Chapter 2275 - 2278: I Will Take the Dragon Throne Today!

The gaze of the sea demon towards Shen Qiang was somewhat frantic and terrified, yet his tone was quite earnest. Not only that, but as Shen Qiang was slightly taken aback and turned his head again, he saw that all the great sea demons who were originally standing had already sat down, loudly but orderly.

Even the fellow who was previously reprimanded by Shen Qiang had firmly sat down on a redwood chair nearby, with two neat rows of chairs and no empty seat, all occupied.

Shen Qiang frowned at once, but just as he was about to ask whether they were deliberately picking a fight, the charming mermaid princess Jinli Qianning had already nervously clutched Shen Qiang's arm and carefully transmitted, "Don't act recklessly, it's not them picking a fight."

Upon hearing this, Shen Qiang was a bit surprised.

Meanwhile, Jinli Qianning continued, "Because the seats in the main hall are limited, for the great sea demons within the Huaxia Sea Border, having an official seat in the main hall is their honor, one they have fought hard for. So, unless they are dead, they would never give up their seats."

Upon hearing this, Shen Qiang responded with an "oh".

After all, with this explanation, Shen Qiang could indeed understand the reactions of these great sea demons. It's just like in Heshenghe, even if he were dead, Shen Qiang would never give his position to someone else, nor would Bianyi, who achieved his current success through struggles, as long as he is alive, ever hand over his place to anyone.

So it is indeed easy to understand, but what perplexed Shen Qiang was that everyone was sitting neatly, so where would Shen Qiang sit?

At that moment, two sea demons had come in from outside, carrying two stools.

The sort without a backrest, and they placed them seriously near the entrance.

"Please have a seat," the Sea Demon King Wang Yujiang smiled.

But looking at that smile, Shen Qiang just had one thought, which was to punch him hard in the face.

Because this was outrageous, extremely outrageous.

Let's put aside the relationship between Jinli Qianning and Shen Qiang, and not mention the relationship between Gui Shu and Shen Qiang, but simply from the perspective that guests coming from outside, if everyone sat on stools, then Shen Qiang would have no complaints.

But that's not the case now, others are sitting on antique redwood chairs, while only Shen Qiang and Jinli Qianning have stools.

What does this mean?

Disdain!

In such a large Dragon Palace, if they can't even produce two chairs with backrests, then it's simply laughable.

So the Sea Demon King must be doing this on purpose.

This made Shen Qiang feel a rage rising within.

After all, if other sea demons were causing trouble for Shen Qiang, trying to humiliate him, Shen Qiang could understand. Shen Qiang has taken the Mermaid Princess, they might have thoughts, plus, Shen Qiang is an outsider, they might want to show off their capabilities, act arrogant, but it's not a grave sin.

However, when it's the Sea Demon King Wang Yujiang doing this, it's crossing the line.

Because regardless of other relationships, Shen Qiang and the Sea Demon King Wang Yujiang are at least allies.

What does sitting on cold stools mean?

Shen Qiang's face looked grim.

But the various great sea demons present just laughed.

"Sit down, Shen Medicine King, please sit, don't be shy, here, whoever sits closest to the door has the lowest status."

"Ahahaha, this Shen Medicine King truly respects etiquette, sit down, sit down, why be polite!"

"Exactly, if it were someone else instead of Shen Medicine King, to be blunt, not even a cold stool would be available."

The ridiculing laughter from various great sea demons made Shen Qiang's mood explode instantly.

From the beginning to the end, because of Jinli Qianning and Gui Shu's relationship, Shen Qiang never thought he needed to guard against the Sea Demon King Wang Yujiang. Yet unexpectedly, right after Shen Qiang successfully established initial prestige among the great sea demons, the Sea Demon King Wang Yujiang threw this backbreaking move, wiping out Shen Qiang's imposing dominance.

After all, what use is staying here cheekily asking for help without even a seat available?

Besides provoking laughter and being looked down upon, what other use does he serve?

The host didn't even provide a proper chair, and still hopes for them to go all out for Shen Qiang—that's simply laughable!

Furious within, Shen Qiang raised his eyebrows suddenly, but just as he was about to turn away.

Gui Shu, who sat beside the Sea Demon King Wang Yujiang, suddenly spoke, "Shen Medicine King, if you don't like the stools, you can choose a seat you like."

Upon hearing this, the various sea demons erupted in laughter.

"Then you can only sit on the floor, hahaha."

"If you don't like sitting, then stand, why sit!"

"Ha, coming here, and it's black market fighting, poisoning, sword array, you really think you can bully us, Demon King is wise, such characters should be kicked out."

"Right, that's appropriate!"

With the laughter of the sea demons echoing, Jinli Qianning was astonished, but at this moment, Shen Qiang was just stunned, staring at the smiling Gui Shu with overwhelming shock.

Because upon hearing his words, a phrase from Gui Shu before entering this main hall, "Do you believe in coincidences?" suddenly appeared in Shen Qiang's mind.

Naturally, Shen Qiang never believed there'd be such coincidences in this world and answered honestly.

But at the time, Shen Qiang didn't think much since he wasn't guarded against Gui Shu.

But now, with Gui Shu's words, Shen Qiang was instantly certain: those two stools were arranged by Gui Shu.

He meant for Shen Qiang to sit on that Dragon Throne!

Not only that, while there hadn't been specific exchanges, Shen Qiang suddenly realized, unless Shen Qiang sat on that Dragon Throne, whether he sat on the stools or left in anger, Gui Shu would not return to Heshenghe.

This feeling was odd yet painfully clear.

Moreover, Shen Qiang was suddenly shocked when he wondered, was it really a coincidence that Gui Shu came to Heshenghe as a steward?

If not a coincidence, then the setup by Gui Shu is tremendously massive. Could he have foreseen today's events right from the start?

Shen Qiang's eyes were wide with shock, past events flashing through his mind at lightning speed, but bizarrely, besides remembering Ji Wei and other great demons' inexplicable respect for Gui Shu, Shen Qiang couldn't even recall what Gui Shu actually did at Heshenghe.

"What are you dawdling for? Find a place to sit," Gui Shu urged with a smile.

Instantly, Shen Qiang's eyes brightened. Not only did he move forward towards them, but thoughtfully said, "Anywhere is fine?"

Gui Shu smiled without saying a word, while the various great sea demons laughed.

"Anywhere's fine, you can sit anywhere you like."

Hearing this unanimous response, Shen Qiang chuckled, patted the arm of the mermaid princess Jinli Qianning as a signal for her to wait, then proudly marched straight towards the highest spot in the main hall, shrouded in black mist, proudly announcing, "I'm sitting on this Dragon Throne today!"