Reborn as a Snake: Forging a Demon Court Starting from a Black Python

Chapter 123 Complaint

"Insidious? What makes you say that?" Li Jing was startled by Vice General Zhou's words and looked up in confusion.

At this point, Deputy General Zhou no longer concealed anything and told the whole story.

He also added his own deductions.

According to him, all of this was Lin Xuan's scheme.

Lin Xuan had long been at odds with the East Sea Dragon Clan, but he was no match for them, so he planned to shift the blame eastward.

This dragon deliberately transformed into human form and infiltrated Chen Tang Pass. After learning that Nezha liked to cause trouble, it deliberately devised a plan to lure Nezha to the seaside.

At that time, Nezha will inevitably clash with the East China Sea.

Lin Xuan could then take the opportunity to reveal himself, win over Nezha, and even divert attention to Li Jing.

"In that case, Lin Xuan can stay out of it!" At the end, Deputy General Zhou clapped his hands.

Li Jing listened quietly, his expression shifting between light and dark.

This reasoning seems illogical at first glance. How can Lin Xuan be so sure that Nezha will definitely fight the East Sea Dragon Clan?

But upon closer reflection, he realized it made sense.

His son was a real troublemaker.

Li Jing frowned deeply and asked in a deep voice, "If that's really the case, what should we do?"

"Should we send someone to keep an eye on Lin Xuan?"

As soon as he said this, Li Jing shook his head.

Lin Xuan is too strong. With only his subordinates, there is no way he can keep an eye on Lin Xuan.

In fact, if we send someone to keep an eye on him now, it might alert Lin Xuan and cause him to run away before he knows it.

This would actually make things worse.

Li Jing hurriedly said, "No, we can't keep an eye on Lin Xuan!"

"Deputy General Zhou, please pass on my orders to invite the Taoist priests I usually worship over here and ask them to explain the situation to the East Sea Dragon Clan."

"This is all Lin Xuan's conspiracy; it has nothing to do with my Li family!"

"If...if they insist on revenge, then let them target Nezha. Under no circumstances should anyone else be harmed!"

Li Jing had always looked down on Nezha, but even now, his voice still carried a hint of pain.

However, he quickly made up his mind.

It's all Lin Xuan's fault, but Nezha himself isn't clean either. If he hadn't been so fond of causing trouble, how could Lin Xuan have schemed against him?

Li Jing took a deep breath and forcefully suppressed the emotions in his heart.

Deputy General Zhou did not immediately accept the order, but stood there for a while, hoping to hear Li Jing change the order.

He had no objection to the fact that the dragons were conspiring against Lin Xuan; on the contrary, he was happy to see it happen.

However, Vice General Zhou was not entirely comfortable with the idea of ​​betraying Nezha.

But after waiting for a long time, he didn't hear Li Jing retract his order. Instead, he heard Li Jing press him for an answer:

Why aren't you leaving yet?

After a moment's hesitation, Deputy General Zhou sighed heavily, clasped his hands in acceptance of the order, and turned to leave.

On the other side, Nezha was dragging Lin Xuan along, wandering around Chen Tang Pass.

When pedestrians saw Nezha, they quickly retreated to a distance and dared not speak to him.

In the past, Nezha would have caused trouble in the city and was disliked by everyone, let alone now.

When people saw him, they avoided him as if he were a plague god.

When Nezha saw this, his eyes dimmed, and he was deeply hurt.

But remembering that Lin Xuan was right beside him, he rallied, pretending nothing was wrong, and pointed his little finger into the distance:

"Brother, look, there's a pagoda up ahead. If you climb up, you can get a panoramic view of the whole city. Let's go take a look."

Lin Xuan smiled and shook his head.

"Let's just forget about it. I'm incompatible with pagodas."

"A clash?" Nezha asked curiously.

However, Lin Xuan did not explain, but instead asked Nezha:

"Nezha, although your father is not a good person, there is some truth in the question he asked."

"What do you plan to do if the dragons really attack?"

Nezha replied earnestly, "What else can we do? Of course, we'll deal with them as they come!"

At this moment, Nezha changed his expression, no longer as carefree as before.

"I know dragons are very strong, but I can't run away! Those dragons are no good. If I run away, they'll definitely take their anger out on me."

"Won't my old man, my mother, and my two brothers all suffer then!"

At this point, Nezha grabbed Lin Xuan's hand again.

"But this has nothing to do with you, brother. If we are no match for the dragons when they attack, then you should run."

Lin Xuan was silent for a moment, then shook his head and said:

"That won't do! I killed Ao Bing."

Nezha got anxious, waved his little hands, and circled around Lin Xuan.

"Don't try to glorify yourself. Even without you, do you think I couldn't have killed Ao Bing?"

In truth, Nezha wasn't very confident when he said those words; he didn't know that Ao Bing was destined to die at his hands.

Judging solely from the comparison of strength, he really wasn't confident he could kill Ao Bing.

Moved, Lin Xuan's expression softened. He reached out, opened his storage space, and took out several magical treasures.

These are all equipment drops after killing Ao Bing yesterday.

Although these items are not quite at the level of spiritual treasures, they are still very precious.

Lin Xuan said:

"This is what we agreed on yesterday: Ao Bing's body is mine, and all the treasures on his body are yours."

"Just accept it."

Seeing that Lin Xuan did not answer his question, but instead took out these magical treasures, Nezha looked conflicted and wanted to persuade him again.

But Lin Xuan had already turned and walked away.

The magical artifact went out of control, floating in mid-air and emitting streaks of blue light, attracting the attention of many people.

Although the people hid in the distance, they did not completely disappear and continued to watch from afar.

Seeing this, Nezha hurriedly put away his magic weapon and then chased after Lin Xuan, trying to persuade him.

But no matter what Nezha said, Lin Xuan didn't respond, only laughing it off.

After a while, Nezha got bored and stopped speaking.

He made up his mind that when the time came, he would drive Lin Xuan away.

The atmosphere in the East Sea Dragon Palace was extremely somber.

Ao Guang was dressed in a dragon robe, his expression solemn, with several dragons standing in front of him.

The dragons stood in two rows, facing Ao Guang, each with an angry expression.

"Your Majesty, Lin Xuan and Nezha dared to kill the Third Prince! They truly have no respect for our East Sea Dragon Clan!"

"That's right! Just give the order, and we'll set off immediately, capture them, and you can do whatever you want with them!"

These dragons shouted and cried out, their words earnest, as if they were truly Ao Guang's loyal subordinates.

However, Ao Guang was well aware that these dragons had all received imperial decrees from the Heavenly Court and were each the Dragon King of a large sea area.

Although their status was lower than mine, they still had their own little schemes.

Faced with him, the Dragon King of the East Sea, these dragons kept their distance with respect, daring not to overstep their bounds, yet unwilling to get close.

This time, if it weren't for the fact that the Third Prince was killed by Lin Xuan, and the matter was too big, these dragons probably wouldn't have come to see him.

Ao Guang, with mixed feelings, shook his head and said:

"That's not necessary. I didn't call you here to ask for your help."

"I suspect that Lin Xuan has a powerful background. If we just go and attack him, I'm afraid we won't be able to defeat him, and we'll suffer a great loss instead!"

The dragons hesitated and looked up, not understanding what Ao Guang meant.

But Ao Guang was too lazy to explain.

He remained silent for a while, then continued:

"I invited you here only so that you could accompany me to the Heavenly Court to file a complaint with the Emperor!"

"This...this can't be that bad, can it?" The dragons' expressions changed drastically.

Family scandals should not be aired in public.

The Third Prince of the East Sea was killed, and instead of seeking revenge, the Dragon King went to ask the Heavenly Court for help.

Once this news gets out, how will our dragon clan in the East Sea ever face anyone again?

This will make us a laughing stock!

They spoke again, their tone much more sincere, expressing their willingness to be the vanguard and avenge Ao Guang.

But Ao Guang had made up his mind and remained silent until the dragons were hoarse from talking, then he spoke again:

"My mind is made up. If you are willing to go to the Heavenly Court with me, let's set off now."

"Those who don't want to go can go back now."

Upon hearing this, the dragons exchanged glances for a long time before nodding with wry smiles.

"Since Your Majesty has said so, how can we not go?"

"But... sigh!"

They all sighed, extremely puzzled, unable to understand Ao Guang's thought process or why he was making such a fuss.

Moments later, deep in the East China Sea, the sea surface suddenly parted, and giant dragons burst forth from the seabed.

Each dragon was incredibly powerful, its scales gleaming in the sunlight, dazzling to the eye.

Normally, even the appearance of a giant dragon is enough to shake the sea.

The sudden appearance of so many giant dragons caused the sea creatures within a hundred miles to tremble in fear.

Those turtles, tortoises, shrimps, and crabs with claws and whiskers covered their heads and made a gesture of worship.

On the island in the sea, ordinary people felt an inexplicable pressure, their hearts pounded, they couldn't stand still, and they staggered.

Those cultivators with cultivation were not much better off, gazing in the direction where the giant dragon had appeared, their hearts filled with fear.

After these dragons appeared, the lead dragon looked around and then soared into the sky.

The other dragons dared not delay and hurriedly followed.

One after another, giant dragons soared into the sky, attracting the attention of countless people.

Inside the Dragon Palace, Ao Jia wore a cold smile, secretly looking forward to what was to come.

Before Ao Guang left, he had to pretend to be sad, as if he was really saddened by Ao Bing's death.

With Ao Guang gone, he no longer needed to pretend.

"That idiot third brother deserves to die!"

Inside a cave, an old man discovered something, did some calculations with his fingers, and smiled.

"The East Sea? Heh, looks like it's related to Nezha."

Many powerful figures also noticed the unusual activity in the East China Sea, but they were too lazy to pay attention to it.

"What's wrong with the East Sea Dragon Clan now? Why aren't they staying in their Dragon Palace at a time like this? What are they doing out here?"

"Why bother with them? Our Master has already given the order for us to recite the Yellow Court Classic."

After exchanging a few words, they stopped paying attention.

In the Heavenly Court, just as Ao Guang led the dragon clan on their journey, someone noticed something amiss.

The two immortals rushed into the Lingxiao Palace and reported to the Jade Emperor:

"Your Majesty, it seems something has happened to Ao Guang."

The Jade Emperor raised his eyebrows and asked:

"All-seeing and all-hearing, I sent you down to the mortal realm last time, and you were gone for so long, yet you still remember to come back?"

The two immortals felt uneasy, swallowed hard, and didn't know how to answer.

Fortunately, the Jade Emperor wasn't really looking for trouble with them.

The Heavenly Court is short-handed, and many divine positions are still vacant. Thousand-Mile Eyes and Wind-Following Ears are already considered good subordinates.

Although she likes to steal moments of leisure from her busy schedule, she is still quite obedient.

The Jade Emperor chuckled twice and continued to ask:

"What could possibly have happened to Ao Guang? You must have misread it, right?"