Chapter 640: Du Heng's life is in danger, report to the Dragon King immediately
Tiechen looked up at the moon, but what he was thinking about in his heart was Shenjing Palace.
He had lived in Taihu Water Palace for many years, but it was no longer his home. After the death of Old Dragon, Tiechen no longer knew what home was like. Only the Three Thousand Years Old carefully, openly and covertly, secretly gave him some care, taught him the truth, and let him have some warmth.
The days of learning Taoism in Shenjing Palace were very short, but he had the company of the duplicitous black dragon. The teachings of his hard-mouthed but soft-hearted master were the only things he cared about over the years, besides revenge.
The reason why I thought of Shenjing Palace was because the black dragon came here secretly once during the day.
"What is this thing that mysteriously asks me to open it at this hour?"
Tie Chen took out a brocade bag, and the Taoist magic on the bag was naturally unleashed at this time. There was only a piece of cloud paper inside, on which fell the magical power of the Immortal Jin Ting.
On the cloud paper was written: "Du Heng's life is in danger, report to the Dragon King immediately."
He seemed to hear the voice of the Immortal Jin Ting echoing in his ears, saying, "The time has come."
Tie Chen's heart was shaken, and he muttered: "Master."
But the master did not respond, and even the cloud paper in his hand turned into smoke and dissipated.
His heart was beating like a fire, making his blood surge and his chest fill with energy.
"Calm down." Tiechen warned himself.
Restraining his inner urge, Tiechen immediately went to Duheng's inner palace. As expected, Duheng was not in the palace.
Tie Chen frowned and asked the palace maid, "Why is His Highness Du Heng not in the palace? When did he leave?"
The palace maids looked around and at each other, but refused to speak.
Tie Chen narrowed his eyes and said, "How dare you! My foster father has repeatedly instructed that Your Highness is not allowed to leave the palace without permission. You are hiding this from me. I will report this to my foster father and have you expelled from the palace."
Tiechen pretended to leave, and the palace officials were frightened and did not dare to insist any longer. They told Duheng where to go in a few words.
"His Highness Du Heng said that an old friend had summoned him to Gusu for some fun, and that he would be back by dusk."
Tie Chen said, "He'll be back at dusk. What time is it now? He's ignorant. Don't you know how to persuade him?"
The palace servants could not help shedding tears and said, "How can we servants persuade the master?"
They were called palace maids, but most of them were Du Heng's concubines. They fooled around with him and fostered many evil tendencies. But when they were asked about their responsibilities now, they tried to deny them.
Tie Chen snorted coldly and said, "You'd better pray that His Highness is alright."
Of course Duheng would not be unharmed. Tiechen immediately went to the Water God Temple to check on the Taihu God.
Du Heng's vital energy is hidden within the God, and is connected to his Qi. If something really happens to him, the vital energy within the God will surely be depleted.
Originally, Tiechen was not qualified to have contact with the God, but ever since Du Heng stole the God and committed an irreparable sin, the God was even snatched away by the Immortal Jin Ting to play with - the supreme authority of these lake-suppressing artifacts gradually disappeared.
In addition, Tiechen was valued by the Taihu Dragon God in this series of events. Although he was still not qualified to wield the divine weapon, it was feasible for him to rely on the Taihu God to govern the waters on a daily basis.
Du Heng's incompetence was obvious, and Taihu Dragon God had to make plans for Du Heng's future. If he didn't have someone useful and reliable, how could he sit firmly on the throne after Taihu Dragon God abdicated?
With the God right before him, Tie Chen's heart finally settled. This lake-suppressing artifact had originally belonged to his father, and later fell into the hands of the current Old Dragon. Now, it seemed within his grasp.
The cloud of smoke within the artifact, symbolizing Du Heng's vital energy, steadily waned, reaching the brink of complete dissipation. It was like the moon shining through the clouds, washing away all traces of impurities, now no longer as powerful as it once was.
Tie Chen punched himself in the chest, causing his blood to boil and his face to turn red. He rushed straight to the Taihu Dragon God's retreat like the wind, shouting, "Godfather! Du Heng is dying! Godfather! Godfather!"
The old dragon of Taihu Lake is in seclusion.
He sold the Taihu Lake water system for a high price of 100,000 incense sticks per year, and every New Year's Day, Shangfang Mountain would offer this huge sum of money.
Of course, Wutong God was not so kind as to help Old Dragon clear away the distracting thoughts from the incense. It was not easy to digest the huge amount of incense, and now it was not long after the beginning of spring, and Old Dragon had not yet completed his task.
At this moment, Tie Chen shouted, and the locked palace gate suddenly roared and flew out. An old dragon, wrapped in the pungent smell of incense, rushed out of the door and landed in front of Tie Chen, shouting, "What happened to Du Heng?"
Tie Chen immediately bowed and said, "Foster Father, Brother Heng sneaked out of the palace and hasn't returned for half a day. I was very worried and went to the God to check on him, but I saw that Brother Heng's vitality was about to dissipate. I was afraid that something bad had happened to him, so I dared not neglect it and came to report immediately."
The old dragon's beard and hair fluttered as he said, "Talk as we walk!"
Tie Chen immediately informed Lao Long of Du Heng's association with the bandits, a fact Lao Long knew about. Bai Xiang Long and Du Heng were like-minded, and Lao Long had been in frequent contact with them before he went into seclusion. However, Lao Long knew that Wu Tong Shen was not a kind person, so he repeatedly dissuaded him.
But now Du Heng was still deceived and fell into danger.
"Rebellious son!" The old dragon roared and transformed into a dragon. Wind and rain blew violently, and it rushed straight to Gusu with the infinite water vapor from Taihu Lake.
Tie Chen wanted to chase after him, but he simply couldn't, so he fell behind. On the stormy Taihu Lake, he looked at the direction where the Taihu Dragon God was going away with a cold and solemn look.
The City God of Gusu cleared the clouds and revealed the moon with a single palm, and the Dragon God of Taihu Lake came, but was accompanied by wind and rain.
There was a loud thunder, heavy rain poured down, and endless water vapor fell from the sky, covering the entire Gusu City. The first person to be frightened was the King of Wu.
Clouds and rain covered the moon, and the lunar instrument immediately lost the blessing of the celestial phenomena. The brilliance suddenly weakened, and the red light shrouding the prince flickered a few times before it was about to go out.
The King of Wu stood up, his heart aching. He looked up at the sudden downpour and muttered to himself, "Is this fate?"
At this moment, the moon-phase instrument suddenly glowed with spiritual light, and a wisp of illusory energy transformed into the appearance of the Great Immortal Jin Ting. With an unhappy expression, he said, "I was wondering what was blocking my celestial phenomena and nearly breaking my magic. It turned out to be the Taihu Dragon King."
King Wu was surprised and asked, "Is it the Taihu Dragon King who is causing trouble?"
The Immortal Jin Ting said, "Your Highness, without the moon's blessing, I cannot locate the prince. If I miss today, I will have to wait until next month. By then, no one will know whether the prince is alive or dead."
The King of Wu quickly asked, "What should we do?"
The Immortal Jin Ting said, "Go and ask my brothers to come. With them, I can stop the Taihu Dragon God and cast my spell with peace of mind."
The King of Wu immediately sent someone to invite him. There was no need to go to Shangfang Mountain. There was the Wutong Temple in Gusu, which was left there for the convenience of the King of Wu to summon him.
The Immortal Jin Ting bowed slightly to King Wu, and the strand of vital energy was exhausted and dissipated on the spot, and the moon phase instrument became dimmer again.
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