Chapter 680: Playing with grandchildren, just an accidental injury
He was just used to it. No matter how panicked he was, he always made the right choices. He had been able to endure even the murderer of his father. Now that his mind was more alert, he was better able to deal with the situation at hand.
But no matter how well he performs, he cannot satisfy everyone.
Among the water gods, a white-faced human god bowed and walked out of his seat. He first looked at Tiechen with a smile and said, "You are indeed the offspring of the Tieji Dragon King. A tiger father will have a dog son. You are a talented young man."
Then he changed the subject and faced the Golden Dragon King, bowing and saying, "Your Majesty, although young friend Tiechen is a young talent, he is still young and his cultivation level is only at the sixth level. Even if he inherits the divine position, I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to shoulder the heavy responsibility of guarding Taihu Lake."
"In my humble opinion, it would be better to select another capable person to guard Taihu Lake first, and select this young talent to be trained in the Yangtze River Water Palace. When his term expires in the future, it will not be too late to return to Taihu Lake to serve."
The Dragon Gods' expressions immediately changed. They said, "That's not right. Tiechen's cultivation is solid, and it won't take him long to reach the fifth level. If you choose another Water God, won't he have to wait for hundreds more years?"
The white-faced human-god, and several human-gods behind him, also left their seats and retorted, "A fifth-rank master isn't even qualified to rule Taihu Lake. He should gain more experience."
"It has never been reasonable for a sixth-grade cultivator to be in charge of a vast lake."
One of the Dragon Gods argued, "Tie Chen is now the General of Taihu Lake. He is very familiar with all the affairs of Taihu Lake. Even if we transfer a water god, can he do better than him?"
The human god was even more clear in his reasoning: "It is precisely for the sake of the people of Taihu Lake that a sixth-rank Taoist is in charge of Taihu Lake. It is even more difficult to ensure favorable weather and good water conditions. The water veins of Taihu Lake have been damaged. How long will it take to repair it?"
The Dragon God and the Human God were arguing with each other. One moment they were silent and timid like quails, but now they became belligerent roosters, and neither of them was willing to give in.
The Golden Dragon King frowned slightly, a hint of annoyance on his face, and looked at Prime Minister Ao beside him. Compared to the previous situation, this one was obviously more difficult to handle.
Prime Minister Ao had known this would happen and stepped in to stop them, saying, "Silence! Arguing in front of the palace is unbecoming."
Several dragon gods and water gods refused to give in to each other, blowing their noses and glaring at each other, and stood on both sides.
Prime Minister Ao looked at Tiechen and asked, "Tiechen, what do you think?"
Tiechen looked at King Jinlong, then at His Highness and his ministers, and a wry smile appeared on his face.
It wasn't his turn to speak on this matter, but now that Prime Minister Ao had thrown this difficult problem back into his hands, he was clearly telling him not to make things difficult for King Golden Dragon.
These dragon gods were all old friends of the Iron Trace Dragon King, and could be considered his uncles. If he refused to back down, these old dragons would fight for him no matter what.
Tie Chen sighed and was about to speak when he heard a loud voice outside the palace shouting, "Your Majesty, this old minister requests an audience."
King Jinlong looked outside the palace, a smile spreading across his face as he asked, "Who is seeking an audience?"
"It's the old turtle from Taihu Lake." The voice sounded outside the hall.
"Then come in."
A "yes" was answered from outside the hall, and the old man of three thousand years old bowed his head with a pair of purple eyes and walked into the hall. Behind him followed a tall and burly man in black.
King Jinlong was startled and said, "Old Prime Minister, what's wrong with your eyes? How could someone dare to be violent towards you?"
The Three Thousand Year Old was ashamed and annoyed, but he couldn't complain, so he could only take advantage of the situation verbally, saying, "The old turtle was enjoying himself with his grandson, and was accidentally injured by that ignorant little thing."
Beside Tiechen, the newly appointed Prime Minister Turtle uttered a low "Huh" and shrank his neck.
Tie Chen stared at the burly man in black without blinking, his heart pounding.
Of course, King Golden Dragon could see that the two dark circles under his eyes were not caused by a child's beating, but since the three thousand year old man had said so, he certainly wouldn't delve into it.
The Three Thousand Years Old stepped forward to greet him and said, "Your Majesty, this is Tie Kun, the eldest son of my former master, the Iron Trace Dragon King."
Tie Kun also stepped forward to pay his respects and said, "Greetings, Great King Golden Dragon."
King Golden Dragon showed some doubts, and then looked at Prime Minister Ao. Prime Minister Ao also shook his head slightly, indicating that he was not aware of it.
The Golden Dragon King then asked, "Who is your mother?"
Tie Kun lowered his eyes and said, "My mother is the Moon Pearl Dragon Girl of the Stone Gate Cave in the Fujin Gorge of the Great Snow Mountain."
The Golden Dragon King looked at a seat in the hall, where sat the Dragon God of the Great Snow Mountain.
The Dragon God of the Great Snow Mountain was just startled. He lowered his head to look at a fat retainer beside him. The retainer whispered a few words to him, and his face became even more surprised.
The Great Snow Mountain Dragon God walked to the front of the temple, looked at Tie Kun carefully, and then asked, "You are Yuezhu's child. Why didn't you come to me after your mother passed away?"
Tie Kun lowered his eyes and didn't look at him. He said, "I dare not trouble the Great Snow Mountain Dragon God."
The Great Snow Mountain Dragon God revealed a hint of annoyance and said, "Your Majesty, Yuezhu is the daughter of this old minister, and he is indeed Yuezhu's child. Back then, the Iron Trace Dragon King was ordered to go to the Great Snow Mountain to exterminate the demons, and Yuezhu did have a brief relationship with him."
"But when did Yuezhu become pregnant with the Tieji Dragon King's child? This old minister... this old minister does not know."
The Golden Dragon King frowned and said, "Alright, you can leave now."
The Dragon God of the Great Snow Mountain bowed and glanced at Tie Kun sideways, but his eyes were not very friendly. On the contrary, the eyes of the Golden Dragon King looked at Tie Kun with a little softer look.
The Three Thousand Years Old bowed and said, "Your Majesty, my late master was a loyal minister to Your Majesty. He fought for Your Majesty in battles across the country and fought against injustice. With Your Majesty's grace, his descendants were entitled to inherit the Taihu deity. However, a traitor murdered him, stole the deity, and brought trouble upon my young master. Now that the traitor has surrendered, I beg Your Majesty to show mercy and allow the deity to be inherited by my young master."
He stretched his legs back and kicked Tiekun's foot.
Tie Kun also pleaded, "Though Tie Chen is still young, he is well versed in Taihu Lake's water affairs. He may be weak alone, but if we two brothers work together, we should be able to defend Taihu Lake. Xiaolong is willing to assist Tie Chen. I beg Your Majesty to show mercy."
The human gods still objected. The white-faced water god said, "How can a local god not be so powerful that he relies on the help of his brothers to guard the waters? How can this be..."
“Ahem!”
Before he could finish his words, he heard two coughs from the seats and couldn't help but look in the direction of the sound.
Princess Lingyi pretended to clear her throat, smiled faintly at the white-faced water god, and said, "Don't pay attention to me, my throat just doesn't feel right."
The white-faced water god narrowed his eyes, swallowed the word "decency" into his throat, and stopped talking.
It wasn't just him. The several human gods around him either looked up to observe the patterns on the ceiling of the hall, or lowered their heads to count the spiritual patterns on the jade bricks under their feet. They all fell silent and said nothing.
The Golden Dragon King looked at Princess Lingyi, laughed, shook his head, and said, "Forget it, there's no need to fight anymore. The evil dragon usurped the throne, and I'm already ashamed of the Iron Trace Dragon King. Now, let Tie Chen take over the throne of the Taihu God temporarily."
"But I have already made it clear that the water veins of Taihu Lake are damaged, so it's not easy to take the throne. If you manage Taihu Lake well, the position of Taihu God will be yours. If you don't, even if you are the son of the Iron Trace Dragon King, you must abdicate and let someone else take over."
Tie Chen walked quickly to San Qian Sui and Tie Kun and bowed, saying, "Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty!"
The Golden Dragon King said, "Get up."
Tie Chen helped San Qian Sui to sit down at the table, and Tie Kun also stood aside.
Tiechen looked at him and said excitedly: "Brother..."
But before he could finish his words, Tie Kun's cold eyes forced him back.
"Don't try to get close to me. I'm here on the orders of the Great Immortal, not because of you."
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