"Oh." Ao Qing responded.

When they walked to the front of the South Heaven Gate, they suddenly heard the tinkling sound of wind chimes behind them. Ao Shun and Ao Qing turned around and saw a jade chariot escorted by a group of water dragon generals also stopped outside the South Heaven Gate.

Immediately afterwards, the Dragon King of the West Sea, wearing a golden dragon robe, walked down from the jade chariot.

"Uncle Ao Run." When Ao Qing saw the Dragon King of the West Sea, his face immediately lit up with joy and he quickly called out to him, even wanting to step forward and salute him.

But Ao Shun immediately grabbed Ao Qing, and then stared at Ao Run, the Dragon King of the West Sea, with his eyes fixed, as if he was about to spit fire.

...

"The fight has begun, the fight has begun."

"What? What's going on?"

"Nantianmen... Fighting broke out at Nantianmen!"

"No way? Didn't Sun Wukong become the Fighting Buddha?"

"Another powerful person is attacking the Heavenly Palace?"

"Quick, report to Taixuandu Province and the Grand Envoy!"

“No, no…”

"It's the Dragon King of the North Sea and the Dragon King of the West Sea, fighting in front of the South Heaven Gate."

"Yes, it was an exciting fight."

"What are you still standing there for? Let's go and watch the fun!"

“Go, go, go!”

“…”

Taixuan Province, inside Taixuan Palace.

The Dragon King of the North Sea and the Dragon King of the West Sea stood there with bruised faces and disheveled clothes. Facing the gaze of the Queen Mother of the West, they were trembling with fear and sweating profusely.

The Lady of the Nine Heavens held a jade ruyi in her hand, her brows furrowed, her face frosted. After a long pause, she slowly spoke, "Do you think the South Heaven Gate is your own Dragon Palace, where you can do whatever you want?"

"We dare not!" Ao Shun and Ao Run hurriedly bowed and said, "We acknowledge our guilt and ask the Lord to punish us."

The Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady's eyes darkened slightly as she looked at Ao Shun and Ao Run meaningfully and said, "The Great Celestial Venerable hasn't eaten dragon liver in a million years."

When the Dragon King of the North Sea and the Dragon King of the West Sea heard this, their hair stood on end and their scalps tingled. They knelt on the ground and kowtowed, saying, "Your Highness, we have violated etiquette before the South Heaven Gate and have offended the majesty of Heaven. We are guilty of death."

The Goddess of the Nine Heavens said calmly, "Tell me, why did you come to Heaven? And why did you want to fight in front of the South Heaven Gate?"

Ao Shun, the Dragon King of the North Sea, quickly said, "My Lord, this is what happened..."

So Ao Shun explained the whole story. Hearing that the two families had been arguing over a marriage for five thousand years, the Lady of the Nine Heavens was furious. "Are you too idle as the Dragon King? Huh?! If you don't want to be the Dragon King, you can find someone else! For the well-being of the Three Realms and the stability of all living beings, the immortal officials of my Heavenly Court work tirelessly, always on the alert. In times of war, the heavenly soldiers and generals risk their lives to educate and guide people. The immortal officials and gods dare not neglect their duties, and yet you have been arguing over such a trivial matter for five thousand years! How shameful!"

The Dragon King of the North Sea and the Dragon King of the West Sea trembled all over, crawled on the ground and cried out that they knew their sins.

"I should punish you in person, but considering you two are here at the request of Master Hongqing, I'll let you off the hook for now. Let Master Hongqing handle it." With that, the Lady of the Nine Heavens waved her sleeves and shouted, "Back off."

The Dragon King of the North Sea and the Dragon King of the West Sea paused when they heard this, and then they thought to themselves that they were lucky. If it were in the past, they would have been sent to the Ministry of Thunder to be whipped by the Queen Mother of the West with a talisman.

For some reason, they were so lucky today that the trigger was temporarily avoided, which made them both feel relieved.

Afterwards, the two of them did not dare to delay and quickly kowtowed and said goodbye, then left the Taixuan Hall.

After leaving Taixuan Hall, the two looked at each other. Seeing each other's bruised and sweaty faces, not only did they no longer have any resentment, but they both felt like they had survived a disaster.

"Father...Uncle Ao Run, are you okay?" Ao Qing, who had been waiting outside the hall, hurried over.

Ao Shun waved his hands weakly, and Ao Run wiped the cold sweat from his face and said, "Let's go, there's still a disaster to overcome."

Ao Shun's heart, which had just been relieved, suddenly became tense again. Yes, they still have to go see Fang Baopi!

After being scolded by the Queen Mother of the West, Ao Shun and Ao Run, who had been confident about their situation, suddenly became unsure.

When they thought of the vicious reputation of Master Hongqing and the name "Fang Baopi" widely circulated among the dragon clan, the two of them could no longer stop sweating.

To be honest, the Dragon Kings of the Four Seas only hold a high position in the human world, and their status in heaven is not even as high as that of a marshal who commands the heavenly soldiers.

You should know that just a few eons ago, there were two delicacies in the Jade Emperor's immortal diet: dragon liver and phoenix marrow.

It was only after the phoenix and the phoenix became the "protected species" of the Heavenly Court that the Jade Emperor set an example and prohibited the unauthorized hunting of real dragons and phoenixes for food.