txolops Chapter 124 Southern Heavenly Gate
Chapter 124 Southern Heavenly Gate
Thousand-Mile Eye and Wind-Following Ear bowed and said:
"How could we dare to deceive His Majesty about such a momentous matter? Something truly terrible has happened in the East Sea."
"A few days ago, Ao Bing, the third son of the Dragon King of the East Sea, was killed by Lin Xuan!"
"Nezha, the son of the general of Chentang Pass, also participated in this matter and joined forces with Lin Xuan."
The two deities lowered their heads and reported on the events that had occurred not long ago.
Therefore, they did not see that the Jade Emperor's eyes revealed a hint of wild joy after hearing about this.
A moment later, the Jade Emperor blinked, his gaze returning to calm, but anger flashed across his face:
"What?! A mere dragon dares to turn around and kill the son of the Dragon King of the East Sea?"
"Also, who is this Nezha, and how does he possess such strength?"
The all-seeing and all-hearing men shook their heads with wry smiles; they truly didn't know.
Moreover, although these two immortals were unaware of the inside story, they were cunning and shrewd.
Having spent a long time in Heaven, they were extremely astute and had already noticed that something was amiss.
The Jade Emperor was right. Nezha was just the son of a general in the mortal realm. Logically speaking, Ao Bing could have blown him away with a single breath.
But Nezha was able to fight Ao Bing for a long time.
The all-seeing eye and the all-hearing ear exchanged a glance, both knowing full well that this was a murky situation.
"That Lin Xuan is really strange; he seems to have a powerful background, and Nezha also has a powerful connection."
"This is something we two shouldn't dare to meddle in."
They bowed their heads and kowtowed, admitting their guilt:
"We truly have no idea!"
Just then, Venus stepped forward and defended the two deities.
"Your Majesty, in my opinion, this is quite normal. Since the Great Calamity of the Dragon and Phoenix, the dragon clans of the four seas have become increasingly weak, which is why they want to join the Heavenly Court and hope to receive Your Majesty's protection."
"In that case, it's not surprising that they were killed by the sons of mortals, especially with Lin Xuan helping them."
When Venus spoke, his tone was calm, and he looked directly at the Jade Emperor.
After listening, the Jade Emperor pondered for a moment and nodded repeatedly, saying, "Your words are reasonable, my dear minister."
"In that case, let's open the South Heavenly Gate and prepare to welcome the Dragon King of the East Sea."
"His son was killed in order to capture Lin Xuan on my orders, and I cannot ignore this!"
"After I listened to the Dragon King's complaints, I issued an edict to send troops to attack Chen Tang Pass!"
Venus proclaimed "Long live the Emperor!" and stepped aside, preparing in advance to draft an imperial edict.
Upon hearing this, the Thousand-Mile Eye and the Wind-Following Ear secretly exchanged a glance and backed out of the Lingxiao Palace.
After leaving the hall, the two nodded with emotion and said in unison:
"That Lin Xuan really is a card played by Venus!"
It turns out that these two were the two immortals who were sent to the mortal realm to capture Lin Xuan.
They disguised themselves as Taoist priests and traveled around the mortal world, enjoying themselves until they realized something was wrong and slunk back to Heaven.
Although they had already left, they still used their supernatural powers to witness the entire battle from the Heavenly Court. The Thousand-Mile Eye shook his head and sighed:
"We made it clear that it was Lin Xuan who killed Ao Bing, but when Taibai Jinxing spoke, he completely ignored Lin Xuan and only focused his efforts on Chen Tang Pass."
"If Lin Xuan isn't one of his people, would you believe it?"
Shunfeng'er quickly shook his head: "I'm not stupid, of course I don't believe it!"
"It's just a pity about Nezha. I think he should have had a good master, perhaps he was the disciple of some great master."
"But since he got involved with Lin Xuan, he'll have to take the blame."
"Alas, those without connections are doomed. Even those with connections, if they encounter someone with even stronger connections, will suffer the same fate!"
After sighing for a while, the two didn't think much of it and headed to the South Heavenly Gate to prepare to welcome the Dragon King of the East Sea.
Among the many gods in Heaven, the Dragon King of the East Sea is not considered particularly powerful; even the Thousand-Mile Eye and the Wind-Following Ear are not afraid of him.
But when it comes to status, it's a completely different story.
The Dragon King of the East Sea is a descendant of the ancient dragon race and the rightful ruler of a sea region, commanding thousands of sea creatures.
In the words of the human dynasties, the Four Dragon Kings were the royal families of the previous dynasty, and the kind who voluntarily surrendered to the new dynasty, so of course they would receive special treatment.
Many deities in Heaven, having heard that the Dragon King of the East Sea was coming to file a complaint with the Emperor, flocked to the South Heavenly Gate.
The Heavenly Court originally had four gates. The Dragon King of the East Sea set off from the East Sea and should have arrived at the East Heavenly Gate.
But the South Heavenly Gate is the most precious, and can be said to be the main gate of the Heavenly Court.
Heavenly soldiers had already set out ahead of time, arrived before Ao Guang, and led him to the South Heavenly Gate.
The immortals looked down on Ao Guang from afar, but they put on a very good show of respect.
"The Dragon King of the East Sea seems to have become even more powerful!"
"I saw that he was furious; I wonder who dared to provoke him?"
The immortals were very well-informed and already knew Ao Guang's purpose.
Even the immortals who didn't know the situation before, after staying at the South Heavenly Gate for a while, have already figured it out.
The dragon race has truly declined drastically; even a single dragon was able to kill the Dragon King's crown prince!
After a long time, Ao Guang led a group of giant dragons and finally arrived outside the South Heavenly Gate.
Upon arriving at this place, Ao Guang dared not put on airs any longer and obediently put away his true form, transforming into human form. To express his subservience, he still retained two dragon horns on his head.
The dragons behind him followed suit, transforming into a group of imposing middle-aged men, each clad in dragon robes and exuding extraordinary presence.
Unfortunately, as soon as they saw the immortals waiting outside the South Heavenly Gate, they bowed their heads and fawned over them with obsequious smiles.
Ao Guang's performance was slightly better; he still managed to save face.
He stood tall and proud, took a few steps forward, his face ashen, and bowed to the assembled immortals, saying:
"Esteemed immortals, is His Majesty the Jade Emperor in Heaven? I have urgent business to discuss with him."
That's just a polite way of putting it. If the Jade Emperor wasn't here, why would he have sent a deity to guide us?
At some unknown time, Venus arrived at the South Heavenly Gate and stood in the shadows without attracting the attention of any deities. Only then did he suddenly emerge.
"Dragon King of the East Sea, His Majesty is in the palace. Please come with me, and I will introduce you."
Venus, the planet of Venus, is a long-lived and ancient figure in the Heavenly Court. He is old, senior, and possesses extremely high cultivation.
When Ao Guang saw that it was Venus who had come to lead the way, his face finally lit up with excitement, and he bowed and said:
"Thank you very much, Venus."
Venus nodded in return, then turned and walked deeper into the Heavenly Court.
Ao Guang followed closely behind, not daring to slack off, and the other dragon kings followed suit.
The immortals watched the dragons' retreating figures and began to whisper amongst themselves once more.
"It seems the Jade Emperor still gives these dragons face, even sending Taibai Jinxing... Do you think there will be dragon liver at this year's Peach Banquet?"
A chubby deity spoke up and asked a question.
The other deities couldn't help but smile upon hearing this, and said:
"Don't worry, even if there's no dragon liver, there's still phoenix gall."
The atmosphere became very relaxed for a moment.
In the eyes of all the gods, the Jade Emperor had already made up his mind to stand up for Ao Guang.
The opponent was nothing more than a dragon with no background, at most the son of a general.
As long as the Jade Emperor sends troops, he can easily capture this dragon and its inhabitants.
Only Clairvoyant and Clairaudient secretly grimaced.
As soon as they saw Venus, they had a guess in their minds.
Venus has always had a good reputation, and it's impossible for him to betray his subordinates for Ao Guang.
"It seems Taibai Jinxing is going to set a trap for Ao Guang in the Lingxiao Palace later!"