Imperial Palace.
"They fled?" Ying Zheng's expression darkened. "Didn't we already form an alliance? How could they just run off without a word?"
The Chief Eunuch, Zhao Gao, who had come to report, was terrified.
"Your Majesty, they've all fled! And those four took all the treasures with them... They only left this note!"
"Let me see it!" Ying Zheng took the note from Zhao Gao, and his expression darkened once more.
The note contained a short, scrawled message:
"Thank you for your hospitality, First Emperor. As for the alliance, let's discuss it again in twelve thousand years. If the First Emperor wishes to retrieve his treasures, he may come to the Four Seas Dragon Palace to collect them. Hehe!"
The "Hehe!" was particularly grating.
"What happened?" Lu Xuan asked with a frown. At his side, a stunned Nezha snapped back to his senses and cast a curious glance over.
'The Dragon Crown Princes of the Four Seas Dragon Palace?'
