200: Chapter 199 Stealing the Dragon Ball

Before the two whales could even react, they were cut down by the brother and sister, their blood staining the seawater red.

They pushed open the palace gates. It was empty inside, save for a fist-sized pearl floating in the center of the great hall, emitting a soft golden light.

Around the pearl, the seawater was pushed away by an invisible force, forming a waterless space.

"What is this?" Xiao Xiao leaned in to take a look.

Xiao Xie also leaned in, squinting his eyes as he examined it for a moment: "It looks like... a Dragon Pearl?"

"A Dragon Pearl?" Xiao Xiao's eyes lit up. "Can it increase cultivation if I eat it?"

"I don't know." Xiao Xie reached out to grab it.

Just as his fingers were about to touch the Dragon Pearl, a terrifying pressure erupted from the depths of the palace, surging forth like a tide, pressing down on the siblings until they couldn't breathe.

"Who dares to trespass into the North Sea Forbidden Ground?"

An aged and majestic voice came from the darkness. Immediately following, a pair of huge golden vertical pupils lit up in the gloom, staring fixedly at the two uninvited guests.

Xiao Xiao felt a chill down her spine and instinctively took a step back.

Xiao Xie, however, did not retreat. He reached out, grabbed the Dragon Pearl, stuffed it into his bosom, and turned to run.

"Run—!" He pulled Xiao Xiao and dashed out of the palace without looking back.

The pressure behind them grew stronger and stronger, and the roar shook the seawater, but the siblings ran faster than anyone.

Xiao Xie didn't forget to glance back—a huge black Dragon had rushed out from the depths of the palace, its scales as black as ink, its eyes shining with brilliant golden light, exuding the terrifying aura of a Mahayana Peak Stage cultivator.

"Brother, what is that?"

"A Dragon!"

"A Dragon? We stole its pearl?"

"It's not stealing, it's borrowing."

"It doesn't seem to agree."

"Who cares if it agrees or not, let's run first."

The siblings ran wildly all the way, rushing from the deep sea to the shallow sea, from the shallow sea to the surface, and from the surface into the sky, flying south without looking back.

Behind them, the black Dragon's roar shook the sea surface, whipping up monstrous waves, but it did not pursue.

It wasn't that it didn't want to pursue, it was that it couldn't catch up. Those two little brats ran too fast, as if they were equipped with rockets.

Xiao Xie looked back and, seeing the black Dragon hadn't followed, finally breathed a sigh of relief, collapsing onto a cloud and gasping for air.

"Sister, you're too bold. That's a Mahayana Peak Stage Dragon, aren't you afraid it might swallow us in one bite?"

"What's there to be afraid of?" Xiao Xiao took the Dragon Pearl out from her bosom, playing with it in her hand, her lips curling slightly. "It didn't catch us, did it?"

Xiao Xie looked at the golden pearl in his sister's hand and swallowed a mouthful of saliva. "This thing, are we taking it back to Old Dad?"

"Yeah." Xiao Xiao put the Dragon Pearl away and licked her lollipop. "Isn't Old Dad worrying that his cultivation is increasing too slowly? With this, it should increase quite a bit."

Xiao Xie thought about it and felt it made sense. Anyway, they had already stolen it, so taking it back to Old Dad wouldn't be a wasted effort.

As for whether that black Dragon would come knocking—that was Old Dad's business, not theirs.

On the distant horizon, the setting sun was like blood, staining half the sea surface red.

The siblings stepped on clouds, one after the other, flying towards the direction of the Central Plains.

Behind them, in the depths of the North Sea, the roars were still echoing, causing the seawater to churn ceaselessly.

The Elders of the North Sea Tribe knelt before the palace, trembling, not daring to even breathe loudly.

"The Dragon Pearl has been stolen..."

"Two humans... stole the Dragon Pearl..."

"Quick, go report to the Clan Chief!"

The North Sea Tribe was in an uproar. And the two culprits were currently flying leisurely in the sky, eating lollipops, and chatting about what to eat for dinner.

Xiao Xiao asked: "Brother, what do you think Old Dad will reward us with?"

Xiao Xie thought for a moment: "He'll probably find us a few more concubines."

Xiao Xiao was silent for a moment: "...Then let's not have a reward."

Xiao Xie licked his lollipop and laughed: "Too late. The concubines are already on their way."

Xiao Xie sighed up at the sky.

He didn't want to stay in this home for another day.

When the news reached the Central Plains, Xiao Ye was in the backyard teasing his children. Seventy-two babies were lying in a row, like a string of candied haws. He held a rattle-drum and shook it from left to right. The children giggled, the scene as lively as a kindergarten field trip.

"Master! The Young Master and Young Miss are back!" Li Fu trotted in, his face full of joy.

"Oh?" Xiao Ye put down the rattle-drum and stood up. "Weren't they fighting in the Northern Territory? Why are they back?"

"I heard—they stole the North Sea Tribe's treasure."

Xiao Ye was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter: "As expected of my children! They have promise!"

Xiao Xie and Xiao Xiao landed in front of him. Xiao Xiao took the Dragon Pearl from her bosom and handed it to Xiao Ye.

"Old Dad, this is the Dragon Pearl."

Xiao Ye took the Dragon Pearl. It was warm to the touch, with golden light flowing over it, emitting a rich Dragon Qi.

He nodded in satisfaction and patted Xiao Xiao's head: "Well done! Dad didn't dote on you for nothing."

Xiao Xie leaned in, looking expectant: "Old Dad, do we have a reward?"

"Yes." Xiao Ye waved his hand grandly: "I will find you a few more concubines."

Xiao Xie's face darkened: "...Can we change the reward?"

"No." Xiao Ye said with a smile: "The concubines are already on their way."

Xiao Xie was completely speechless.

Xiao Xiao licked her lollipop, not even glancing at her brother, remaining very calm. Whether the concubines came or not, what did it have to do with her? She wasn't the one sleeping with them.

A-Diao squatted on the eaves, chirped, and spat out a string of sparks, as if to say: Big Dad, this reward of yours is worse than not giving one at all.

Xiao Ye glared at it: "Shut up and eat your grapes."

In the distance, the setting sun was like blood, staining half the sky red. Xiao Ye put away the Dragon Pearl, hugged Xiao Xiao and Xiao Xie, and laughed until he couldn't close his mouth.

The North Sea Tribe's treasure? I'll take it. As for whether that sea clan would come knocking? We'll deal with that when they get here.

He, Xiao Ye, had never feared anyone.

On the other side, the North Sea Dragon Palace.

Inside a majestic hall, the black Dragon knelt on the ground. Above, a figure with a human body and a Dragon head sat on the throne, its face gloomy, golden light flickering in its eyes.

Your Highness, the Elders of the North Sea Tribe knelt all over the floor, trembling.

"Investigate! Find out the origin of those two little thieves for this King!" The Black Dragon King's voice rolled through the palace like muffled thunder. "Daring to steal this King's Dragon Pearl, I will make their whole family pay with their lives!"

"Yes!" The Elders scrambled and crawled out.

The Black Dragon King leaned back on the throne, closed his eyes, and took a deep breath.

And those two little thieves—he would definitely find them and tear them into ten thousand pieces.

But what he didn't know was that the father of those two little thieves was even harder to mess with than him.