Chapter 451: What a bad luck, come to be a lobbyist
The White Elephant Dragon was stunned for a moment, then smiled flatteringly and said, "I'm waiting for the Immortal's instructions."
The Immortal Jinting waved his hand, and a gust of wind blew out from the temple, picked up the white elephant dragon and threw it outside the West Dongting Mountain.
White Elephant Dragon screamed in surprise, only to hear the voice of Jin Ting Daxian ringing in his ears, saying: "You are the lobbyist of Shangfang Mountain. Go to Shangfang Mountain to seek your instructions."
Bai Xianglong sighed secretly, knowing that he had lost the friendship of Jin Ting Daxian.
Or perhaps, this friendship didn't exist in the first place. Whether it was Shangfang Mountain seeking him out as a lobbyist, or Jin Ting Daxian taking him to Shangfang Mountain, they only used him as a token of goodwill, but never truly took him to heart.
Now that Jin Ting Daxian had been half-forced to join Shangfang Mountain, if he could have made use of Bai Xianglong, he would have been able to gain influence from Shangfang Mountain. Unfortunately, Jin Ting Daxian harbored resentment and, instead of appreciating his kindness, he became disgusted.
The Immortal Jin Ting saw through his attempt to curry favor with someone immediately and pointed it out to him, causing him to blush with embarrassment.
But the words of the Great Immortal Jin Ting were like a seed that was planted in his heart all of a sudden.
Although it was also semi-forced, Shangfangshan did establish a relationship with him. If he really went to join them, he might not fail.
The more Bai Xianglong thought about it, the more he felt that it could be done. Moreover, he had unknowingly heard some of Shangfangshan's plots. If he didn't join, who knew what Shangfangshan would do to him.
As he was thinking this, he was completely unaware that there seemed to be a ball of fox fire burning in his eyes. This fox fire ignited his desire, and soon merged with his own desire, and gradually disappeared.
After driving the White Elephant Dragon away, the Immortal Jin Ting waved his sleeves and said, "What bad luck!"
"Grain of Thunder, follow me to the Taihu Water Palace."
The Thunder Officer noticed that the Great Immortal Jin Ting was in a bad mood, or even in a very bad mood, so he consciously transformed into a dragon as a means of transportation.
He rode a dragon into the water and followed the waterway of Taihu Lake Palace straight to the Crystal Palace.
After a while, the thunder officer arrived at the outskirts of the water palace and was stopped by the patrolling sailors.
The Thunder Officer transformed into a human form and said, "Excuse me, the Immortal Jin Ting is here to pay his respects."
Although Black Dragon and the Immortal Jin Ting were not frequent visitors to the Water Palace, they were not rare visitors either. Many of the sailors recognized them and quickly informed them to enter.
Soon, Prime Minister Turtle came to pick them up.
Prime Minister Turtle said, "Welcome, Great Immortal. I wonder if you have come so late at night for something important? Do you need to summon Young Master Du Heng and Young Master Tie Chen?"
The Immortal Jin Ting nodded and said, "I have an important matter to attend to with the Water God. There's no need to call Du Heng and Tie Chen."
Prime Minister Turtle understood and took the Immortal Jin Ting to the shrine, saying, "Please wait a moment, Immortal. The Lord will be here shortly."
Jin Ting Daxian waited for a while, and then the water god of Taihu Lake came.
The Immortal Jin Ting spoke bluntly, saying, "Please send your attendants away. This matter can only be told to the Deity."
The Taihu God hesitated for a moment, thinking that the Immortal Jinting did not have the ability to kill him silently, so he dismissed his attendants as instructed.
The Immortal Jin Ting looked at Prime Minister Turtle again.
Both the Taihu God and Prime Minister Turtle were taken aback. Prime Minister Turtle was not only the Prime Minister of the Water Palace, but also a close official of the Taihu God, offering him advice and suggestions without reservations. Even Prime Minister Turtle could not listen, which was definitely not a simple matter.
The Taihu God wanted to persuade him to stay, but Prime Minister Turtle bowed and said, "I will wait outside the palace."
The Immortal Jin Ting said to the Thunder Officer, "You need to wait at the door."
Prime Minister Turtle and the Thunder Officer left the palace one after another. In the huge temple, there were only two people, the God of Taihu Lake and the Immortal of Jinting.
The Taihu God's expression was somewhat solemn. He said, "Great Immortal, you even drove away my close ministers. What is the important matter?"
The Immortal Jin Ting asked, "Does the Taihu Lake God know where I went tonight?"
Taihu God said: "After returning, Chen'er told me that it was the Four-Directional God who invited you to a banquet?"
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The Taihu God frowned and looked at the Immortal Jin Ting, saying, "Is this really about Heng'er and Chen'er getting rid of the water monster?"
The Immortal Jin Ting said quietly, "This year we had a severe drought, followed by a locust plague. The autumn harvest was meager, and now it's the winter solstice. The people have nothing to eat, nothing to rely on, and the land is full of refugees struggling to survive. Even the land of fish and rice in the south of the Yangtze River is suffering, let alone other places."
"There are so many refugees, even in winter, and they're full of man-eating mountain spirits and water monsters. How could the demonic god of Shangfang Mountain not take this opportunity to train his forces? I've only ordered Du Heng and Tie Chen to sweep the waters a few times, and every time, the demonic god of Shangfang Mountain has been there. King Tonghui invited me to a banquet and told me to stop."
The Immortal Jin Ting stared at the God of Taihu. When their eyes met, the God of Taihu immediately understood the Immortal Jin Ting's profound meaning.
His face flushed crimson, revealing a dragon-like appearance. He said, "How bold! How courageous!"
"These evil gods usually bully the mortal world, but now they are threatening me and even laying siege in my Water Palace! Lawless! Lawless!"
Jin Ting Daxian saw that his anger did not seem fake, and with Lao Long's ability, it was indeed difficult to deceive him.
The Immortal Jin Ting said, "Old Dragon, Old Dragon, if it were any other day, you would just turn a blind eye and let it go. But the Five-Directions God has a bigger plan. He doesn't just want you to turn a blind eye. He wants you to seal off Taihu Lake and hand over all the water veins of Wu County to him."
The Taihu God was furious and said, "You are wishful thinking!"
Jin Ting Daxian sighed and said, "Don't be angry, don't be anxious."
Seeing his calm expression, the Taihu God was suddenly moved. His anger subsided and he asked, "Great Immortal, what do you mean by that?"
The God of Taihu Lake saw the wary expression on the face of the Immortal Jin Ting and had already vaguely sensed the Immortal Jin Ting's intentions.
Jin Ting Daxian made no secret and said, "I'm here to lobby."
"Don't even think about it!" The Taihu God roared angrily, "Most of Wu Jun's water veins originate from Taihu Lake. If I give up these water veins, I will also give up the divine power and spiritual inspiration of Taihu Lake. If the higher-ups come to hold me accountable, how can I bear the consequences?"
The Immortal Jin Ting's face remained calm as he said, "Don't be angry, Venerable God. I originally thought it was impossible, but after they showed me this, I think the Venerable God might agree."
The Immortal Jin Ting handed over the jade note and said, "Although I am a lobbyist, I am not here to force the Venerable God to agree. The conditions they offer are truly tempting. To the Venerable God, they are even more useful than the Wujun Water Vein."
The Taihu God took the jade letter with doubt. After carefully examining it, he accidentally crushed it into pieces and muttered to himself, "How could they do that? This is impossible."
Just as he said this, his mind became active involuntarily. His anger subsided, but greed arose again.
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