Chapter 610: Borrowing the Prince
The purple-robed priest offered a toast, "It has been a long time since we last met. I hope you are all doing well. Last year, King Wu started a rebellion, and thanks to your assistance, he was able to conquer the southeast without any hindrance. Please come."
The City God drank first, and everyone followed suit.
The Great City God said again, "It has been a long time since I last saw the Holy Mother. Seeing you again today, your Taoism has improved and your magical powers are boundless. I offer you a toast."
Everyone then offered a glass of wine to Our Lady of Jizhita.
The Great City God then looked at the Immortal Jin Ting and sighed, "This is the first time I've met the Immortal Jin Ting. The fact that Shangfang Mountain has gained such a great general is a good omen for its prosperity. Immortal, I offer you a toast as well."
The Immortal Jin Ting also accepted it and drank a cup together.
After three rounds of drinks, the cold and solemn atmosphere that had been brought by the Five-way Divine Snowstorm that hit the city had dissipated, and the atmosphere relaxed a lot for a while.
The Great City God chuckled and said, "Come, have dinner. You've all arrived at the right time. Today I've got a few pairs of golden thread silver fish, a rare delicacy that I can't usually get."
The Immortal Jin Ting said nothing, but lowered his head and counted the patterns on the plate.
Not only him, Wutong also remained silent and looked to the Holy Mother Jizhituo.
The Mother of Jizhituo smiled as she drank three cups with the City God. A blush had already appeared on her face. She picked up a piece of meat from the fish face with her chopsticks, put it in her mouth and savored it carefully, exclaiming, "It's really delicious."
The Great City God said, "This golden and silver fish is very particular. The wine used to steam the fish is the finest nectar, the ingredients used to marinate the fish are rare spiritual fruits, and even the salt used is fire crystal salt from the snow-capped mountains. Only in this way can we get such a delicious dish."
Our Lady of Jizhita listened to his boasting with a smile, and then said, "It tastes good and you can savor its flavor, but it doesn't satisfy your hunger."
When she smiled like this, a gloomy aura gathered in the room and the lights on both sides began to flicker.
Our Lady of Jizhitu raised the wine glass and slowly poured the wine. The nectar sparkled beautifully under the light.
"Look, I've never tasted such good wine before."
She picked up the plate, held it up, and said, "I've never enjoyed such delicious food before."
"I have been managing Shangfang Mountain for a thousand years. My five sons possess immense magical powers, yet they have never been granted ordained, and are often called evil gods."
A plate of golden silver fish landed on the table, and the soup splashed everywhere.
The amiable look on the City God's face gradually faded, his thick black eyebrows rose like mountains, the corners of his mouth drooped, and he looked angry.
The Holy Mother Jizhituo said, "The Great City God governs the Jiangnan region, connecting the east and the west. He possesses everything. He can cook a few fish with nectar and spiritual fruits and salt. But we, mother and son, are merely evil spirits and wild demons. We can only survive on blood and practice with incense filled with distracting thoughts."
A demonic shadow appeared behind her, and in just a moment, it swallowed the trembling maid standing beside her into its stomach, and then hid in her shadow and disappeared.
The Great City God's eyes widened with anger, and he asked, "What does this mean, Holy Mother?"
The Holy Mother Jizhituo showed a satisfied expression and said, "Golden thread silver fish is a good thing, but it can't fill my stomach. On the contrary, this coarse blood food essence can fill my stomach."
She looked at the Great City God and said, "The Great City God holds a high position and immeasurable divine power. We once made an agreement: I would help the King of Wu rise up and fight for the dragon, and you would help us become righteous gods. I wonder when this promise will be fulfilled?"
The Great City God looked at the Mother Jizhituo, but the anger on his face gradually dissipated. He said, "So it's because of this matter. Why is the Mother so impatient? She even ate one of my maids."
"The Holy Mother is anxious, and I empathize with her. However, Yuezhou has not yet been conquered, and the King of Wu has not yet proclaimed himself emperor. He lacks the luck and destiny to issue an edict. The time has not yet come, so we must patiently wait. Once the King of Wu seizes the divine artifact, he will surely elevate Fangshan to the throne of king and noble."
With a hint of alcohol on her face, the Mother Jizhituo looked at the Great City God and said, "Seize the artifact? The Great City God has a strong army and a rich family. He can calmly observe the wind and rain and wait for the right time. I, Shangfangshan, have come out in full force, endured many hardships, and no longer fear life and death, but I am afraid I won't be able to wait for that day."
The Great City God bowed and said, "I am deeply grateful for the great assistance from Shangfang Mountain. The King of Wu also remembers this and will never let your hard work go to waste."
The Holy Mother Jizhituo said quietly, "A thousand words are not worth a bucket of incense ash."
The Great City God was silent for a moment, then said, "What does the Holy Mother want?"
The Holy Mother Jizhituo said, "I want to borrow a person from the Great City God."
The Great City God looked at her and asked, "Who do you want to borrow it from?"
The Holy Mother Jizhituo said, "I would like to borrow it from you, Prince."
"Impossible!" The Great City God flatly refused, "The Crown Prince is the eldest son of the King of Wu and will inherit the throne. How could I lend it to you?"
The Holy Mother Jizhituo said, "I heard that the Crown Prince lived in the Imperial Capital for a long time in his early years, as a hostage, and only later returned to Gusu. Now that my Shangfang Mountain is declining, I cannot afford to be abandoned after my own death. If the Grand City God disagrees, then I, Shangfang Mountain, will have no choice but to cut my losses. I cannot continue to accompany the Grand City God."
The Great City God asked, "What does this mean, Holy Mother?"
The Holy Mother Jizhituo laughed and said, "Great City God, you see that our Shangfang Mountain is just a group of bandits, evil gods from outside the barbaric world, and cannot be tolerated. But we bandits are not vegetarians."
The Great City God slammed his palm on the table, then slowly stood up. The divine power that continued to gather behind him manifested a majestic and towering aura like a mighty city, transforming into the Great City God's Dharma body.
The image that was taller than a mountain glared at Our Lady Jizhita and asked, "Are you threatening me?"
Holy Mother Jizhituo laughed heartily, her shadow continued to expand, invisible evil spirit filled the void, and another demonic image like the abyss squeezed out from under the Dharma image of the Great City God.
"I'm threatening you."
The Virgin of Jizhituo said, "Back then, our three families conspired together because we all wanted to take things one step further, and that's why we finally came together. Now you want to get rid of us? How ridiculous!"
The Great City God angrily said, "When did we ever want to kill the donkey after it has served its purpose?"
The Holy Mother Jizhituo said contemptuously, "You are trying to hide this from me, but it's absolutely impossible. Shangfang Mountain was like this before I went into seclusion. After I went into seclusion, Shangfang Mountain has not made any progress but has regressed. You have pushed it out to compete with the Gusu Righteous Dao. What are you thinking? How can you hide this from me?"
The Great City God shook his head and said, "The Holy Mother is judging a gentleman by her own mean standards."
The Holy Mother Jizhituo said, "There is no point in talking any more. Send the prince to the upper mountain. We still have something to discuss."
The entire divine realm began to shake gradually. The Great City God's Dharma image held a Dharma seal in his hand, and the infinite oppressive force caused the heaven and earth to overturn. The whole world was distorted in the eyes of Wutong Shen and Jinting Daxian.
But as the silk threads were pulled up one by one in the void, the shadow of Our Lady of Jizhituo turned into a giant spider as big as a mountain, which had long been integrated into the darkness and was difficult to distinguish.
The Great City God and Our Lady Jizhituo looked at each other, and the power of the divine realm continued to pressure Our Lady Jizhituo.
But Our Lady of Jizhituo seemed to have placed the silk strings on another dimension. The divine domain was vast and the divine way was majestic, but she could not touch the web that spread throughout the void.
The pavilions and towers were constantly twisted in the confrontation between the two Dharma images, and quickly turned into dust. The ghosts and monsters of all sizes caught in them were squeezed into evil spirits in an instant.
The Mother Jizhituo looked very relaxed. Looking at the image of the Great City God, she sighed, "After all these years, your supernatural powers haven't improved at all."
It was at this time that the City God finally remembered why the three families could sit at the same table and conspire.
The City God holds a high position and has immense power.
But Our Lady of Jizhituo has only one advantage, that is, she is strong enough.
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