Eternal Beast Taming Family

Looking at her father now, Nan Li felt that he seemed to have aged a lot in the decades she had been away.

This feeling is not reflected in appearance, but in a certain state of mind.

However, upon closer reflection, it becomes clear that too many things have happened to him over the past few decades. First, his daughter left home, then the pressure from the two kings of the Jingyuan royal family, and now the Fansheng Dynasty, which has destroyed Jingyuan.

These events could not help but cause him, the eldest prince of the Imperial Sea Dynasty, great concern.

Suddenly, Nan Li felt a little wavering, unsure whether she should change her original plan, since her father was also from Tianyuan Sea.

"Li'er, let's go. Your father has prepared a grand banquet for you at the palace. It's been so long since you've been home, so try to stay as long as possible."

Nan Li nodded silently.

Her original plan to travel directly to the palace by carriage was changed, and she went to the palace with her father and his entourage.

In that magnificent palace inlaid with crystals, a grand banquet was indeed prepared for her, with not only members of the royal family but also many ministers of the Imperial Sea Dynasty in attendance.

After all, her visit represented the Fansheng Dynasty, and the Royal Family of Yuhai could not simply hold a family banquet to welcome her back.

At the banquet, she was seated in the position closest to the head of the table, on par with her father, Nan Mingchen, and only slightly lower than the position of the True King of the Sea.

Previously, her seat was usually in the second row, after her father.

After she took her seat, the figure of the True King of the Seas slowly appeared in the main seat. He smiled slightly at Nan Li.

"It's good to be home. Your father and your brothers and sisters often talk about you."

Upon hearing his words, Nan Li's slightly curved lips instantly tightened. He was probably talking about her, a mere mortal who, despite not being royalty, held the position of a princess.

Nan Li cupped her hands in greeting to the True King of the Sea, "Nan Li's return home this time is not merely for visiting relatives, but also represents the Mortal Dynasty. Although the two dynasties have signed some commercial agreements..."

However, the mortal king was not content with just that; he wanted to establish a deeper connection with the Imperial Sea Dynasty.

"A deeper connection?"

Not only the True King of the Sea, but everyone else who had pricked up their ears to listen to their conversation also listened intently.

"Yes, after the Imperial Sea Dynasty, it will need to pay five percent of its taxes to the Mortal Dynasty every year in exchange for one hundred places to study at the Mortal Dynasty Academy each year."

Furthermore, the Fan Sheng Dynasty promised that as long as the Yu Hai Dynasty paid its taxes in full and never provoked the other dynasty, the two dynasties would live as peaceful neighbors forever.

As soon as Nan Li finished speaking, the princes and nobles opposite her, and even the ministers below her, instantly erupted in uproar.

The second prince questioned him even more sternly.

"Nan Li, what do you take our Yu Hai Dynasty for? A subordinate dynasty of the Fan Sheng Dynasty? We will absolutely not agree to such conditions."

Faced with his questioning, Nan Li did not back down.

"Isn't that right? Second Uncle, please think it through. If I weren't standing here now, the fate of the Yuhai Dynasty wouldn't be much better than that of the Jingyuan Dynasty."

The Yuhai Dynasty was already inferior to the previous Jingyuan Dynasty, let alone the Fansheng Dynasty that destroyed it. Do you know how much tax revenue the ministers of the Fansheng Dynasty were discussing?

Nan Li gave the second prince a cold smile, then uttered an even more outrageous number, "Thirty percent."

The princes and ministers, who had just been excited, looked at each other and fell into a silent silence upon hearing Nan Li's words.

Indeed, although they had never seen the mortal king, his name had spread throughout the entire Yuhai Dynasty after the destruction of Jingyuan.

It even caused widespread panic, with people fearing that he would target the Yuhai Dynasty next.

However, as their envoys continued to bring good news, indicating that the Fan Sheng Dynasty was willing to maintain friendly relations with their Yu Hai Dynasty, they gradually forgot the sense of crisis that had been hanging over their heads.

Now that Nan Li brought it up again, they were suddenly at a loss for words.