txolops Chapter 122 Insidious
Chapter 122 Insidious
Deputy General Zhou's words were strange, causing everyone to look over in confusion.
It's nothing new for monsters to take human form, so why did Vice General Zhou say that?
Li Jing frowned and asked, "Have you met Lin Xuan before?"
Deputy General Zhou's expression was complicated. He wanted to explain, but after thinking it over, he ultimately didn't say anything.
Yesterday, Lin Xuan and Nezha joined forces to fight against the Dragon Clan.
Looking back, Lin Xuan's suggestion back then didn't seem so simple; it had a deeper meaning.
Deputy General Zhou slowly shook his head, stepped aside, and remained silent.
Li Jing noticed something amiss and knew that Deputy General Zhou had something on his mind, but he didn't press him for details and instead walked up to Lin Xuan.
"I was planning to go find you anyway, but I didn't expect you to come to me on your own initiative."
Li Jing spoke slowly, carefully choosing his words.
"Then I'll be frank with you. Yesterday, you and my rebellious son joined forces and killed the third prince of the East Sea Dragon King, committing a terrible disaster!"
"What are you planning to do?"
Upon hearing this, Nezha's little face showed displeasure. He frowned and came out, saying to Li Jing:
"What? What should we do?"
"It was clearly those stinking... cough cough, it was clearly those dragons who were in the wrong."
"I just went to the beach to play in the water, and they came to pick a fight with me. They beat up the kids and then the older ones came out."
"In the end, that Ao Bing guy got what he deserved!"
At first, Nezha planned to give the dragons a good scolding and give them some vicious nicknames.
But halfway through his sentence, he suddenly remembered that Lin Xuan was, after all, also a dragon.
Nezha was not very clear about the relationship between the dragon race and the flood dragon. Fearing that Lin Xuan would be accidentally injured, he withdrew his original plan.
Upon hearing Nezha's words, Li Jing's face darkened again, and he said angrily:
"I'm talking to Lin Xuan, what right do you have to interrupt? You unfilial son, get out of my way!"
Before Li Jing could say anything more, Jin Zha and Mu Zha, who were standing some distance away, saw this and immediately came over with concern.
They knew very well that if their father really angered Nezha, it would likely cause more trouble.
Jinzha pulled Li Jing back, trying to calm him down, while Muzha looked at Nezha and tried to persuade him.
He spoke extremely fast, as if afraid that if he spoke too slowly, Nezha would lose his temper.
"Third brother, that's wrong of you!"
"Those rivers, lakes, and seas are the territory of the dragons. If you cause trouble in their territory, of course they can come and deal with you."
"Besides, even if you were right at the beginning, the moment you killed the Third Prince, your right became wrong."
Even if we concede that you are truly in the right, the Dragon King of the East Sea has lost his son; why would he reason with you anymore?
"He's mobilizing his dragon clan, launching a massive attack with countless shrimp soldiers and crab generals towards Chen Tang Pass. What will you do then?"
Nezha scoffed, head held high, chest puffed out: "What's there to be afraid of? These worthless fish, I'll kill as many as they come!"
Mu Zha stamped his foot in frustration, thinking to himself that his younger brother was truly ignorant of his own limitations.
Killing Ao Bing means you don't take the East Sea Dragon Clan seriously.
Besides, you weren't the one who killed Ao Bing!
In Muzha's eyes, Nezha was very strong, but he was still no match for Ao Bing.
In yesterday's battle, the main force could only be Lin Xuan; Nezha was merely an assistant.
With Jin Zha pulling him along, Li Jing's mood calmed down considerably.
He bypassed Nezha, looked directly at Lin Xuan, and said earnestly:
"Lin Xuan, what do you have to say? If you hadn't insisted on killing Ao Bing, there would still be room for maneuver in this matter."
Nezha was already unhappy, and hearing this made him even angrier.
Why drag Lin Xuan into this? Lin Xuan was fighting Ao Bing to stand up for me.
The way you put it makes it sound like all the responsibility lies with Lin Xuan!
Nezha, panting heavily, was about to argue with Li Jing again.
Seeing this, Lin Xuan reached out to stop Nezha and smiled slightly at him: "Don't be angry, let me talk to your father and make things clear."
Then, Lin Xuan looked up at Li Jing and calmly said:
"General Li, you may not know this, but I have already become sworn brothers with Nezha."
"In that case, if the Dragon King of the East Sea launches a full-scale attack, I will naturally not stand idly by."
Lin Xuan was not lying; he already had a plan.
Last night, after he completely devoured Ao Bing, he began to plot in his mind.
According to the plot, the Dragon King of the East Sea will soon arrive at Chentang Pass.
At that time, Nezha was no match for the Dragon King, so he had no choice but to commit suicide and return to heaven. Then, with the help of lotus roots, he was reincarnated and rebuilt his life, leaving the Shang Dynasty camp and joining Xiqi instead.
This is a crucial plot point that Lin Xuan, with his current small stature, cannot change.
However, not changing the overall trend does not mean that details cannot be modified.
Nezha joined the Xiqi faction, and that was the general trend.
As for why Nezha joined, that's not the point.
Lin Xuan knew several ways to get Nezha to join Xiqi without strictly following the original plot.
After Lin Xuan finished speaking, he fell silent.
Li Jing grew suspicious and pressed further, "So what do you plan to do? Do you also have a powerful background and the ability to appease the Dragon King of the East Sea?"
He didn't just say that out of thin air.
In his view, Lin Xuan was not Nezha, nor was he a little kid; he should know what was important.
Since Lin Xuan dared to kill Ao Bing, he must have other trump cards up his sleeve.
Li Jing also suspected that Lin Xuan might be related to the Jie Sect.
"If that's the case, then things are much easier. The Jie Sect has a sage behind them, and they're always protective of their own."
However, Lin Xuan's next words disappointed him.
"Why does General Li say that? In my eyes, the East Sea Dragon Clan is nothing but a bunch of clay chickens and earthen dogs."
"With just a slight move from me, they will suffer a crushing defeat."
Upon hearing this, Li Jing's lips twitched, and he almost couldn't help but curse.
Behind Li Jing, the Taoist priests whom Li Jing had invited to repair the protective array all lowered their heads, suppressing their laughter, their shoulders twitching.
They assumed Lin Xuan was naive and inexperienced, which was why he was spouting such nonsense.
Even Jinzha and Muzha were speechless.
Of everyone present, only Nezha was truly delighted, clapping his hands and laughing, "What you say is quite right! You truly deserve to be my sworn brother!"
Lin Xuan smiled and nodded at Nezha, then looked up and said:
"General Li, don't worry. I will stay at Chentang Pass for the next few days. If Ao Guang dares to attack, I will deal with him myself."
After saying that, he walked away with his hands behind his back.
Seeing this, Nezha hurriedly chased after him, grinning, and offered to take Lin Xuan on a tour of Chen Tang Pass.
Li Jing watched the two figures walk further and further away, trembling with anger, his vision blurred, and it took him a long time to finally calm down.
"That rebellious son Nezha has actually colluded with that scourge Lin Xuan again!"
"What sins have I, Li Jing, committed to have such a son?"
He walked back to his room trembling, sat down in a chair, and felt that his future was bleak.
He even started to wonder if he should immediately take his whole family and run away.
"I'm afraid that won't work. If I leave like this, how could the King of Shang let me go? Besides, if I leave, the people within the pass will surely suffer..."
Just as Li Jing was deep in thought, Deputy General Zhou walked in, his steps heavy.
"General, you must be careful! Lin Xuan, that dragon... is very cunning!"
"You absolutely must not take his words seriously!"