"A close friend? A lie! You are not even a member of the Dragon Clan, how could you even be considered a close friend of my father?"
The little boy riding on the shrimp was not at all moved, as he had never seen his father have any close friends who weren't members of the Dragon Clan,
"You're clearly just trying to deceive me. Kneel before me and beg for mercy. Otherwise, I will order you to be beheaded!"
"Prince?"
Feng Qing'an's eyebrows lifted in surprise, a playful smile appearing on his face. How daring of him to use this title, which truly amounts to overstepping one's bounds. Of course, as long as it doesn't spread outside of his own Water Mansion, there would be no repercussions. No one would bother to care.
"Your Highness, don't talk nonsense!"
From behind the young boy, a feeble old turtle bearing a shell on its back trembled, its voice shaking in apprehension.