Chapter 425: Greetings, Sir, I Look Down on You
At least in his own opinion, it was a gamble with his life.
He told everything. If it was not enough to attract the Immortal Jin Ting, every word he said could become the reason for his death.
But he succeeded.
The Immortal Jin Ting was indeed very interested in the Taihu Water Palace, and he did think that Tiechen could be a helper.
Jin Ting Daxian narrowed his eyes and said, "You have convinced me."
Tie Chen immediately showed a happy expression, and heard the Immortal Jin Ting say: "Kneel down and kowtow."
Tie Chen knelt before the Great Immortal Jin Ting without saying anything, kowtowed loudly, and said, "Master!"
The Immortal Jin Ting nodded, looked at the pale sky, and said, "Get up."
Tiechen stood up, inevitably a little excited, and looked at Jinting Daxian with warm eyes, eager to get his help.
The Immortal Jin Ting simply glanced at him and said, "Don't worry. You need to take the long view. You've waited eight hundred years, so why not wait a moment?"
Tie Chen was convinced by him and slowly calmed down. He regained his senses and said, "Master, what should we do now?"
The Immortal Jin Ting said, "You are the adopted son of the old dragon, how can you only show off in front of others?"
Tiechen was a little puzzled, but the Great Immortal Jinting could dispel his doubts.
As the east brightens, the purple mist of the morning sun descends, bringing with it a warm and harmonious feeling.
When Du Heng opened his eyes, he saw Tie Chen kneeling in front of the Golden Palace, not saying a word.
There was no one in the courtyard, the door of the Golden Palace was closed, and the Immortal of the Golden Court was practicing in the palace.
Du Heng immediately urged, "Tiechen, come and save me!"
Tie Chen turned around and dragged him to his side, saying, "Brother Heng, come and meet the master."
Du Heng asked doubtfully, "Sir? What sir?"
Tie Chen said, "While you were unconscious, I offered sacrifices to the Immortal Jin Ting on your behalf and have already accepted him as my master."
Du Heng was furious and wanted to struggle, but he couldn't move.
He no longer had the dragon-binding rope on him, but the Great Immortal Jin Ting had not withdrawn his magical powers. His soul and body were separated, so how could he move?
"Whoever wants to worship him as a master, I will kill him! Tiechen, why do you worship him as a master on my behalf?"
Tie Chen looked at him wearily and said, "Brother Heng, the misunderstanding and resentment between you and the Great Immortal Jin Ting are getting deeper and deeper. The Great Immortal Jin Ting is willing to resolve it. Why not make peace?"
Du Heng stared at him coldly and said, "Bullshit! He and I will fight to the death. When I escape, I will definitely not let him go."
He looked towards the Golden Palace and shouted, "Jin Ting Daxian, just wait! If you don't kill me today, tomorrow I will... Woo——"
Before he could say anything, Tie Chen had sealed his mouth with magic power and he could not speak.
Tie Chen scolded: "Don't be rude to the master!"
Du Heng looked at Tie Chen in shock, hatred in his eyes, and stared at Tie Chen viciously.
Tie Chen ignored him and said loudly: "Sir, Brother Heng has woken up. May I take him home to recuperate?"
The gate of the Golden Palace opened, and a fox demon with silver hair walked out. He glanced at Tie Chen, then at Du Heng, and said, "Take him back. When he can move again, bring him to Shenjing Palace."
Tie Chen bowed respectfully before grabbing Du Heng and flying into Taihu Lake.
After leaving the Shenjing Palace and entering the Taihu Water Palace, Tie Chen alarmed the guards of all ranks in the water palace. He then brought Du Heng into the Shenjing Palace and placed him on a chair before removing the seal on his mouth, allowing him to speak.
Du Heng cursed loudly, "Tie Chen! What gives you the right to worship him as my teacher on my behalf? Who do you think you are to be my master?"
Tie Chen looked at Du Heng, his eyes full of fatigue, and said, "Brother Heng, do you know that you had a close call with death last night? If I hadn't begged you so hard, you would be dead by now."
Du Heng said, "I would rather die than accept him as my master. This fox demon stole my pearl and humiliated me time and again. How can I just let it go?"
Tie Chen asked, "Have you ever considered a foster father?"
Du Heng sneered, "Him? He wouldn't even help me get revenge, and he even confined me because of that fox demon. He's such a coward. The mighty Taihu Lake God being ridden and bullied by a fox demon is a huge joke! I despise him!"
Tie Chen was immediately furious and said, "How can you say that? If it weren't for you, how could my adoptive father suffer such an injustice?"
"You stole the Taihu Divine Lord and the Dragon Binding Rope to cause trouble for him, handing him a powerful handle. If the Immortal Jin Ting hadn't intended to make an enemy of us, my adoptive father would have been implicated and questioned by you long ago."
"Today, you once again stole the Godly Lord and the Cloud-Rain-Crossing Flag, mobilized the rain workers to attack the Divine Scenery Palace, and failed. You once again handed the evidence to the Immortal Jin Ting. If I hadn't begged for mercy, regardless of my own life, you would have died! Do you know how much pain your adoptive father would have suffered if you died?"
Du Heng's eyes were filled with resentment. He said, "He didn't dare to attack that demon fox, but instead took his anger out on me. What kind of father is he? What kind of Taihu God is he? It's ridiculous! I was nearly killed by that demon fox hanging on the cliff of Wugui. If he had a son like me in his heart, how could he watch me be humiliated?"
Tie Chen was about to say something else, but a strong wind swept into the temple and slapped Du Heng in the face.
The scarlet-robed, white-faced Taihu God's face flushed crimson. He stared intently at Du Heng and said, "Du Heng, I'm your father, and this is how you treat me?"
Du Heng was slapped so hard that the corner of his mouth bled. He rolled off the chair, spat out a mouthful of blood foam, and said, "I look down on you!"
The Taihu God's hair and beard fluttered as he transformed from a human form into a dragon form, and berated, "Rebellious son! Rebellious son!"
Du Heng's eyes were red, and he was about to continue scolding him, but Tie Chen covered his mouth and said, "Brother Heng, stop talking!"
He forced Du Heng to kneel down and said, "Foster father, Brother Heng was injured by the Great Immortal Jin Ting. He is not in his right mind and spoke carelessly. Please don't take it to heart. I will take him downstairs to rest."
Du Heng was unable to move, only his eyes were almost spitting fire. He was forcibly taken away by Tie Chen and placed in the palace to rest.
After Tiechen settled Du Heng, he returned to the temple with a tired face to report to the God of Taihu Lake.
He knelt before the Taihu God and said, "Foster Father, I failed to stop Brother Heng, allowing him to steal the Taihu God and the Smooth Clouds and Rain Banner, and to mobilize three hundred rain workers to seek revenge on the Great Immortal Jinting. Now the Taihu God, the Smooth Clouds and Rain Banner, and the rain workers are all gone. I beg for your punishment, foster father."
The Taihu God reeked of alcohol.
He looked at Tiechen, and he seemed to have aged all of a sudden.
"Get up, I don't blame you." The Taihu God said, he sat on the Taihu God's throne, leaning on the throne, and seemed to borrow strength.
"I went to a banquet hosted by the Golden Dragon King. He praised my achievements in managing Taihu Lake and rewarded me with a pot of immortal wine. I returned to Taihu Lake feeling very proud. Guess what I saw?"
"The waters of Taihu Lake are turbulent, flooding the Taihu embankment, and all 800 streams flowing eastward are flooding."
The Taihu God laughed and said, "Chen'er, I am not a good father."
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