Chapter 948: Scattering of Purple Qi (II)
Li Zhouwei could tell the demon didn’t know much. They then continued onward to the Tail Subkingdom, which now looked completely different from before. Lanterns flickered everywhere, and the sand was covered in pristine white clams of various sizes. Several clam spirits in pink-white robes, having taken human form, were opening the shells to search for pearls.
A pink-robed woman approached, holding a basket filled with large, round, luminous pearls. The long-whiskered demon received it and spoke in a low voice, "This is a token of the Tail Subkingdom’s sincerity. Please, my lord, take it back with you..."
Only then did he dare bring it forward, watching Li Zhouwei nervously. The clam spirit fell to her knees with a thud, prostrating herself and crying out, "This lowly one swears on her life, it truly was because I was bearing a pearl that I couldn’t move... I beg you, my lord, to see the truth..."
The surrounding demon generals seemed familiar with her and hurried to speak on her behalf. Li Zhouwei had no interest in determining whether the sea clans had deliberately avoided him earlier.
He simply waved a hand and said, "It’s fine."
He stepped forward, and the two demons escorted him into the palace atop the beast mount. Huiyao had been waiting at the entrance in a daze. When he saw them approaching, a mere glance at the demons’ attitude told him most of what he needed to know.
He bowed respectfully and said, "My lord has returned!"
After Li Zhouwei entered the hall, Huiyao quietly tugged at the demons’ sleeves and whispered, "About those sixty thousand teeth..."
"Forget it!" The two demons casually brushed him off and walked away. Huiyao, relieved, entered the hall, only to meet Li Zhouwei’s piercing gaze.
The young man stood in the center of the chamber and asked, "What matter is this?"
Huiyao bowed lower and respectfully replied, "One of the Dragon Son’s eight consorts required a Dharma robe... it must be made using Sea Hui[1] Fangs. The estimate was sixty thousand pieces, originally to be provided by our tribe. Thanks to the heir, the lives of thirty thousand of our children were spared..."
Li Zhouwei, familiar with Eastern Sea customs, had seen much along the way. Only now did he truly understand how lowly Foundation Establishment Realm demonic creatures such as Huiyao and even the queen of the Tail Subkingdom had to be.