"Bury them at sea, let the water return to water itself," Emperor Tai ordered the minister to dispose the bodies of Water Royals at the sea itself.
"Let then rot there, and become food for the sea beasts, let them be useful that way, let's feed the sea creatures," he said with so much hatred in his voice.
Ministers glanced at each other when Tai was not looking at then.
There were few other small sect leaders who assembled in order to get permission from him to pardon some of the criminals who misbehaved towards the women in heaven which included themselves.magic
"Is that proper? they were all high gods and goddesses," Hodam, one among the minisers asked after sometime.
"Isn't that a criminal deed?" An old man with grey hair and beard, who was the former assistant of Tai's father.
"Why do you care about them? Do you want to be buried alive at sea?" Tai threatened him."Forgive me your higness, " Hodam apologised in his tired voice and took fee steps back from his position at the hall.
He bowed and left.
"Sinner, sinner, what a criminal is ruling of the heaven now, if the greater gods curse, heavens will be doomed forever, Dear lord save us from the hands of dhe so called fake Phoenix, " he murmured and walked out of the Celestial Palace's gates.
"Oh our greatest lord, save us from the end,"
"Once he finishes the burial ceremony, never let that old nut to enter the Celestial Palace again nor support him.
He will be given early retirement and a small cottage at the village he chooses to live.
Tai ordered the guards and notified others about how ruthless he is if somebody say a word or raise their voice against him.
People were shocked.
Murmurs raised.
"Silence, " Tai ordered, wiping his golden sword.
But his body has been aching, burned by the dragon and hurt by the crystals.
He couldn't get in touch with Lihua who he always used to heal quickly from the wounds.
He regretted behaving rudely to her.
"Leave," he asked the people to disperse and let him be alone for sometime.
He stood up from the throne and walked down to walk around the palace.
He had least worries and plenty of time in his hands.
His daily plan is to spend time looking around the palace, encourage extensions and build everything needed forgetting the fact that heaven is going down the hill with lesser coins in the treasury caused by the spendthrift nature of Tai buying unnecessary rare times for the palace and to add on his personal collection and they started going empty every day.
He opened the underground treasure room open which had entrance in his room.
All the treasures and rare items, all the magic weapons of Water Realm has been taken into his possession soon after the blockade with Water Realm began.
It was all a trick and trap Tai laid for Aenon when he started raising to popularity.
He could clearly the face of King Aenon and how he looked when those items were taken away from his palace.
He smiling and pretending to be fine, when anger took over his inside.
Tai found pleasure in all those moments.
He recalled the look of Aenon and eyes before he dropped dead with his family beside, agony, regret and hatred.
Tai felt glad but frustrated.
Aqua is left to be taken care of.
"Damn that wench," he cursed and sipped his wine.
Alcohol always helped him fall asleep and it been weeks since Tai had slept at night.
Tai drank five whole jugs of wine and got drunk.
He was tried and he laid back on his bed.
There were two maids laying naked under the sheets waiting for him.
The palace has been turned upside down.
Women at his harem no longer shared their bed for him and his wife spat on his face and no left the Celestial Palace.
Tai fell asleep but not for long.
Tai shuddered and woke up.
He was sober and sweating badly.
"I should not have felt for that bitch and let her have her way," he regretted.
"Would he have survived?" He wondered.
"Damn it," he cursed.
"No he could not have survived, just a few days it has been since his birth, the beasts would have eaten him instantly, the tender meat," Tai calmed himself.
It was still night and Tai got up from his bed moving the sleeping maids away.
Alcohol and women did not help him to sleep.
His wounds were yet to heal.
He looked at them and dressed the wound himself not showing other the state he is in.
He had plenty of time in his hands.
He decided to mediate in the underground chamber and opened the entrance on the floor without waking the maids.
The tunnel was dark.
He lighted few candles and walked down the stairs.
The temperature was stable and the walls were not damp.
He was relieved.
He walked towards the treasure hall and turned the lights on.
As always, the view was mesmerising.
"HA," He said and smiled.
The heaps of gold, gems and weapons of all kind.
The gold treasures of Water Realm, their magical items which will help in cultivation and upgrade the skills.
"I am so glad that I took Water Realm for myself on my own, Father you must be proud of me," he said and walked towards a coffin, a coffin nobody had ever seen.
A coffin that held the remains of His father, Emperor Xian.
A man who disappeared without trace in front of universe leaving his throne to the Crown Prince, but infact killed by his son in the chamber he built.
Nobody knew that his body is being kept at the Secret Chamber by King Tai.
Tai smiled and patted the coffin.
"Am I not better than you?"