The mermaid's tears emitted a dazzling array of colors under the illumination of the luminous pearl.

Chirp looked at it happily and said, "I love this treasure!"

The Dragon King smiled and said, "I'm glad you like it, Divine Lord. There are many more treasures in this box; please take them all!"

Chiu Chiu: "No, no! I'm already too embarrassed."

A sobbing sound came from not far away, as if a child was crying.

Drawn by the sound, Chiu Chiu walked in the direction of the sound.

A cute little seahorse was being whipped.

The whip lashed him heavily.

Chirp: "Wait!"

The executioner glanced at the Dragon King.

The Dragon King nodded.

Chiu Chiu ran to the little seahorse's side and protected him, looking at the Dragon King and saying, "How can your Dragon Palace be so cruel? It's just a little seahorse, why torture it like this?"

The little seahorse snuggled up to Chiu Chiu and looked at her with innocent eyes, looking quite pitiful.

The Dragon King laughed heartily and said, "My Lord, don't let his obedient and docile appearance fool you; he's quite formidable during the day!"

Chuchu: "What happened to him during the day?"

The Dragon King said, "He is the sea monster that attacked your ship during the day!"

Upon hearing this, Chiu Chiu screamed, "Ah—!"

Chiu Chiu threw the seahorse onto the ground.

The seahorse was still feigning pitifulness, staring longingly at Chiu Chiu.

That little seahorse is such a liar! I almost fell for it.

The seahorse let out another whimpering cry and came to Chiu Chiu, seemingly wanting her to plead for mercy on behalf of the Dragon King.

[Little seahorse, you tormented the people on our ship like that during the day, and you still want me to plead for you? Dream on! Humph!]

The Dragon King said, "This seahorse has cultivated for many years, but it was also bewitched. For a bite to eat, it was used and became a henchman of Sun Island."

Chuchu: "Didn't you know that before?"

The Dragon King said, "Your Majesty, I was in seclusion cultivating before. I knew nothing about this matter. If I hadn't sent it to Your Majesty, I wouldn't have known that this beast had caused such a great disaster."

Chiu Chiu asked, "So how do you plan to punish it?"

The Dragon King said, "According to the rules of the Dragon Palace, anyone who makes this mistake shall be punished with one hundred strokes of the cane, and then dismembered and fed to the fish."

Chiu Chiu's eyes widened: "Huh?"

The baby seahorse cried even harder.

It even made a kneeling and begging gesture.

Chuchu softened a little.

They look quite pitiful. I wonder if there's any way to remedy the situation.

Chiu Chiu asked the Dragon King, "Is there any way to undo the mistakes your Dragon Palace has made?"

The Dragon King stroked his beard and said, "Yes. If he can make amends for his mistakes, the punishment will be less severe."

The little seahorse swam up to Chiu Chiu and knelt down repeatedly, begging for mercy.

Chirp: "Why don't you give it to me? Maybe it will be useful to me."

The Dragon King said, "Yes! I will follow the Divine Lord's arrangements!"

The little seahorse was moved and swam to Chiu Chiu's side, happily circling around her.

Chiu Chiu pointed at the little seahorse's head and said, "Don't be so smug. If you misbehave in the future, I'll teach you a lesson!"

The Dragon King took out a red inner core and gave it to Qiuqiu.

Dragon King: "My Lord, this is the beast's inner core. If it does something wrong again, just crush its inner core."

The little seahorse shook its head repeatedly.

Chuchu smiled and took the inner core, saying, "Okay! But if it behaves well, I'll share my treats with it."

The little seahorse nodded quickly.

Chiu Chiu looked at the sea and said to the Dragon King, "It's getting late, I should go back."

Dragon King: "Welcome back to the Dragon Palace, Your Majesty. Please feel free to ask if there is anything this old minister can do for you."

Chirp: "Okay!"

The Dragon King looked at the seahorse and said, "Beast! Why aren't you sending the God back!"

The little seahorse instantly transformed into its enormous daytime form, though it seemed much more docile. It gestured for Chiu Chiu to sit on its lap.

Chirp climbed onto the sea monster's body and waved goodbye to the Dragon King.

Once aboard the ship, it was still dark, and Chiu Chiu fell into a deep sleep again.

When they woke up, the navy from Sun Island had already surrounded their ships.

The two armies are engaged in battle.

Because the navy on Sun Island had received professional training and lived by the sea for many years, their combat effectiveness was much stronger than that of the soldiers led by Xu Ziming.

Although Xu Ziming brought explosives, they were not well-suited for naval warfare.

Furthermore, they had long regarded the people of Sun Island as their own compatriots, and the Emperor and Xu Ziming could not bring themselves to kill each other.

What's going on outside? It's so noisy!

Chiu Chiu stretched and woke up with a yawn.

Flame God Sword: "Master, something terrible has happened! A fight has broken out outside."

Chirp: "What?"

Xiao Feng: "Our people are about to collapse. Should we step in?"

Chirp: "No, no. Those mortals can't beat you."

Flame God Sword: "Then what do we do?"

Chiu Chiu said, "Come out and have a look with me."

"yes!"

Chiu Chiu went outside and, sure enough, the people of the Dragon Kingdom were suffering a crushing defeat.

Sigh! Well, I guess I'll have to do it myself.

Chiu Chiu took out the Mermaid's Tear and tossed it into the air.

The mermaid's tears emitted countless rays of light.

The soldiers on Sun Island were astonished to see the mermaid's tears.

"Look, these are mermaid tears!"

"It's the long-lost mermaid's tear! The mermaid's tear can summon wind and rain and control the waves. Who brought out the mermaid's tear?"

An elder looked excitedly at the Mermaid's Tear and said, "We on Sun Island have been waiting for this person who possesses the Mermaid's Tear for so many years. Our ancestors taught that the person who possesses the Mermaid's Tear is the master of our Sun Island!"

The soldiers of the Dragon Kingdom had never seen the Mermaid's Tears before, and they all admired the dazzling mermaid's tears.

Xu Ziming watched as both sides' soldiers ceased fighting, and everyone focused on the Mermaid's Tears.

He wondered: Is this war going to continue or not?

The emperor was also shocked when he saw the mermaid's tears.

Although I have many treasures in the national treasury, none of them can compare to this.

What's this?

Chirp chirped to herself, "Mermaid's Tears, hurry up and create some waves to drive the people from Sun Island away, so they can stop fighting!"

As soon as Jiu Jiu finished speaking, a wave pushed the people of Sun Island more than ten meters away.

A person with sharp eyes spotted Qiuqiu and excitedly pointed at her, saying, "I see it! I see it! It's that child activating the Mermaid's Tear. She is the owner of the Mermaid's Tear!"

The elder walked unsteadily to the side of the boat and said, "Go quickly, go and greet our master!"

"yes!"

Chiu Chiu was quite happy to see the wind and waves blow the people from Sun Island away.

[I didn't expect the treasure the Dragon King gave me to be so effective. Not bad, not bad.]

After the people from Sun Island left, the Emperor was filled with mixed emotions.

Does this mean I am destined to never be on Sun Island?

I am not reconciled, I am not reconciled!