146: The goodwill of the human leaders!

Yunxia Mountain.

This place had been quiet for a while after Xia Fan left.

The ferocious beasts in the mountain basically all had their own duties and territories, and usually, if nothing was happening, they wouldn't gather together.

Poof—

Suddenly, a dark crack appeared in the sky, followed by an ancient and mysterious great bell.

Clang~

This great bell was the eastern emperor bell.

After it fully appeared in the sky above Yunxia Mountain, it let out a clear and melodious sound, announcing the return of its master.

It also indicated to all the ferocious beasts that their king had returned and wished to summon them.

For a time, Yunxia Mountain stirred, and large and small ferocious beasts galloped towards the direction of the bell's sound.

In less than a moment, a large number of ferocious beasts had gathered here.

Only then did Xia Fan step out, leaving the space inside the eastern emperor bell.

“The Great King has returned!”

With Ta Mu's exclamation, all the ferocious beasts cheered and constantly flattered, “The Great King's journey was truly magnificent!”

“Exactly, not only did he scare away that evil Qiongqi, but he also directly slew that little snake from Sakura Country!”

“The Great King is simply awe-inspiring; that so-called Sakura little snake was no match!”

“Great King, this time you've returned, have you brought us any specialties from Sakura Country?”

Hearing this last sentence, spoken by Ta Mu, Xia Fan smiled faintly, then inverted the eastern emperor bell.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Instantly, a large amount of sea clan blood food poured out from it. The ferocious beasts, smelling these scents, became incredibly excited, as it had been a long time since they had tasted meat.

“No need to stand there, start eating!”

Xia Fan smiled, and as the ferocious beasts pounced on the sea clan, he said loudly, “Remember to leave all their crystals; don't be greedy.”

“Understood, Great King!”

“We only eat meat, no crystals, please rest assured, Great King!”

“…”

The ferocious beasts responded indistinctly, as they had already begun to devour the sea clan blood food, each one eating with immense excitement.

After more than two hours, the ferocious beasts finally finished devouring the sea clan blood food, having a hearty meal.

At this moment, Ta Mu came to Xia Fan's side, opened his mouth, and presented all the crystals, then smiled, “Great King, next time you go out, can you take me with you?”

“Although I can't fight, I can eat!”

Hearing this, Xia Fan didn't make any promises, only saying he would see if there was a chance next time.

But even so, it made Ta Mu very happy.

“Here, they're all for you!”

After Ta Mu left, Xia Fan gave all these crystals to Magic Cat, which immediately made her eyes light up, meowing incessantly, “Tiger Brother, you are truly too kind!”

“So many crystals, enough for me to eat for a long time!”

“As long as you like it!”

Xia Fan smiled, then his gaze fell on his several treasures.

Placed closest to him were the eastern emperor bell and the Diamond Cutter, followed by the Banana Fan, and the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi from Sakura Country, and the kusanagi sword obtained from within Yamata no Orochi.

As his gaze shifted, Xia Fan knew in his heart that his eastern emperor bell and Diamond Cutter were clearly stronger than the other three treasures, and with the eastern emperor bell and Diamond Cutter, one for attack and one for defense, there were no longer any shortcomings. The other three treasures, however, seemed a bit redundant.

Thinking of this, after careful consideration, he still murmured to himself, “These latter three treasures can be distributed to capable subordinates like Diamond to control. In their hands, these three treasures can play a greater role.”

However, while these three treasures were not important enough for Xia Fan to pay much attention to, they were still limited for those few subordinates.

For example, some treasures were more exclusive, as if they were meant specifically for someone. If one's strength did not reach the fourth tier, it would be almost impossible to refine them, let alone unleash their abilities.

Such treasures should not be given out in a hurry; they could wait until a subordinate successfully broke through to the fourth tier.

“This is also a way to motivate subordinates.”

Thinking of these ferocious beasts cultivating diligently to compete for ownership of the treasures, Xia Fan couldn't help but smile, then his gaze fell on the kusanagi sword.

This sword was fine because of Yamata no Orochi's death and its infrequent use, its repulsiveness was not as great.

As long as one was relatively strong within the third tier, they could control it.

After much deliberation, Xia Fan finally made a decision, “This kusanagi sword can be bestowed upon Diamond. Its strength is similar to Yamata no Orochi, and I believe it can make good use of this sword to increase its combat power!”

“As for the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi and the Banana Fan, I'll keep them for now!”

After making this decision, Xia Fan put away the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi and the Banana Fan again. After all, the fated masters of these two treasures were still alive, and if he wanted to forcibly refine them, he would also need to have fourth-tier strength.

After dealing with the matters of these three treasures, he thought of another matter and couldn't help but murmur, “Where did Monkey Head run off to hide?”

This was something he couldn't understand.

Currently, within the Great Xia territory, the only powerful ferocious beasts that had emerged were Monkey Head and Qiongqi.

Moreover, Qiongqi had now run off to develop in some unknown country, and even Monkey Head was nowhere to be found.

It was a bit difficult to find them in a short time.

“Great King, humans have entered the mountain!”

Just then, Ta Mu rushed over, both excited and puzzled, “It looks like they are preparing to give gifts to the Great King.”

“Oh? Why do you say that?”

“I smell some treasures!”

Xia Fan smiled helplessly, then motioned for Ta Mu not to make things difficult and to bring the humans over.

Soon after, the human envoys from Great Xia finally arrived. In front of the Tiger King, they were very respectful, “Respected Tiger King, to express our gratitude for your great kindness in protecting the coastal people last time, our Great Xia has selected a batch of spiritual fruits to offer to you. Please accept them, Tiger King!”

As they spoke, the crowd brought out box after box. Without opening them, Xia Fan could smell the aura within.

Beside him, Ta Mu was drooling, staring intently.

Before Xia Fan could respond, the chief human envoy continued, “In addition to this, our Great Xia is willing to cede Yunzhou and the surrounding thousand-li radius of land to the Tiger King.”

“From now on, humans will not enter the Tiger King's territory without permission. If anyone enters unannounced, the Tiger King may deal with them as he pleases.”

Hearing this, Xia Fan was slightly stunned, then smiled and accepted the humans' goodwill.

But even so, he did not show any intention of cooperating with humans.

After all… the human heart is the most unpredictable thing, and besides, ‘those not of our race are sure to have different intentions.’

Currently, humans were acting very friendly, but there was no guarantee when they might start thinking about how to harm him.