruishou, Di Tian sincerely expressed his disgust towards the cunning nature of humans.

Even with the wisdom bestowed upon him through the power of destiny, the Black-eyed Golden Dragon King had managed to let the human escape unscathed.

Infuriating. But no matter how cunning a fox may be, it cannot escape the hunter's bow and arrow.

As long as Red King can delay the opponent, it won't be long before Di Tian captures him. However, Di Tian's thoughts came to a halt as he sensed a three-headed red devil dog quietly following him, with it's cultivation base of approximately 300,000 years.

His mouth involuntarily curled up, but the smile quickly faded. With a dark expression, Di Tian looked at the Red King.

The Red King was visibly startled, but due to the circumstances. To avoid being hated by the Auspicious Beast, he mustered the courage to speak, "I heard that in the human world, it's more sincere to apologize in person when you make a mistake. So..."

Facing Di Tian's angry gaze, Red King trembled in fear and stammered out his apology.

Di Tian let out an indescribable sigh.

At that moment, Di Tian truly understood the meaning of exhaustion. In his younger years, he had also followed the Dragon God and experienced the frustration of dealing with teammates rather than formidable opponents.

Waving his hand in speechless resignation, he signaled the Red King to step aside. Di Tian adjusted his mood and walked over with a gentle expression.

Finally seeing his relative, the Three-eyed Golden Lion, he pursed his lips and cried out with a "wow."

Di Tian clumsily comforted the little ancestor.

Forgive Di Tian. After all, he had no experience in comforting children.

Moreover, it wasn't the Three-eyed Golden Lion's fault this time, but rather the Res King's serious lapse in guarding that had caused the Emperor such grievance.

It was a justifiable explanation. So, even if the Three-eyed Golden Lion continued to cry, Di Tian would persist in comforting her.

If one year wasn't enough, he would try for two.

If two years weren't enough, then three.

After all, spirit beasts have long lifespans.

Meanwhile, Red Wang waited silently on the side, his big head drooping.

Although it wasn't clear whether it was a grave mistake to interrupt the Emperor's cry, he feared that it would provoke her to transfer her anger and grievances to him. And that wouldn't bode well for his fate.

So, it was better to stay quietly on the side, waiting for Emperor to calm down before approaching to apologize.

Unbeknownst to Red Wang, the fire in Di Tian's heart burned even stronger as he saw him retreat.

Turning his head away, Di Tian glared fiercely at the clueless Red King, but then turned back to continue comforting the crying Three-eyed Golden Lion.

"I wanted you to come, but you didn't come," Di Tian muttered to himself. "And when I didn't want you to come, you insisted on following me."

"If you had stayed silently and not intervened, it would have been better. You could have prevented that human from making reckless decisions and escaping."

"But now... our efforts have been in vain."

"Thi Auspicious Beast Emperor has been taken advantage of, and I can't even catch the culprit."

As Di Tian comforted the sobbing Three-eyed Golden Lion, his mind was already plotting.

Tonight... Should Ihe make dog meat raw or roasted?.... Roasted it is. It would be a fitting way to soothe the wounded heart of the Emperor.

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