Chapter 458: Storms Coming, Unaware
No one knows why, so no one can offer comfort.
The young Prime Minister Turtle went in to ask, hoping to help the Taihu God solve his problems, but as soon as he stepped in, he was driven out by the Taihu Water God with a word "Get out".
Prime Minister Turtle was also helpless.
The water god of Taihu Lake went mad for unknown reasons, then turned into a stream and disappeared from the water palace.
The Immortal Jin Ting was meditating in the Golden Palace when a fishy wind carrying moisture blew towards the door.
The black dragon slid down from the doorpost, turned into a human form, and stepped in front of the temple. The steps of the entire golden temple were gradually covered with frost.
He looked towards the courtyard gate with a serious gaze, where a dragon-like god with water vapor rushed in.
The black dragon said: "The great immortal is practicing in the temple, please wait for a moment."
The Taihu Water God's eyes flashed with thunder and he asked, "You dare to stop me?"
The mine officer had already stopped him, so he naturally wouldn't retreat.
As the Taihu Lake God got closer, the dark clouds in the sky became thicker and thicker, and an unknown cold wind blew throughout the palace.
The cold air around the Thunder Officer became heavier, and the ice crystals on the ground continued to spread. He stared at the Taihu Water God without blinking, ready to fight with him.
However, the Great Immortal Jin Ting did not give him this opportunity.
The gate of the Golden Palace slowly opened without a breeze, and the voice of the Great Immortal Jin Ting rang out, saying, "Grandmaster Cai Lei, step aside. Venerable God, please come in and have a chat."
The water god of Taihu Lake broke into the Golden Palace, and the dark clouds in the sky, the gloomy wind in the courtyard, and the thick water vapor also broke into the Golden Palace with him.
There was a snapping sound.
The door of the Golden Palace was shut heavily.
The Thunder Officer exhaled cold air from his nostrils. He looked at Jin Dian eager to fight and thought to himself, "If we fight, maybe I can really tear the scales off this old guy."
The Taihu God was furious and broke into the Golden Palace. The entire Golden Palace seemed to be engulfed in thick and sticky water mist.
It was not raining, but it seemed as if a cold wind and rain were beating against the clothes of the Immortal Jin Ting, and all the candles in the golden palace were extinguished.
In the darkness, only a pair of eyes flashing with lightning were seen staring at a pair of golden eyes.
Then, the owner of the golden eyes spoke first and asked, "Why is the deity angry? Today, the temple is completed, and the King of Wu is personally offering sacrifices, incorporating the Liji Dragon Deity into the official sacrifices. This is supposed to be a happy event. Could something have gone wrong?"
The Taihu Water God sneered and said, "Why do you have to pretend? Don't you know what you are doing?"
The Great Immortal Jin Ting stretched out his hand, and a nearly black flame appeared in his palm.
Suddenly, all the candles in the hall were lit again.
But this time, the candle was not burning with a warm yellow light, but a blue flame that was almost black.
This dim flame only brought a little light, barely enough for people to see, but it brought more strange and sinister aura, which made people feel colder than the bitter wind and rain.
The Taihu Water God's heart skipped a beat, and fear appeared in his eyes.
The Immortal Jin Ting's white hair and golden pupils were fully revealed in the candlelight. He asked, "To avoid suspicion, I have been practicing in Shenjing Palace today and have not been to Gusu. Please clarify, venerable deity."
The Taihu Water God was furious. He said, "You dare not admit it! You deceived me into sending down spiritual responses under the pretext of offering sacrifices to the Liji Dragon Lord, but secretly arranged for those mortals to spread the word that it was the virtue of King Wu that led to the Liji Dragon Lord's appearance to help. Do you think you can drag me down with this? Dream on!"
The Immortal Jin Ting showed a look of surprise, then frowned and said, "Is this really true? Your Excellency, I have never heard the Five-Power God mention this matter before, so I am not aware of it."
The Taihu Water God laughed heartily and said, "You don't know? You're a lobbyist for Shangfang Mountain, and you don't know?"
The Taihu Water God taunted him, saying, "Great Immortal Jin Ting, even if you've taken refuge in Shangfang Mountain, you still have some ties to my Taihu Water Palace. How could you harm me like this?"
The Immortal Jin Ting slowly exhaled and said, "Please, Venerable God, I truly was unaware of this matter. I know your plan, and I share a somewhat master-disciple relationship with the two young masters. I have even cultivated with the power of the Taihu Water Palace, and you have helped me so much. How could I possibly deceive you?"
"The sun and the moon are my witnesses. If I had known this beforehand, my Taiyin technique would have been broken, and I would never have achieved immortality."
This oath was heavy enough that even the water god of Taihu Lake paused.
Jin Ting Daxian said, "We have known each other for some time. I have always been straightforward and always put things on the table."
The Taihu God carefully looked at the Immortal Jin Ting, slowly restrained his dragon appearance, and asked, "You really don't know?"
Jin Ting Daxian bowed and apologized, saying, "I really didn't know."
The moisture in the hall gradually dissipated, and the Taihu God restrained his hostility.
Then the dark fire of the moon on the candle flickered gently, disappeared completely, and a warm flame appeared again.
The two stood in the hall, and the Immortal Jin Ting said, "I will ask King Tonghui to verify this matter. Please calm down, venerable god."
"Calm down?" the Taihu God said, "Originally, it was agreed that the King of Wu built this Shenlong Temple out of gratitude for the Dragon God's kindness. Now, it's being said that the King of Wu is benevolent and virtuous, a wise and sage, and that the five-colored dragon, the Liji Longzun, was sent down from heaven to demonstrate his virtue. He wants to gain the people's support, but he's using me as a raft."
The Taihu God said, "Don't even think about dragging me down with you. At worst, we can just break up. But I'll destroy the Shenlong Temple and report it to the Golden Dragon King. I won't let you off."
The Immortal Jin Ting said, "Liji Longzun is Liji Longzun, and Zun Shen is Zun Shen. What does Liji Longzun do have to do with Zun Shen?"
"Hmm?" The Taihu God looked at the Immortal Jin Ting.
The Immortal Jin Ting gave a bitter laugh and said, "It's not that I'm here to act as a lobbyist for the Lord God again. But since King Tonghui is avoiding me and doing this, I can probably understand their intentions."
"Liji Longzun can bring incense and luck to the Venerable God, but they don't trust the Venerable God. They don't necessarily want to drag the Venerable God into trouble. Instead, they want to use the auspiciousness of the real dragon to gather power for the King of Wu. Secondly, they also want to give the Venerable God more constraints so that he can keep their secrets."
"It's my fault for not investigating, and it has implicated the God."
The Taihu God glanced at the Immortal Jin Ting and asked, "Then according to what the Immortal said, how should I respond?"
The Immortal Jin Ting said, "If we break off relations with them, it will only bring harm, not benefit. Your Excellency might as well take this opportunity to ask the Five-Power God for more compensation to make up for the losses."
The Taihu God snorted coldly and said, "I thought you could come up with some brilliant ideas."
"Jin Ting, you are not welcome in Taihu Water Palace in the future."
The strong wind blew open the door of the temple, and the Taihu God turned into a long wind and roared away, extinguishing the candles in the temple again.
The Immortal Jin Ting shook his head and waved his finger, and the light in the hall returned.
The black dragon walked in and asked, "Great Immortal, did that old dragon, who came with such a fierce momentum, give you any trouble?"
The Immortal Jin Ting said, "It's not a difficult situation, but the friendship we had with the Taihu Water Palace has been completely severed. In the future, do not contact the Taihu Water Palace unless I tell you to."
Black Dragon was stunned for a moment, a little confused.
When did the Immortal Jinting and the Taihu Water Palace have any friendship? He treated Du Heng with either beatings or scolding, using Du Heng's affairs to force the old dragon into submission, taking all the benefits while the Taihu Water Palace suffered. How could there still be friendship after all this? Could something have happened while he was asleep that he wasn't aware of?
The black dragon couldn't figure it out, he just thought that the fox was cruel, so he agreed and then retreated in fear.
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