Chapter 673: Never Come to Shenjing Palace Again
Prime Minister Ao was in charge of all affairs of Taihu Water Palace, and the first thing he did was to conduct a thorough investigation from top to bottom.
It's not just a case investigation, it's an investigation of the rules and regulations of the Taihu Water Palace. They're investigating the various arrangements and records of rain books, incense offerings, sacred artifacts, and treasure houses over the years. When they're not investigating, everything is fine, but once they start, loopholes and holes are everywhere.
The Three Thousand Years Old hid at the bottom of Taihu Lake originally to seek refuge, but was soon discovered to be reselling rare treasures from the Water Palace, and was subsequently captured by the Water Palace.
When the old turtle saw this scene, he immediately understood what was going on. Instead of being surprised, he was delighted and openly admitted his crime.
Tiechen came forward to plead and explained the reason.
Since the current Taihu Dragon God came to power, he has been eliminating dissidents and clearing out old subordinates. Although he adopted Tie Chen, he did so only to appear wise to his superiors and subordinates, and in fact he treated him quite harshly.
On the surface, Tiechen and Duheng were both sons of the emperor, both high princes, but one was a biological son and the other an adopted son, so one could imagine how they were treated. He had nowhere to get what he needed for his cultivation, and struggled to make ends meet with only a meager monthly salary.
Having served three successive Taihu Lake gods, Sanqian Sui was wealthy and, pitying his former master's son, secretly funded Tiechen's cultivation. However, as he grew older, his income became insufficient to cover his expenses, and he had no choice but to act like an old, greedy, and foolish man, taking the opportunity to resell treasures from the Water Palace to support Tiechen's cultivation.
Prime Minister Ao said: "Although loyalty is commendable, breaking the rules will also result in punishment." So he ordered the Three Thousand Years Old to make up for the shortfall.
Coming down from the court, Tie Chen supported the Three Thousand Years Old Man and complained a lot.
The Three Thousand Year Old stopped him and said, "This is a good thing. After the incident with the old dragon, the Taihu Water Palace was completely lost. Even if a new Water God takes over, I'm afraid it will be difficult to manage it."
"Prime Minister Ao conducted a thorough investigation, which made everyone aware of the majesty of the law and re-established the Water Palace." The Three Thousand Years Old blinked and said, "Besides, I am loyal to my master, so they may not make things difficult for me."
Tie Chen was told by the Three Thousand Year Old to follow Prime Minister Ao and learn more. The old turtle, having grown up and become a wise man, had already seen through the key points.
He looked at Tie Chen, thought for a moment, and didn't say much. He just said, "You should find a time to go to West Dongting Mountain and talk it out as soon as possible."
Tie Chen asked, "You're not hiding anymore?"
The Three Thousand Years Old raised his neck and said, "Prime Minister Ao is here. I don't think he dares to rush into the Water Palace and start a fight!"
The three thousand year old refused to leave the Water Palace. Actually, he had been granted the right to return to old age by the old dragon of Taihu Lake, so technically, he was no longer a member of the Water Palace. But there was one advantage to being old: even Prime Minister Ao was his junior, so no one came to drive him away.
After Prime Minister Ao thoroughly investigated the entire Taihu Water Palace, punished a large number of water gods, and restored discipline, Tie Chen finally had some free time. At the urging of the Three Thousand Year Old, he headed for West Dongting Mountain without stopping.
The Thunder Collector collects the essence of thunder from the sky.
Although Jin Ting Daxian had not returned for a long time, he still remembered Jin Ting Daxian's words, fearing that the words "If you don't improve your Taoism, you will be of no use" were true. If he was found useless and killed him to make the elixir, then he would be doomed.
In fact, Cai Leiguan's cultivation had improved. On the one hand, the Great Immortal Jin Ting would occasionally give him guidance, and on the other hand, he also took advantage of the Great Immortal's convenience to obtain a lot of moonlight.
Since refining the Ice Soul Divine Pearl in the depths of winter, there has indeed been a lot of progress since the beginning of spring.
Gathering the essence of heavenly thunder is a magical power that moves yin and yang. Without the active instructions of the Immortal Jin Ting, the Thunder Collector finally learned it on his own and knew how to use it to practice.
Occasionally, he would take the red dragon, originally named Fanu and now named Fatian, with him to collect the essence of heavenly thunder, but he disliked the dragon's stupidity, so it would take many days to complete each time he took the dragon with him.
Nowadays, with no place to use the Heavenly Thunder Essence, the Thunder Collector would gather it and swallow it himself. Occasionally, remembering the offerings from the Divine Scenery Palace, he would mercifully let a little bit of it slip through his teeth, which was enough to make these Taoists grateful.
Only the young Taoist priest Chongjing was extremely dedicated to his duties. He came to see what he was doing every day, which made the Thunder Official very annoyed, but he had to say something rude to him, lest he would complain to the Immortal Jinting.
Tiechen came to visit Shenjing Palace on a water vapor. The receptionist saw that he was an acquaintance and let him in.
When he arrived in front of the Golden Palace, he saw Chong Jing looking up at the sky. He looked up and knew that the Thunder Officer was doing something.
Sensing his presence, Chong Jing turned his gaze to Tie Chen, his eyes sparkling as he asked, "Tie Chen, why are you here?"
Tie Chen pointed to the sky and said, "I'll come find him."
Chong Jing smiled and said, "He won't come down until dark. Go up and find him."
Tie Chen thanked him and turned into a green dragon, flying into the sky and straight into the dark sky.
The Azure Dragon danced, and Chong Jing watched with great interest.
But Tiechen had a lot of feelings in his heart. At first, he wanted to find Cai Leiguan every day to get to know him, but because he was busy with the affairs of the Water Palace, he could never come.
By today, he was actually not as excited as he was at the beginning, but as he flew higher and higher and got closer to the Thunder Officer, he found that his heart was beating more and more violently.
It disappeared into the clouds, and the entire thundercloud was like a beating drum, with ripples caused by lightning spreading everywhere.
The Thunder Officer frowned and said angrily, "What are you doing rushing up here? You're disturbing the yin and yang. I have to sort it out again."
Tie Chen did not answer, but just looked at him. His dragon horns were thick and powerful, and his dark scales were shining with a mysterious luster. It was clearly not a blue dragon, but he could see some resemblance.
Seeing that he didn't say anything, the mine officer looked at him suspiciously, and then saw that Tiechen's eyes were red, so he asked, "Is there sand in your eyes?"
Tie Chen was so excited that he called out, "Brother!"
The scales all over the body of the Thunder Officer suddenly stood up, his eyes became extremely ferocious, and he rolled over and swung his tail to send him flying, crashing into layers of dark clouds.
"What are you crazy about? You should call me Senior Brother, don't call me that!"
Tie Chen broke through the clouds, tears in his eyes, and said: "I am not shouting nonsense, I am not calling you senior brother, I am calling you brother, Tie Kun!"
The thunder officer was furious, and thunder roared in the dark clouds, spreading in all directions. The thunder struck Tie Chen and knocked him down from the clouds.
"Get out! I'm not your brother!"
The whole sky became dark and gloomy, water vapor condensed into dark clouds, and in a moment, raindrops fell.
Chong Jing rubbed his eyes and exclaimed in surprise: "Why are you angry?"
The black dragon was cruising in the dark clouds, and in the flashing lightning, the shadow of the huge monster could be seen moving violently.
Tie Chen didn't dare to follow him in, but hid in another cloud and called out, "Brother, why don't you want to recognize me?"
The black dragon's sneer was colder than the wind. He said, "Recognize each other? You are the old man's son, but I am not."
Two crimson lanterns lit up in the darkness, and the ferocious claws flashed a cold light, saying, "Go back to Taihu Water Palace, and never come to Shenjing Palace again!"
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