Li Yao didn't notice Xie Fei's expression. He was looking around among the crab soldiers. When he saw Xie Fei's figure, a smug look appeared on his toad face.
"Crab tribe recruit Xie Fei, how dare you disrespect me! I have already asked the Dragon King to issue a decree to reward me with ten lashes as a punishment!”
Li Yao stood in front of Xie Fei with the black whip in her hand and announced loudly.
Li Yao's smug look was just short of saying 'I'm awesome, I'm very capable, and I have someone waiting for me' on her face.
However, everyone present could tell what Li Yao was implying from her expression.
"I told you that Li Yao is not to be trifled with. Looks like this kid is going to suffer!”
When the crab soldier commander saw this, his expression changed. However, he didn't stand out.
This crab soldier commander had actually long been polished. As a crab, he had lost a lot of his domineering aura and knew how to protect himself. He had helped Xie Fei out of his duty as a guide for the crab soldiers. Now that he saw that things were not going well, he naturally would not stand up for him.
The Dragon King of the East Sea was the emperor of the East Sea. Although he usually looked gentle, he was also famous. At least, the shrimp and crab soldiers were afraid of him when they heard his name.
As Li Yao's high-profile voice rang out, many shrimp soldiers, crab soldiers, and turtle soldiers looked over curiously.
Seeing this, Xie Fei knew that things were just as the crab soldier leader had said. Li Yao must have reported him to the Dragon King, and her plan had succeeded.
Xie Fei naturally wouldn't suffer a loss and let Li Yao whip him in public. However, Xie Fei also knew that if he didn't handle this matter well, it would be against the Dragon King's will. East Sea had a large army and the Dragon King's strength was unknown. Xie Fei naturally didn't have such a plan.
"As long as we can make the Dragon King's edict unfounded, there should be a turning point in this matter!”
Xie Fei wasn't a boorish man. Seeing Li Yao's smug expression, he had an idea.
"So it's Lord Yaksha. Xie Fei, the new recruit of the Crab Tribe, has just arrived. Greetings, Lord! However, I don't know what Daren means by this. Xie Fei doesn't understand!"
Xie Fei made up his mind. He immediately raised his huge pincers and roared loudly.
Xie Fei's voice was loud and clear. There were already many crab soldiers, shrimp soldiers, turtle soldiers, and others who were curious about it. At this moment, when they heard the voice, the recruits who had completed their naturalization gradually approached him.
Even the officials in charge of naturalizing the new recruits, such as Chui Shui Shaoqing and Li Taizai, looked curiously at Xie Fei and the others, not knowing what had happened.
"You, what are you doing? Could it be that you want to defy the imperial edict?"
Li Yao was startled by Xie Fei's voice. When he saw Xie Fei's pair of bright claws that could break his steel fork, he subconsciously retreated.
"Lord Yaksha must be joking. Xie Fei is just a crab recruit. How could he disobey the imperial edict? However, Xie Fei didn't know why His Majesty the Dragon King would issue an edict and where the edict was. Can you show it to the new recruits? It was also to let the recruits understand the Dragon King's majesty!”
Xie Fei saw that Li Yao was retreating and immediately took two steps forward. He glared at Li Yao with his crab-like eyes.
At this time, seeing that the situation seemed to have changed, more recruits began to gather.
When Xie Fei saw this, he was also very happy. If he wanted to cause trouble, he naturally hoped that the more people there were, the better. That way, he could obtain more domineering points.
"Humph! Xie Fei, you have no respect for your superiors. His Majesty the Dragon King is perceptive and will naturally issue an edict! However, the Dragon King didn't issue a written decree, but an oral decree!”
Li Yao, the Yaksha who patrolled the sea, saw the crowd gathering and felt that Xie Fei did not dare to be presumptuous in public. She felt confident and calmed herself down.
Then, Li Yao seemed to remember something. She immediately raised the black whip in her hand and said," Look closely. This whip is given by the Dragon King. It's the best proof of the decree!”
At this moment, the Prawn Soldiers and Crab Soldiers heard the conversation between Li Yao and Xie Fei. They immediately understood what had happened and looked at Xie Fei.
There was sympathy, schadenfreude, worry, and mockery in his eyes.
"Recruit Xie Fei, hurry up and get ready. I'm going to be executed!”
Li Yao said coldly to Xie Fei when he saw the shrimp soldiers, crab soldiers, and turtle soldiers gathering toward him.
Li Yao knew that if he could take advantage of this opportunity to establish his power, his power in the Dragon Palace would rise to a higher level in the future. This was also why he rejected the Dragon King's suggestion of punishment and deliberately gave face to his ancestor Li Gen to ask for this flogging decree.
Moreover, Li Yao knew that Xie Fei had to obey the Dragon King's orders. Otherwise, a crab soldier would have no place in the Dragon Palace if he openly disobeyed the Dragon King's orders. They would even be treated as a typical example by the Dragon King. Even if the Dragon King was soft-hearted, he would not stand by and watch a crab soldier challenge his dignity as the Dragon King.
"Wait! There's one thing I need Lord Yaksha to clarify. Otherwise, I have reason to doubt the authenticity of Lord Yaksha's decree!”
Xie Fei saw Li Yao approaching him with her whip. He waved his crab claws and shouted again.
"What's the matter? Tell me!"
Li Yao was afraid of Xie Fei's pincers. Seeing that Xie Fei didn't go against the imperial edict, she suppressed her desire to take revenge and asked patiently.
"When did Lord Yaksha say that Xie Fei had no respect for his superiors?”
Xie Fei shouted when he saw that Li Yao had fallen for his trick.
"Naturally, when you first entered the East Sea!”
"Is there any witness?"
Xie Fei continued to ask.
"Many crab soldiers saw it!”
Li Yao replied without hesitation.
"Oh? Did anyone see it?"
Hearing this, Xie Fei waved his large pincers and looked at the crab soldiers around him.
After getting along with Xie Fei on the migration journey, Xie Fei's overbearing crab soldiers were all in his eyes.
The crab clan had a straightforward personality and respected the strong. They basically would not betray their own clansmen. Even if someone really wanted to prove it, they would have to consider Xie Fei's revenge later. Moreover, everyone was unhappy with the way the Yaksha acted. It was just that they did not have the courage to face Xie Fei directly. Therefore, no one spoke up for a moment.
Li Yao's expression changed when he saw this. He seemed to have realized that he was not a popular person. Then, he seemed to have made up his mind. He gritted his teeth and said," You're all in cahoots. Of course, no one will testify!" But the wound on my face is proof! You were the one who hit them!"
In order to prove herself, Li Yao admitted that she had been beaten up by Xie Fei in front of everyone.
"Hahaha! What a joke!"
As soon as Li Yao finished speaking, Xie Fei raised his head and laughed loudly, drawing everyone's attention to him.
"Li Yao, we weren't part of the Dragon Palace at that time, so we weren't your subordinates. You can check us, but you don't have the right to scold us!”
Hearing Xie Fei's words, the crab soldiers, shrimp soldiers, and turtle soldiers nodded. Although these soldiers didn't say anything, it didn't mean that they were obedient to Li Yao. They also couldn't stand the way Li Yao acted so arrogantly the moment she appeared. They felt what Xie Fei said deeply, so they thought what Xie Fei said made sense.
Xie Fei was certain that Li Yao's personality had offended a lot of people, which was why he had made things difficult for her during the gathering of the new recruits.
Li Yao's expression changed when he saw this. He had wanted to make use of their numbers to establish his dominance, but he did not expect to incur the displeasure of these new recruits.
Seeing that Li Yao was at a loss, Xie Fei took the opportunity to continue shouting," Besides, you're just a Yaksha patrolling the sea. You're no match for a crab soldier like me. Do you think anyone would believe that?
Moreover, everything you said is your own story. There isn't even a witness. Do you think your reason is valid?
I don't think His Majesty the Dragon King will believe you either! As the master of the Dragon Palace, how could His Majesty be deceived by a villain like you and punish me?”
"I, I, I…"
Xie Fei's barrage of questions immediately confused Li Yao.
Li Yao also realized that Xie Fei had escalated the trivial matter to the point of whether the Dragon King was wise or not.
In this way, if Li Yao really completed this plot and punished Xie Fei, the Dragon King would certainly punish him again to save face. Otherwise, the Dragon King's reputation would be tarnished. After all, Xie Fei had already put the label of being wise on the Dragon King.
If he didn't hit Xie Fei, he would have admitted that he had deceived the Dragon King and would also be punished. Based on Li Yao's understanding of the Dragon King, the Dragon King would never admit that he was the one who had issued the decree.
Xie Fei's words had put Li Yao in a dilemma.
Xie Fei had learned some of the Dragon King's characteristics through his usual chat with the crab soldier leader, so he had played along and set up this trap.
"So! I guess you stole the whip from the Dragon Palace and then took the Dragon King's order to take revenge! What you said earlier was all fake!"
Seeing Li Yao's dilemma, Xie Fei knew that it was about time. He pointed at Li Yao's ugly face with his pincer and shouted.
"No! I have the whip as proof. I'm telling the truth!”
Li Yao was stunned. He couldn't bear the crime of passing on a false imperial edict, so he quickly raised his whip to defend himself.
At this moment, Li Yao felt that the whip had become his only savior. Even if the Dragon King did not acknowledge this edict, the whip was still with him. The Dragon King should not punish him. As long as he could deal with it, the Dragon King would at most make a big deal out of it. For the sake of his ancestors, he would definitely spare him in the end.
Whoosh!
However, at this moment, Li Yao suddenly felt that her hand was empty.
It was Xie Fei who took a big stride forward and turned his pincer into a hand, snatching the whip from his hand.
At this moment, Li Yao was at a loss for words. The Dragon King's edict had really become groundless. If Xie Fei did something to Li Yao now, it would no longer be disobeying the edict. In fact, Xie Fei might even be considered a hero who helped the Dragon King find out about the fake imperial edict.
"Yaksha Li Yao! Do you know your sins?"
Xie Fei shouted when he saw Li Yao's flustered expression.
At this moment, the tyrannical Xie Fei had returned.
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