The boss of a foreign organization called the police, claiming that he was defrauded by me

Just as Yibenjun was about to stab Yang Xia, Yang Xia slightly turned his body and reached out to grab Yibenjun's right hand.

"Click..."

As Yang Xia exerted force, Yi Benjun let out a series of screams and wails.

Yang Xia easily snapped off the fingers of Yibenjun's right hand. Tianye and Yibenjun, who had been knocked to the ground, continued to wail in pain.

Yang Xia stood before them, his face contorted with anger, and demanded, "Why... why did you attack the white-haired giant bear?"

"What on earth have they done to you that you're so determined to get rid of them?"

“To treat them with such cruelty is utterly despicable. I will not forgive you until I give you an explanation today.”

Yang Xia's tone was forceful, and seeing this, Tian Ye and Yi Benjun trembled as they said:

"We...we were so hungry that we wanted to kill them to fill our stomachs, we had no other purpose."

"Yes, yes... we were starving, that's why we wanted to kill them."

After hearing their words, Yang Xia turned around and looked at the food and water left behind by Meng Yu and the Imperial Guards.

Yang Xia sneered and said, "Is that so... Aren't you very hungry? There's food and drink here, why didn't you touch it?"

As he spoke, Yang Xia stepped forward and grabbed Tian Ye by the neck, his face full of anger. "Speak... If you don't confess honestly today, I'll make sure you lose your lives here."

"I mean it, I'll make you food for these two white giant bears."

Yang Xia intended to use such threats to force Tian Ye and Yi Benjun to reveal their true intentions.
He had a vague feeling that there was more to this story than met the eye, and that it was not as simple as it seemed on the surface.

Otherwise, why would they ignore the food and water right in front of them, yet ruthlessly kill the white-haired giant bear?
Yang Xia stared angrily at Tian Ye and Yi Benjun, much to their surprise, Yang Xia was incredibly powerful.

At this moment, Tianye and Yiben were already trembling with fear.

Yang Xia's face was gloomy, and he warned again in a low and cold voice: "Speak... I'll give you one more chance. If you don't tell the truth again, I'll make you disappear from my sight immediately."

After speaking, Yang Xia slowly stood up and scrutinized them with cold eyes.

Tianye was already terrified out of his wits, and stammered, "I...I'll tell you everything, I just beg you to spare our lives."

Yang Xia sneered and said, "Very well... at least you know what's good for you. Speak."

Tianye swallowed hard, looking at Yang Xia in horror, and said, "It's like this, we just escaped and then received a mission from the Red Cake Kingdom."

"Because our country is far from here, the fleet has very little food and water left."

"But the Chinese fleet has not yet arrived, so they urgently need a large amount of food reserves."

"But...we dared not cause any trouble here, so we came to this deserted island, and just then we saw you coming out of it."

"Furthermore, we also heard Meng Yu report to the King that there were two white-haired giant bears in the cave that had been severely injured and were unable to resist, so we decided to kill them."

"Our mission is to transport the meat back to the fleet as supplies. We have confessed everything, please don't kill us."

Yang Xia listened carefully and finally understood why Tian Ye and Yi Benjun had come here to kill the white-haired giant bear.

Unintentionally, he also obtained some important information, and a cold smile appeared on his face.

Yang Xia thought to himself, "So... the Red Cake Kingdom's fleet is almost out of ammunition and food."

"They're still putting on a show here, it's utterly ridiculous. If the Chinese fleet doesn't arrive soon, they themselves will struggle to stay afloat."

After understanding the whole story, Yang Xia also realized the current predicament of the Red Cake Kingdom. It seemed that the Red Cake Kingdom had not made adequate material preparations when cooperating with the Atlantean Empire and India.

Therefore, this renewed alliance of the three countries caught the Red Cake Kingdom off guard, causing its fleet to launch a hasty attack and now facing a shortage of supplies, putting it in such an awkward situation.

Yang Xia speculated that the soldiers on the ship must be starving, and some might even have completely lost their fighting ability. If this situation continued, some soldiers might even face mortal danger.

After all, the vast ocean offered no supplies, and even the readily available seawater was undrinkable, which was undoubtedly a devastating blow to the soldiers of the Red Cake Kingdom's fleet.

Despite knowing that Red Cake Kingdom was in a bad situation and that it was indeed a bad omen, Yang Xia couldn't help but feel an urge to burst into laughter after learning about it.

He felt a sense of pleasure, even a bit of schadenfreude.

Although Yang Xia didn't consider himself someone who liked to kick someone when they were down or laugh at others, he felt waves of exhilaration seeing the two guys in front of him and the soldiers on the sea poised to attack the Chinese fleet.

He walked up to Tianye and Yibenjun with a sneer and said disdainfully, "Great... I'm telling you now, this is the final fate of the Red Cake Kingdom's fleet."

"They will never starve or die of thirst, but will die from various natural disasters."

"So... are you satisfied with the ending of the Red Cake Kingdom? Do you want me to take you back so you can see its final fate with your own eyes?"

Yang Xia spoke with great confidence, a smile always on his face.

But Tianye and Yibenjun felt a chill run down their spines, finding Yang Xia in front of them truly terrifying.

They didn't even have the courage to look at Yang Xia, keeping their heads down with large beads of sweat rolling down their cheeks.

They looked extremely flustered, fearing that Yang Xia might kill them if he was displeased.

Tianye didn't believe Yang Xia's words at all, thinking Yang Xia was simply daydreaming and arrogant.
A look of disdain appeared on his face as he coldly mocked Yang Xia, his tone full of resentment: "Yang Xia... I advise you to stop daydreaming. Saying you died from a natural disaster, aren't you overestimating yourself?"

"You really think you can control everything? How ridiculous! Do you think we'd believe your nonsense?"

"When two countries are at war, you try to fool us with such a childish reason. How capable do you think you are?"

"Died from a natural disaster? Haha, you really think you're a god, knowing everything from astronomy to geography."

"Hahaha……"

After saying that, Tian Ye burst into laughter, his attitude extremely arrogant, showing his complete dissatisfaction with Yang Xia.

Seeing Tian Ye's audacity, Yang Xia frowned and gently raised his right hand.

Tianye was thrown out violently, lying on the ground in pain, looking up at Yang Xia in disbelief.

Seeing Yang Xia attack Tian Ye, Yi Benjun, who was standing to the side, also felt indignant and struggled to deal with Yang Xia again.

Yang Xia struck back with a palm, sending Yiben Jun flying as well. Yiben Jun looked at Yang Xia in horror.

The two were speechless for a moment. Yang Xia slowly walked up to them and tied them up tightly.

Then he picked them up and left. Yang Xia was incredibly strong, which terrified Tian Ye and Yiben Jun. With his own strength, Yang Xia easily brought Tian Ye and Yiben Jun back to the territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Meng Yin was greatly surprised to see Yang Xia return with Tian Ye and Yi Benjun.

"Your Majesty...where have you been? How did these two people come to be in your hands?"

"Could it be...could it be that they escaped..."

Meng Yin looked puzzled. Seeing this, Yang Xia threw the two men in front of Meng Yin and said seriously, "These two ignorant fools actually sneaked into X Island while I was away."

"They were about to attack those two giant white bears, but luckily I arrived in time to stop them."

"You're in charge of keeping an eye on them. Don't let them escape again. I want them to see for themselves whether what I'm saying is true or false."

"I want them to be convinced and understand how wrong they were."

"Yes... Your Majesty, I will keep a close watch on them and will not let them escape again," Mengyin said confidently.

Tianye and Yibenjun glared at Yang Xia with resentment after hearing his words.

"Ridiculous... You really think you're so great? Do you really think you can control natural disasters? That's a complete joke."

"I hope you can recognize the situation as soon as possible, so you don't end up being a laughingstock."

"You're dreaming! You think you can control natural disasters? That's a complete joke."

"I never expected that the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty was so incompetent, only good at spreading alarmist rumors. If this gets out, won't the world laugh at us?"

Tianye and Yiben were very stubborn and said many disrespectful things about Yang Xia.

Yang Xia remained calm, but Meng Yin couldn't stand it any longer. He angrily walked up to Tian Ye and Yi Benjun.

He then drew his sword and angrily rebuked them: "You ignorant fools, how dare you disrespect our king? Are you tired of living?"

"Believe it or not, I'll stab you to death with my sword right now and let you taste the bitterness of disrespecting our king."

Seeing Meng Yin's tough attitude, Yi Benjun sneered and looked at Yang Xia and Meng Yin, saying, "Fine... then kill us. We are envoys from the Red Cake Kingdom."

“When two countries are at war, envoys should not be killed. If you kill us now, your Great Zhou Dynasty will break the rules and become the target of everyone’s criticism.”

"I want to see how you handle all this. Let's get started..."

As he spoke, Yibenjun looked at Mengyin with a stubborn gaze, as if trying to provoke him.

“You…” Meng Yin was so angry that he couldn’t speak.

Yang Xia stepped forward to block Meng Yin's path, sneering at Tian Ye and Yi Benjun: "It's alright, let them have their fun now, I don't mind letting these two guys live a few more days."

Yang Xia remained calm throughout and did not become enraged by Tian Ye and Yi Benjun's words.

Yang Xia knew very well that the situation was now quite clear.

The Red Cake Kingdom has gone all out this time, trying to unite with the other two nations to ambush the forces surrounding the Atlan Empire in the surrounding waters, determined to completely sever or prevent the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Chinese Empire and the Great Zhou Dynasty.

However, they believed their plan was flawless, and that this time three countries were joining forces against them, giving them a 100% chance of success. But reality once again slapped them in the face.

These three countries had long been outwardly united but inwardly estranged. On the surface, they appeared to be each other's unwavering support and reliance, but in reality, each harbored its own unique calculations and considerations.
Such cooperation between them is at best a small-scale affair and is not worthy of serious consideration.

If war and conflict were to truly erupt between them, the Atlan Empire would likely not mobilize its entire national strength at this time. After all, the Atlan Empire has always been a rather conservative nation.

It is clear from previous contacts that the Atlantean Empire is unwilling to easily interfere in any affairs of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

On the one hand, the Great Zhou Dynasty and the Atlan Empire are too close. If the Atlan Empire were to take the lead at this time, it would inevitably suffer the wrath of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

The Atlantean Empire has a clear understanding of its own military strength and its limits. This may explain why it has joined forces with India and the Red Pancake Country to prevent the Chinese delegation from visiting the Great Zhou Dynasty.

In truth, they had all already planned ahead. Not only the Red Cake Kingdom, but the Atlantean Empire had likely also secretly prepared for both scenarios. It wouldn't entrust its nation's fate to any so-called ally based on a small scheme.

In their eyes, there are only eternal interests, not eternal friendships. This is perhaps the main reason why there is a clear difference between the Great Zhou Dynasty and them.

After handing Tianye and Yibenjun over to Mengyin, Yang Xia turned and left. He had only been back a short while when he saw Mengyu anxiously waiting for him.

As soon as Yang Xia entered the main hall, Meng Yu immediately came forward and said nervously, "Your Majesty... you've finally returned. I've gathered some information and need to report it to you immediately."

Yang Xia looked up at Meng Yu, smiled slightly, and said, "What's wrong? What happened that made you so nervous?"

Meng Yu sighed and looked at Yang Xia, saying, "From what I understand, the seas surrounding the Atlan Empire currently appear calm."

"But around several hidden ports and safe harbors, at least three hundred ships were already moored."

"What surprised us even more was that almost all of these three hundred ships were packed with soldiers."

"Judging from their current movements, the Atlan Empire will definitely make a big move next."

"Fortunately, we discovered it in time, Your Majesty... Given this situation, what should we do next?"

"We must come up with a solution, otherwise we will be in a very disadvantageous position and caught off guard when they take action."

Yang Xia listened attentively to Meng Yu's report, a cold smile creeping onto his face.

"It's alright, no need to be so nervous. I'd like to see what big moves the Atlan Empire is planning next."

“We can let them be smug for one more day. Soon I will show them what it means to reap what you sow. We’ll see.”

Yang Xia appeared quite calm and was not shocked by the news brought by Meng Yu.

His words left Meng Yu, who was standing beside him, somewhat puzzled.

Meng Yu looked at Yang Xia with a puzzled expression and asked anxiously, "Your Majesty... I think we should make preparations as soon as possible. If the Atlan Empire approaches, coupled with the deployments of the Red Cake Kingdom and India, won't we face great pressure?"

“They must have reached an agreement and are plotting all this behind the scenes. We must take this issue seriously.”

"Otherwise, I'm afraid it would cause a major blow to our Great Zhou Dynasty, which would be too much of a loss."

Yang Xia listened to Meng Yu's words but seemed completely unconcerned.

He turned and smiled slightly, looking at Meng Yu and saying, "Don't worry... I know what I'm doing and what to do next." (End of Chapter)