On the other side, in the Great Tang world, Li Shimin had arrived at the Australian docks.
Cheng Yaojin, Yuchi Jingde, Qin Qiong, and Zhang Gongjin, four fierce generals, accompanied him.
On the sea, twenty thousand elite soldiers were disembarking from the passenger ships, followed by dozens of fishing boats loaded with supplies.
At the dock, Chai Shao and Li Xiaogong had been waiting for a long time. Upon seeing Li Shimin, they quickly went to greet him.
"Your subject Chai Shao/Li Xiaogong, greets Your Majesty!"
"Where is Anzhi?"
Li Shimin's old face was so grim that no one dared to look at him directly. The murderous aura he exuded made everyone around feel a chill in the sweltering heat of midsummer.
"Replying to Your Majesty, the Eldest Princess has taken him to another world to seek medical treatment," Chai Shao replied with a cupped fist.
"Hmph! Useless!"
Li Shimin flicked his sleeve and strode towards Octopod Lake.
Chai Shao and Li Xiaogong dared not utter a word. It was quite clear who was being called useless.
In Li Shimin's view, if the two old generals guarding Australia could still allow Fang Er to be injured, then what else could they be but useless?
But how could he know that Fang Er's injury had nothing to do with anyone else?
Chai Shao and Li Xiaogong wanted to explain, but seeing Li Shimin's expression, they wisely remained silent and followed behind.
Not long after they walked, Li Shimin suddenly heard a strange roar, a roar he seemed to have never heard before.
"What is making that noise?!"
"Replying to Your Majesty, it is the black dragon that Anzhi brought back."
Li Shimin: ???
Damn it!
Dragon???
"Are you sure it's a dragon, not a big snake??"
"It is indeed a dragon, a flying dragon..." Chai Shao pointed towards Octopod Lake in the distance, "If my guess is correct, they should be frolicking in the lake right now."
Li Shimin's face immediately darkened, and he glared fiercely at the two of them.
"Good! I sent you here to enjoy yourselves, and you actually think you're here to enjoy yourselves?"
"And no one informed me about such a major event?"
"Am I still the Emperor of this Great Tang??"
Li Xiaogong:...........
If you give him face, he's the Emperor; if you don't, he's just an outdated retired emperor...
But he could only think this; he wouldn't dare say it even if he were beaten to death.
Before the two of them could reply, Cheng Yaojin darted out from behind Li Shimin and grabbed Li Xiaogong by the collar.
"Damn it, Li Old Nine, you're being disloyal!"
"If my guess is right, you've probably ridden this dragon before, haven't you!"
"What, hoarding all the fun for yourself??"
Yuchi Jingde also looked furious: "Beat him up! What's there to explain!"
"Damn it, he can't be beaten to death!" Zhang Gongjin kicked Li Xiaogong away.
Whether it was a dragon or not was not important. The important thing was that Fang Er had been injured under their watch, which was the real reason Li Xiaogong was being beaten.
Chai Shao watched from the side, feeling a chill down his neck. He turned around and saw Qin Qiong walking towards him slowly.
As he walked, he clenched his fists, making a cracking sound.
Fang Er had saved his life. Although the Second Brother Qin was usually a man of few words, his heart was as clear as a mirror.
"Don't come near me!"
"Let's talk nicely! Don't lay a hand on me!"
Chai Shao was a coward. In a one-on-one fight, he was no match for Qin Qiong. He shouted loudly, but his feet were already retreating uncontrollably.
"It's not that we didn't want to report, it's that the Eldest Princess! The Eldest Princess forbade us from speaking about the black dragon!"
"This is true!"
"Your Majesty, please tell Second Brother Qin to stop! What I'm saying is true!"
Although he hadn't seen Li Xiuning, upon hearing this, Li Shimin already believed seven parts of it.
This elder sister was truly...
Never mind, his back was already feeling cold...
"Alright, stop hitting him!"
He signaled Cheng Yaojin and the others to stop, and Qin Qiong also halted his steps.
Chai Shao had narrowly escaped, while Li Xiaogong, in the blink of an eye, had been beaten into a pig's head.
He glanced resentfully at everyone, "Damn it, three against one, this is bullying!"
That dragon belongs to Fang Lao Er, what does it have to do with me!
That tigress issued a gag order, who dared to speak!
He secretly glanced at Li Shimin...
Let alone others, even this fellow probably wouldn't dare to disobey that tigress, right?!
"Hmm?"
Li Shimin seemed to have sensed his thoughts and glared at him again.
Li Xiaogong instinctively shrunk his neck and quickly hid behind Chai Shao.
"Get away from me, don't drag me into it when you get beaten!"
Chai Shao was horrified and quickly moved away.
Li Xiaogong was instantly angered and grabbed Chai Shao's clothes, pulling him back, "That's your wife's idea, so what, should I take the beating for you?"
Chai Shao's eyes widened, "You have the guts to go tell my wife. Don't pull me, or I'll get angry with you! My wife said I'm not allowed to get close to anyone!"
Saying that, he slapped Li Xiaogong's hand with considerable force, leaving clear fingerprints of five fingers.
"Holy shit!"
Li Xiaogong cried out in pain and instinctively let go.
Chai Shao immediately darted to Li Shimin's side, a fawning smile on his face, "Your Majesty, I can also command those dragons. How about I get one for you to ride later?"
Li Shimin looked at him irritably, "My son-in-law is severely injured and dying, and you want me to stay here and play?"
His flattery had backfired, and Chai Shao was depressed. He said with a bitter face,
"Your Majesty, you don't know, before the Eldest Princess left, she instructed that no one should go over privately, not even you!"
"Why?" Li Shimin frowned and asked.
Li Xiaogong sidled up, "Your Majesty, the people over there are too ferocious! When we fought before, they were throwing missiles at us like they were free!"
"If the Skyfire Army hadn't retreated quickly back then, their bodies probably wouldn't have been buried yet..."
"What we have in terms of weapons and equipment, they have too. The Eldest Princess said that until Anzhi recovers from his injuries, we cannot escalate the situation. We'll stabilize things day by day, and wait until Anzhi fully recovers before discussing anything further."
Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, and Cheng Yaojin, Yuchi Jingde, and the others also stopped in their tracks.
The few of them exchanged glances, seeing a strong fighting spirit in each other's eyes.
A moment later, Cheng Yaojin patted his chest, "What are we afraid of! It's been so many years since we had a good fight. Let's go get 'em!"
"Exactly! Who gave them the guts to block our door!" Yuchi Jingde had the same reaction.
Zhang Gongjin swept his hand through the air, spinning 360 degrees.
"We have such a vast territory and countless young men. The Shenyang Workshops are still working at full capacity to produce weapons. Fight!"
"I don't believe anyone can have a deeper foundation than our Great Tang!"
Qin Qiong did not speak, but the killing intent in his eyes was not any weaker than anyone else's.
Li Shimin, however, simply asked, "Did you capture any prisoners?"